Talent Scholarships
•Bullet: Automatically considered for talent-based scholarships via audition
•Bullet: Auditions completed by February 20 receive full consideration for University Theatre Talent Scholarships
•Bullet: All students must also complete the YSU Foundation Scholarship Application
Named Scholarships
•Bullet: Dr. Robert L. Tornello Endowed Scholarship — BFA theatre performance students, selected by department committee
•Bullet: Fine and Performing Arts Dean's Scholarship — three outstanding seniors annually
•Bullet: Dr. Chester and Marilyn Amedia Scholarship — STEM or CCCA majors, minimum 3.3 GPA
•Bullet: Gina Tenney Memorial Scholarship — sophomore fine arts/humanities major, minimum 3.4 GPA, extracurricular involvement required
•Bullet: Lena M. Ferrara Memorial Scholarship — theatre/musical theatre majors, minimum 2.5 GPA; preference for costume design
•Bullet: Molly and Sam Galano Creativity Scholarship — theatre majors creating new work, minimum 3.0 GPA
•Bullet: R. Donald and Lois L. Elser Memorial Scholarship — CCCA student, must be South Range High School graduate
•Bullet: Theater Grant-in-Aid Scholarship — full-time theatre majors, minimum 3.0 GPA, production participation required
Renewal Requirements
•Bullet: Full-time enrollment minimum (12 credit hours including 2 ensemble credits)
•Bullet: Minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA after second semester, maintained each semester thereafter
•Bullet: Maximum 8 semesters
•Bullet: Satisfactory degree progress required; probation leads to discontinuation
•Bullet: Major changes within Theatre: reconsidered for aid in context of applicant pool
