The Southeastern Theatre Conference is proud to award scholarships
for individuals continuing their study in Theatre. The SETC
Endowment Fund supports each award. For more information
and application forms for each of the following scholarships,
please click on the title.
The Robert Porterfield Award
$3,400 to a student entering or
attending a regionally accredited graduate school
to
study theatre
Deadline: January 15, 2009
The
Leighton M. Ballew Directing Award
$3,300 to a student to study directing
at a regionally accredited
graduate school
Deadline: January 15, 2009
The
Marian A. Smith Costume Award
$2,300 to a student pursuing a graduate
degree in costume design and/or technology at a regionally accredited college or university
Deadline: January 15, 2009
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The Secondary School Scholarship
$2,100 to a high school student on
entering a regionally accredited college or university in the SETC region
to major in theatre
Deadline: January 15, 2009
The William
E. Wilson Award
$6,500 to a secondary school educator pursuing a
graduate degree in theatre or speech and theatre in
a regionally accredited graduate program
Deadline: January 15, 2009
The
Polly Holliday Award
$1,000 to a student entering a regionally accredited undergraduate
school to study theatre
Deadline: January 15, 2009 |
New Play Project (Charles M. Getchell Award)
The SETC New Play Project is dedicated to the
discovery, development and publicizing of worthy new plays
and playwrights.The Charles M. Getchell
Award is $1000 and a Staged Play Reading at the 2009 Convention
in Birmingham, AL. The winner must be present.
Entry: Between
March 1st and June 1st.
High School New Play Project
The SETC High School New Play Project is dedicated
to the encouragement and development of worthy new one act
plays written by high school playwrights. SETC
High School New Play Award is $250 and a Staged Play Reading
at the 2009 Convention in Birmingham, AL. The winner must be
present.
Entry: Between October 1st and December 1st.
Design Competition
Three
internationally acclaimed designers critique graduate and
undergraduate entries in Scenic, Costume, Lighting Design,
Crafts and Technology. Cash awards are given for 1st, 2nd
and 3rd Places.
Click here for more information
Keynote Emerging Artists of Promise Awards
A
grant presented annually to four high school students who
show promise in theatre and would benefit from a grant to
attend the convention. KEAP recipients are recognized for
their dedication to theatre and academic excellence at keynote
addresses, the state luncheon and the SETC Awards Banquet. Click
here for more information 
, or Contact KEAP Committee Chair Chris
Rich.
Sara Spencer Child Drama
Award
Recognizes an individual or organization for distinct
achievement in such areas of child drama as: playwriting,
performance, audience development, curriculum development,
funding, scholarship, community programs, research, television
programming, creative drama or other enrichment programs within
the SETC Region. Click here for
more information
Young Scholar's Award (call for papers)
SETC's History/Theory/Criticism/Literature Committee invites submissions from graduate students and undergraduate students relating to the committee's interest areas of history, theory, criticism, and literature. One graduate and one undergraduate paper will be chosen to win a $225 cash prize and to present their winning papers at the SETC Convention in Birmingham, Alabama. Click here for more information.
