Scholarships

By Performance Area

Fine Arts

Charles W. & Lucille Froh

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	This scholarship is awarded to a deserving student(s) desiring to study piano music at TSU.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

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 & Dahlee Morton Endowed Piano Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15 (fall/academic year) or December 1 (spring)
Criteria:	The recipient shall be a declared, full-time piano major and must have completed a successful piano audition, remain enrolled in applied piano lessons, be enrolled and making satisfactory progress in piano ensemble, have and maintain a 3.0 GPA in all music courses taken and have and maintain a 2.8 overall GPA. The recipient must be active in appropriate department performance opportunities and be expected to maintain an exemplary attendance and participation record in music classes and music major requirements.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts

Dr. Marie Meisel Cedars Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	Recipient is selected based on art performance, academic merit and leadership skills. Established in 2001 by the friends and family of Dr. Cedars. Dr. Cedars was a member of the faculty at Tarleton for many years as a French instructor and was an accomplished artist. Dr. Cedars' group of twelve paintings based on the book "6 Day of Destruction" by Elie Wiesel, an Auschwitz survivor, and Rabbi Albert H. Friedlander, who fled Germany in 1939, has been displayed in New York galleries and many other major cities across the United States. The collection features images from Biblical account of creation and Holocaust individual tragedies.
Selection Process:	Committee from the College of Liberal and Fine Arts

Ethal Lewallen Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	The recipient shall be a full-time student majoring in Art with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Scholarship can be renewed for a maximum of five years. All applicants must complete the Financial Aid Form (FAFSA) to be considered for the scholarship.
Selection Process:	Tarleton State University Committee

International Piano Major Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	The recipient shall be a full-time international student majoring in Piano who has demonstrated financial assistance in order to pursue his or her collegiate studies.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts

Lewallen Fine Arts Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	Recipient shall be an Art major and maintain a 3.2 GPA or above. Scholarship may be renewed annually.
Selection Process:	Department Head of Fine Arts and Communications and Art Faculty Members

Marguerite Landress Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Music

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	Recipient must be a full-time student at TSU who is a music major (piano), studying piano on any level. Auditions shall include four pieces or movements, one each from the Baroque, Classical, Romantics, and Contemporary and a demonstration of sight reading ability.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts and Communications

McKee Jane Smith Endowed Memorial Scholarship

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	Recipient shall be a Tarleton student of any classification majoring in Art. The recipient should have and maintain at least a 2.5 overall grade point average and a 3.0 GPA in Art. The recipient will also be selected based on portfolio. Incoming freshman meeting Tarleton State University admission requirements may also be considered.
Selection Process:	Department of Fine Arts and Communications Art Faculty Committee

Piano Performance

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	Recipients of this scholarship will be based on performance. Contact the Fine Arts Department. (audition required)
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

Visual Art

Amount:	Varies
Deadline:	February 15
Criteria:	Recipients are awarded this scholarship on their performance.
Selection Process:	Committee from the Department of Fine Arts and Communications