SCHOLARSHIPS

The annual ACT Arts Centre Excellence in Arts Awards support the artistic achievements, aspirations and professional development of young people who have demonstrated exemplary achievement in the Arts, and may be pursuing the arts in their post-secondary education. The merit-based awards provide scholarship funds for study at an accredited post-secondary university or college.

• Scholarship amounts are a minimum of $1,500 per student.

• Scholarships are intended to support post-secondary school education tuition and fee expenses.

• Funding will be released into the account of the post-secondary institution of the applicant’s choice upon proof of registration and class enrollment.

• Students will have two (2) years following the date of issue to redeem an award.

Download these forms to fill out your application:

SCHOLARSHIP - HOW TO APPLY

All applications & submissions must be digitally submitted to learning@mract.org. No hard copy submissions will be accepted.

Please submit (pdf files please):

• Your application form

• An artistic statement

• A statement of how the funding will allow you to pursue future education

• Your artistic resume

• Statement of school marks

• Minimum of two reference letters

• Examples of your work:

  o   Visual/Media Arts – submission of portfolio via a digital platform such as Dropbox/We Transfer/Google Drive. Images must be saved as .jpeg or .png please.

  o   Literary Arts – written submission saved in PDF format.

  o   Dance/Theatre/Music – applicants must record themselves and upload the video to a platform such as YouTube or Vimeo. Please send us a link and/or password to access the footage. For your privacy, we advise you not to make these videos public.

Please include your name and what the file is in the name of each of your files, e.g. “Lori Ceasar, visual arts submission, application letter.pdf”

Incomplete applications will not be processed.

Applicants will be contacted in May.

Please contact learning@mract.org with any questions.

Adjudicators for the 2023 ACT Arts Centre Excellence in Arts Awards

Theatre/Musical Theatre - Lauren Trotzuk

Dance (all genres) - Katrina Smith

Ceramics Clay - Megan Tarris

Visual Arts (Drawing/Painting/Mixed Media) - Tammi Routley

2023 ACT Arts Centre Excellence in Arts Awards recipients

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