Scholarships by Unit
Architecture
Art & Design
Landscape Architecture
Music
Scholarship Competitions
Named Scholarships
Faculty members nominate students for these awards. No application is required.
Chip Davis–Mannheim Steamroller Orchestra Award
Requirement: Member of the UI Symphony Orchestra
Carolyn Joyce Mitchell Davy Music Scholarship
Requirements: Champaign County resident; graduate of a Champaign County high school; GPA 3.5/4
Guy M. Duker Award
Requirement: Graduating music education student (instrumental emphasis with band), music student, or senior participating in a symphonic band
Elizabeth Meier Frauenhoffer Memorial Award in Music
Requirements: Graduating senior in voice; high academic achievement
Robert E. Gray Trombone Award
Requirement: Trombone student
A. A. Harding Award
Requirement: Student participating in the Bands program
Eve Harwood Music Education Award
Requirement: Music education major
Sara de Mundo Lo Opera Award
Requirement: Outstanding performance and potential in vocal music with emphasis on operatic roles
Pauline V. and Ralph C. Morgan Memorial Music Award
Requirement: Piano or string student
Thomas H. Schleis Memorial Scholarship
Requirements: Opera, voice, or accompanying student; 3.0 or higher GPA
Warren H. Schuetz Memorial Award
Requirement: Choral conducting or music education student
Robert Earl Thomas Award in Music Education
Requirements: Junior music education student; strong GPA; active participant in campus life and activities
Edgard Varese Percussion Award
Requirement: Percussion student
Lex and Sheila Young Music Education Award
Requirement: Music education student
Theatre
Selection criteria stipulated by the donors are used in awarding scholarships. If no criteria have been specified, the departmental advisory committee judges students on the basis of (1) their academic record; (2) their talent in, and commitment to, theatrical production through participation in Department of Theatre productions and/or auditions and portfolio reviews; (3) their potential for growth; and (4) financial need.
John H. Butterfield Scholarship
Requirements: Deserving student determined by merit and/or need; must be enrolled in courses in drama and theatre, exhibit significant talent in these fields, and agree to remain in and graduate from FAA
Amount: $2,000 to be distributed among several recipients
Michael Filerman Scholarship
Requirements: The recipient should be talented, exhibit a love for the theatre, and be dedicated to promoting the theatre arts. It is the donor’s preference that all recipients have a critical need: but for the assistance provided by the fund, the student might not be able to continue his or her education.
Amount: $3,000 to be distributed among several recipients
Bernard F. Gold Scholarship
Requirement: Academic merit
Amount: $12,000 per year to be distributed among several recipients
Calvin Hugy Scholarship
Requirement: Deserving student
Amount: About $8,000 to be distributed among several recipients
Alberta L. Humble Scholarship
Requirement: None
Amount: About $6,000 to be distributed among several recipients
David and Wendy Knight Scholarship
Requirement: Deserving student
Amount: About $600 to be distributed among several recipients
Wilbur B. Menefee Scholarship
Requirement: Preference given to students pursuing scenic design
Amount: About $38,000 to be distributed among several recipients
Lloyd and Edna Morey Scholarship
Requirements: Students in need of financial assistance and of good character, integrity, and industry; selection made on a competitive basis. Three-fourths of the fund will be used as a scholarship for a student of superior ability in dramatic work; one-fourth will be used for prizes for superior work in the field.
Amount: $2,000 to be distributed among several recipients
Samuel L. Stickler Faculty Players Award
Requirements: Graduating senior; selection based on outstanding achievement in both academics and theatrical production
Amount: Two annual awards of equal amount, typically $500 per recipient
R. B. Ulrich Scholarship
Requirement: Deserving student
Amount: About $1,200 to be distributed among several recipients
West Coast Theatre Scholarship
Requirement: None
Amount: $400 to be distributed among several recipients