SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

The Department of Theatre of San Diego State University offers a number of scholarships and awards. Announcements about applications and their due dates are made early each Spring. You can't receive a scholarship unless you apply!

The Marion Ross Fellowship is awarded to one or more graduate students with a demonstrated excellence in acting. Students awarded this fellowship may be offered the opportunity to teach a course for the Department (e.g., Theatre 115 or Theatre 315). The fellowship award is approximately $2000-$2500. Ms. Ross also offers a substantial scholarship to an outstanding undergraduate student in the area of acting.

The Theatre Department presently awards eight other scholarships in honor of Marion Ross, Sybil Eliza Jones, Drama Patron, Gordon Lusk, Hunton Sellman, Clarence (Dude) Stephenson Bill Hektner, Mack Owen, and Henry Stanton. These awards average between $200.00 and $1500.00. Awards are based on four criteria:

• performance achievement
• academic scholarship
• financial need, and
• the student's record of campus and/or community involvement in the area of theatre

Other departmental recognition awards do not require an application, and are determined by a vote of the faculty and staff. They are as follows.

The Outstanding New Student Award: awarded to a first-year student, Freshman or undergraduate transfer, who has demonstrated outstanding work in the department.

The Departmental Service Award: awarded to the student who has provided the greatest amount of service to the department in any capacity.

The Outstanding Undergraduate Student: awarded to the student who has been outstanding in terms of production, service, and GPA in Theatre Arts classes.

The Outstanding Graduate Student: awarded to the graduate student who has displayed excellence in production and/or academic work.

All awards and scholarships are announced in a special Theatre Department Awards Ceremony held at the end of each Spring semester.

Television and Film

Within the Television and Film area, there are recognition awards given out each spring. These awards do not require an application and are determined by a vote of the faculty and staff. Awards include:

Excellence in Cinematography
Excellence in Sound Design
Excellence in Direction
Excellence in Producing
Excellence in Scriptwriting
Excellence in Television
Outstanding Narrative Film
Outstanding Experimental Film
Outstanding Documentary
Outstanding Animation
Outstanding Music Video
Outstanding Graduating Student in TFM
Outstanding Service to TFM

Awards are announced at the spring TFM Festival.

Be sure to check the TFM bulletin board in LT 171 for television and film related scholarships, grants and awards. Stay informed!