School of Theatre &
Dance Scholarships & Aid
Funding Your Creative Education
The School of Theatre & Dance offers a range of merit-based scholarships, graduate tuition fellowships, and teaching assistantships to support both undergraduate and graduate students pursuing theatre and dance degrees. Aid is awarded based on artistic excellence, academic merit, and program needs.
Types of Funding Available
All MFA students in the School of Theatre & Dance are eligible for Graduate Tuition Fellowships, which cover the cost of in-state tuition and mandatory fees (excluding college and course fees).
All MFA students are eligible for assistantships as part of the School of Theatre & Dance graduate admissions process鈥攏o separate application is required. Assistantships offer experience in teaching or grading support within the department, with assignments determined by the student鈥檚 area of study, qualifications, and departmental needs.
A limited number of MFA students may be assigned as instructors of record for departmental courses, depending on qualifications and departmental needs.
Assistantships and teaching fellowships are considered employment and include a stipend. Assignments vary annually and are contingent on satisfactory academic and professional performance.
Scholarship Eligibility
- Be accepted to the 兔子先生 and the School of Theatre & Dance
- Maintain full-time enrollment and make satisfactory academic progress
- Remain declared in a Theatre or Dance major (undergraduate) or MFA track (graduate)
- Meet the expectations of their assistantship or teaching assignment, if applicable
- Undergraduate Students: Apply to the School of Theatre & Dance and complete your audition. To be considered for scholarships, submit the required scholarship application form and materials to UH Theatre Ambassadors at UHTheatreAmbassadors@uh.edu.
- Graduate Students: Considered automatically for scholarships, tuition fellowships, and assistantships as part of the MFA admissions process.
- Financial Aid (All Students): Submit the FAFSA to access UH-wide grants, loans, and need-based support.
鈥淩eceiving a teaching assistantship helped me grow as both an educator and artist. It gave me experience and financial support that made graduate school possible.鈥�
鈥� Taylor S., MFA Acting
Named Scholarship Endowments
- Matthew Bartkowiak Memorial Scholarship Endowment
- Linda Dorff Scholarship Endowment
- Nancy & Rob Martin Endowed Scholarship
- Cecil J. Pickett Scholarship Endowment
- Trey Wilson Endowed Scholarship
- John & Elena Zaccaria Endowed Scholarship
- Joanna Friesen Endowed Scholarship
- Patrick Swayze Endowed Scholarship
- Tommy Tune Endowed Dance Scholarship
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