Scholarships

SETC is proud to award scholarships for individuals continuing their study in theatre, at both undergraduate and graduate levels.

Important notes: 

Undergraduate Studies

Steve Bayless Undergraduate Scholarship

SETC’s Steve Bayless Undergraduate Scholarship awards $2,000 to a high school student on entering a college or university in the SETC region to major in theatre.

Graduate Studies

Leighton M. Ballew Directing Scholarship Award

SETC’s Leighton M. Ballew Directing Scholarship awards $2,500 to a student to study directing at a regionally accredited graduate school.

Denise Halbach Performance Scholarship Award

SETC’s Denise Halbach Performance Scholarship awards $2,000 to a student to study acting or musical theatre at a regionally accredited graduate program.

Robert Porterfield Scholarship Award

SETC’s Robert Porterfield Scholarship awards $2,000 to a student entering or attending a regionally accredited graduate school to study theatre.

Marian A. Smith Costume Scholarship Award

SETC’s Marion A. Smith Costume Scholarship awards $1,500 to a student pursuing a graduate degree in costume design and/or technology at a regionally accredited program.

William E. Wilson Scholarship Award

SETC’s William E. Wilson Scholarship awards $5,000 to a secondary school educator pursuing a theatre degree or a speech and theatre degree at a regionally accredited graduate program.