General:

1) The Dance Scholarship account was established to provide support for university students who demonstrate a strong commitment to Dance USC.

2) All contributions to the University of South Carolina (excluding contributions to the USC Educational Foundation), which donors have designed for dance scholarships, will be deposited into the dance scholarship account. All funds in this account will be expended solely for scholarships, to be awarded based on the criteria below.

3) The number and dollar amount of scholarships to be awarded is dependent upon the number of qualified candidates and on the level of funds available. It is left to the discretion of the scholarship committee to determine the number and amount of scholarships to be awarded each semester.

4) All records regarding receipt and dispersal of funds for account will be kept by the Department of Theatre and Dance.

5) Students are expected to maintain a 2.5 grade point average.

Criteria:

Dance scholarships will be awarded based on the following criteria:

1) Full-time university students enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours, and a declared dance major. Freshmen are eligible to receive scholarships.

2) Technical ability

3) Performance participation with the USC Dance Company, not only in regularly scheduled concerts, but at the request of the Artistic Director for unscheduled, special invitation performances.

4) Classes and rehearsal attendance. This includes promptness and 100% attendance, unless an extenuating circumstance exists and the choreographer and/or Artistic Director have approved absences.

Award Process:

1) Individuals in the spring semester (please check Dance USC web site for dates) will be judged at the regularly scheduled auditions. The Dance USC Scholarship Committee and the Artistic Director will evaluate dancers. This will be a ballet class audition followed by a contemporary class and/or coombinations.

2) Scholarship awards will be approved by the Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance upon the recommendation of the Scholarship Committee in consultation with the Artistic Director. Scholarship committee will consist of the full-time and part-time dance faculty. Scholarship awards will be announced by March 15th.

3) Upon notification of their award, recipients will be asked to sign a scholarship contract agreement that details the responsibilities and obligations of all parties.

4) Scholarship payment will be disbursed at the beginning of the semester for which the award was granted. If the recipient has unsatisfactorily fulfilled any of the criteria set forth above, scholarship funds will not be available to them in the future.

5) The Department of Theatre and Dance will be provided with minutes of all scholarship committee meetings at which scholarship awards are decided.

6) The USC Dance Program reserves the right to rescind the scholarship if the recipient fails to fulfill any of the criteria at any time during the academic semester, as determined by the Artistic Director.

Susan E. Anderson, Artistic Director
USC Dance Programs

Application for BA in Dance in Word format or Acrobat format can be downloaded here. The Scholarship application is included in these downloads.