Music, Theatre, and Dance Scholarships

Scholarships are available for students who major in music, musical theatre, dance, or theatre. These scholarships are added to other grants and scholarships and do not replace them.

Performing Arts: To be considered for a scholarship in the performing arts, students must complete an audition for the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance no later than the first Friday in March. For details on audition dates and requirements, contact Michelle Holmes.

Music Ensemble: Scholarships are also available for students who participate in a music ensemble, even if you are not a music major. To be considered for an ensemble scholarship, students must complete an audition no
later than the first Friday in March. For details on audition dates and requirements, contact Michelle Holmes.

Drumline and Pep Band: An activity award of $1,000 per year is available to anyone who plays in our athletic bands, even if you are not a music major. Athletic bands include Drumline and Pep Band. For more information on athletic bands, contact Dr. Adam Waller, director of bands.

Next Steps:

  1. If you haven't applied yet, please complete your application for admission online or through the common app!
  2. If you have applied already, your next step is to complete your scholarship profile. This will ask you several questions about yourself to pair you with the institutional scholarships that you are eligible for, like this one listed above. Your scholarship profile will also help you meet specific scholarship deadlines.

Anderson University is on a mission to educate students for lives of faith and service, offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, 30 three-year degrees, 20 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, alongside adult and graduate programs. The private, liberal arts institution is fully accredited and recognized among top colleges for its business, computer science, cybersecurity, dance, engineering, nursing, and teacher education programs. Anderson University was established in 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, by the Church of God.