Financial support for students in the School of Theatre, Film & Television is available both through the Office of Student Financial Aid and in the several endowed scholarships offered by the school.  We strongly encourage filing your FAFSA (Federal Application for Financial Student Aid) when applying to the University of Arizona.  By doing this, students may qualify for federally funded loans and grants.

When completing your FAFSA make sure to include UA’s school code 001083, so that your application will be routed appropriately.

Financial Aid

Please visit the Office of Student Financial Aid website for more information on university scholarships and financial aid.

Undergraduate Tuition Awards

The Arizona Board of Regents makes in-state and out-of-state tuition awards available to incoming and current UA students enrolled and taking a minimum of 12 units of credit. The School selects students for these awards based on faculty recommendations through our scholarship process.

Freshmen, transfer students, change-of-major students and continuing majors in the School are automatically considered for program scholarships each year.

Available Endowed Scholarships

Film & Television Student Awards

Click here for Application  – Deadline May 6,  2021

J. Michael Gillette Scholarship
For upper-division undergraduates whose focus of study integrates the disciplines of theatre AND film & television and who aspires to work in production in theatre, film and/or television.

Mark Corwin Memorial Film & Television Scholarship
Supports juniors and seniors majoring in Film & Television Producing & Studies who possess a genuine passion for the business as well as the craft of television and film production. Created by Wheel of Fortune producer Harry Friedman and many professionals associated with the show, to honor the memory of their respected and beloved colleague Mark Corwin.

Albert Haldeman Scholarships
For undergraduate film and video projects written, produced and directed by Film & Television students. Sponsored by the College of Fine Arts.

Eirene Lamb Memorial Scholarship
Providing support for Film l& Television majors who are academically gifted, with demonstrated unmet financial need.

Michelle B. Julien Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded annually for an outstanding script written by a Film & Television student.

Brett Alan Long Memorial Scholarship
Film & Television student who aspires to work in computer animation.

Awarded internally by Film & Television Scholarship and Internship Committees

Internship Endowment
For Film & Television students placed in an internship approved by the school.

Fund for Emerging Filmmakers Endowment
For BFA Film & Television senior film projects.

Peter Treistman Internship Award
Film & Television students who meet the prerequisites for internship credit and whose experience is focused on interdisciplinary uses of the media.

For more information on Film & Television Program’s Scholarships please email sriches@email.arizona.edu.

Theatre Student Awards

M.L. Ashton Memorial Scholarship
For outstanding students in the MFA Theatre program.

Baker Theatrical Lighting Scholarship
For students in theatrical lighting.

Linda D. Barzilai & Elias Barzilai Musical Theater Memorial Endowment
For students in Musical Theatre with financial need.

G. Ann Blackmarr Endowment
For students in theatre design and technology.

Robert L. Burroughs Paint Scholarship
For students entering their senior year in Theatre Arts with superior academic achievement and professional potential, and for outstanding graduate students in the Design/Technology division.

Cajero/Huntington Hispanic Theatre Scholarship
For a Hispanic undergraduate in Theatre Arts from a Tucson-area high school.

Don L. Caslow & William Needham Memorial Scholarship
For minority students studying Theatre Arts.

Dr. Irene F. Comer Scholarship
For outstanding students majoring in Musical Theatre.

Sally, Ralph & Susan Duchin Theatre Arts Scholarship
For undergraduate Acting & Musical Theatre students based on merit. Preference is given to Arizona Repertory Theatre company members.

E. Gordon Scholarship
For a Theatre Arts student with outstanding talent and academic ability.

Lois M. Graesser Scholarship
For an outstanding student majoring in Musical Theatre.

Albert Haldeman Scholarship
For undergraduate or graduate students participating in performances and/or productions sponsored by the College of Fine Arts.

Elisabeth Healy Scholarship in Theatre
For undergraduate student in Theatre Arts with academic ability.

Peggy Kellner Scholarship
For undergraduate students in BFA Design & Technology who have made outstanding contributions to School productions.

Bernard R. Kornhaber Scholarship Endowment
For an outstanding senior in theatre, graduating in May.

Pauline Landon Memorial Scholarship
For a Theatre Arts student with financial need and outstanding talent and academic ability.

James N. Livieratos Scholarship
For incoming freshman Theatre Arts majors who have graduated from Tucson-area high schools with an outstanding ability in theatre.

Arthur Loew Scholarship
For undergraduate or graduate students in acting and/or directing with financial need and outstanding talent.

Peter Marroney Scholarship
For an outstanding graduate or undergraduate student showing outstanding abilities and potential in Theatre Arts.

James P. & Shirley O’Brien Scholarship
For students in Musical Theatre, for production of musical theatre and/or upper-division students in musical theatre.

Lillian R. Rosenzweig Scholarship
For students in Theatre Arts.

Saddlebrooke Performing Arts Group Scholarship
For students who have achieved senior status who are working toward a degree in Musical Theatre and hold a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Janice Agte Talley Scholarship
For an outstanding junior in Theatre Design & Technology.

Albert D. Tucci Costume Design Scholarship
For Theatre Arts graduate or undergraduate students in design & technical production with an emphasis on costume design or costume technology.

Max P. Vosskuler Scholarship
For a Theatre Arts student with financial need and outstanding talent and academic ability.

Bennett Walzer Scholarship
For upper-division and graduate students in Theatre Arts who plan careers in production and scenic design.