Scholarships

By Performance Area

Choir

Center Stage

Amount:	Typical award $1,000 per semester
Deadline:	February 15th (fall) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship is based on performance. Recipient must have a GPA of 3.0, music and theater majors are eligible. Recipients must be enrolled at Tarleton in 2nd consecutive full term in order to audition.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts and Communications

Choir Presidential

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	This scholarship is based on music performance. (audition required)
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts and Communications

Clyde Wells Fine Arts Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	Recipients must major in art, music or theatre, maintain a 2.75 overall GPA and a 3.0 GPA in major.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Donald W. Morton Music Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	Recipient must be a full-time Tarleton student, must be a music major training to become a band or choir director studying on any level, must maintain a 3.2 GPA, and will be expected to maintain an exemplary attendance and participation record in ensembles.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts and Communications

John Caraway Memorial Endowed Music Scholarship

Amount:	Minimum of $1,250 per semester
Deadline:	February 15th (fall) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	Recipients must be applicants for a Baccalaureate Degree in Music (Voice or Instrument) at Tarleton and will be selected without regard to age, sex, race or nationality. Recipient must have maintained at least a “B” average in high school to qualify for the award. This scholarship was established in the will of Mr. John Caraway of Stephenville, Texas in 2000 to assist worthy students. Mr. Caraway retired from Gulf Oil as an Accounting Manager of the Midland offices in 1983. Caraway attended Tarleton and earned his Bachelor in Management from Texas Tech University. A native of Reagan County, he was drafted into the military during the Korean conflict and sent to Fort Sam Houston to Medical Field Service School. He was discharged in 1952 and went to work for Gulf at the Fort Worth Division Office in 1953. Mr. Caraway passed away in 2000.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Music Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15th (fall) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	Recipient must be a full-time student with no unexcused absences from music activities. Recipient must have a GPA of 3.0 in their major and 2.5 overall in coursework for Freshman and Sophomores. Juniors and Seniors must have a GPA of 3.0 in major and 2.75 overall in coursework. Recipients must audition. Recipients must be in good standing, have standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) and transcript evaluation.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts and Communications

Richard L. Thompson Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	$3,750
Deadline:	February 15th (fall) or December 1st (spring) - priority deadlines
Criteria:	Recipients shall be full-time students majoring in Agriculture and Music. The scholarships will equal the sum of two semester's tuition and fees. The recipients shall have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and demonstrate financial need.
Selection Process:	Committees from the Colleges of Agriculture and Human Sciences and the College of Liberal and Fine Arts