Concordia College, a liberal arts college in Moorhead, Minnesota, awards theatre scholarships each year for excellence in lighting, scenery, costumes, sound, stage management or performance.
Recipients need not major in theatre but must take part in the college’s productions. Screening rests on a resume, essay and audition videos or a technical portfolio; finalists interview on campus.
Benefits & funding
- $1,000–$5,000 a year, stackable with academic scholarships.
- Cannot be combined with a visual arts, speech and debate or music scholarship; students offered several choose one.
- To keep the award: a significant cast or crew role in every mainstage and lab theatre production, and three theatre courses in the first four semesters.
Eligibility
- Incoming first-year or transfer student accepted for admission to Concordia College.
- Shows excellence in theatre performance or production.
- Any major; the pages state no nationality or residence rule.
Application process
- 1Apply and be accepted to Concordia.
- 2Submit the online Theatre Scholarship Application: a theatrical resume plus two newly recorded 1–2 minute audition videos (performance) or a digital portfolio (technical/production).
- 3Meet the early deadline of 6 Nov 2026 or the final deadline of 1 Feb 2027.
- 4Finalists attend a live interview on campus.
Program timeline
early application deadline
6 Nov 2026
early-round finalist interviews
21 Nov 2026
1 Feb 2027
final deadline (the form prints the year as 2026)
final-round finalist interviews
15 Feb 2027