Studying Performing Arts? Explore 12 hand-curated scholarships relevant to Performing Arts students. Each entry lists the funding amount, application deadline, and eligibility requirements — apply directly through the official provider.
Fully funded
United States
Any level
Closes in 45 days
Belgian American Educational Foundation
- Amount
- Up to $62,000: $22,000 for living and travel plus up to $40,000 for tuition and health insurance
- Deadline
- Oct 31, 2026
Belgian musicians with a qualifying music degree or documented exceptional ability who apply to at least three U.S. music schools and meet …
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Partial
United States
Any level
From the Top and the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- Amount
- Up to $10,000 for pre-collegiate music expenses plus participation in From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship
- Deadline
- Sep 1, 2026
Financially needy classical instrumentalists, vocalists, or composers ages 8–18 who study full time in the United States, have not entered …
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Partial
United States
High school
Closes in 24 days
Annual National Shrimp Festival and Coastal Alabama Business Chamber
- Amount
- $1,000 first place, $500 second place, or $250 third place; each winner’s school also receives $500
- Deadline
- Oct 10, 2026
Baldwin County, Alabama high-school singers selected by their school to compete at the 2026 National Shrimp Festival.
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Partial
United States
High school
Closes in 26 days
The Music Center
- Amount
- $100-$5,000; more than $100,000 awarded annually
- Deadline
- Oct 12, 2026
Southern California high school performing artists in nine eligible counties who submit a compliant audition video.
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Partial
United States
Any level
Closes in 34 days
Sphinx Organization
- Amount
- Senior prizes of $50,000, $20,000, and $10,000 plus a $5,000 Audience Choice award; junior prizes of $10,000, $5,000, an
- Deadline
- Oct 20, 2026
String musicians in the Junior Division (17 or younger) or Senior Division (18–30) who complete the official 2027 Acceptd application and a…
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Partial
United States
High_school
United States Marine Band and Marine Corps Heritage Foundation
- Amount
- $2,500 first place, $1,000 second place, and $500 third place
- Deadline
- Nov 15, 2026
U.S. citizen or permanent-resident students in grades 9–12 during 2026–2027 who perform an eligible woodwind, brass, or percussion instrume…
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Thea Foundation
- Amount
- Up to $10,000; 10 scholarships offered
- Deadline
- Jan 10, 2027
Arkansas high-school seniors graduating in Spring 2027 who submit a qualifying recorded performing-arts audition.
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Varies
United States
Undergraduate
Berklee
- Amount
- Award amounts vary; undergraduate awards may be renewed for up to eight semesters, while a very limited number of Presid
- Deadline
- Jan 15, 2027
Entering Berklee undergraduate applicants who complete the applicable admission, transcript, audition, interview, and portfolio requirement…
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Partial
United States
High-school
National Endowment for the Arts and Mid Atlantic Arts
- Amount
- $20,000 national champion award; additional national and state prizes are available
- Deadline
- Mar 7, 2027
A student in grades 9–12 who competes through a school or organization registered with a participating state Poetry Out Loud coordinator.
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Partial
United States
Any level
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
- Amount
- Founders Scholarships range from $20,000 to full tuition; other institutional awards vary
- Deadline
- Late applications for fall 2026 are considered as space and funding permit; future deadlines are set by the admissions cycle
An SFCM degree or diploma applicant who completes the admission, audition or portfolio, and applicable FAFSA or CSS Profile requirements.
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
DePaul University
- Amount
- $15,000 to $30,000 per year for admitted Theatre School students
- Deadline
- Automatically considered with Theatre Sc
Admitted undergraduate Theatre School students are automatically awarded a merit scholarship based on academics plus audition or interview …
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Brandeis University
- Amount
- Renewable scholarship amount is determined by Brandeis and is not published on the current program page; benefits includ
- Deadline
- November 3 for Early Decision I or Early
First-year Brandeis applicants who are accomplished vocalists or instrumentalists, submit a qualifying recorded audition, and will complete…
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