Bucknell University -- Arts Merit Scholarships
Celebrating the Arts
Bucknell University offers a limited number of arts merit scholarships to students who demonstrate artistic and academic excellence and who intend to major, minor, or concentrate in the fine and performing arts programs on campus. Scholarships are available in the areas of:
- Art and art history
- Dance
- English – creative writing
- Music
- Theatre – design and technology or performance
Awards range from $2,500 to $10,000 and are renewable for four years provided that students satisfy department requirements.
Candidates who would also like to apply for need-based aid will need to complete the College Scholarship Services (CSS) profile form and submit it to the Office of Financial Aid by January 15, 2010. For further details about need-based aid, please visit www.bucknell.edu/financialaid
Selection process
There is a two-phase selection process, which begins with a prescreening period in Fall 2009. During this time students apply for admission to Bucknell and submit creative materials for review by the Arts Merit Scholarship Committee. The review is followed by invitation-only, on-campus selection programs that run during the Spring 2010 semester.
Phase 1: Prescreening period
September 1 – December 1
Phase 2: On-campus selection program for finalists
Departments, with the Office of Admissions, will host an on-campus weekend event for scholarship finalists on Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30, 2010. A welcome reception and dinner kicks-off the program Friday evening, and the on-campus activities run throughout Saturday.
Special note to music major candidates: the Department of Music offers an alternate audition day on Saturday, February 13, 2010 (with a snow date of Saturday, February 20, 2010) for those who are invited but unable to attend the January weekend.
Phase 3: Notification of scholarship recipients (mid-to-late March, 2010)
If you have general questions about arts merit scholarships, please e-mail arts.scholarships@bucknell.edu or review our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.
For questions about financial aid, please e-mail finaid@bucknell.edu. For questions about other academic merit scholarships, please e-mail admissions@bucknell.edu.
Related Department
Department of Art and Art History
The Department of Art and Art History encourages interactions among the disciplines of art, art history, museum studies, film studies, philosophy, history, modern languages and others.
Related Department
Department of English
Courses in English introduce students to important works of literary art in the English and American literary traditions, to other national and regional literary traditions in English, and to diverse and multicultural voices and traditions.
Related Department
Department of Music
Bucknell provides a wide array of performance possibilities in numerous ensembles recognized for excellence. In addition, the faculty provides studio instruction in piano, voice, strings, winds, and percussion.
Related Department
Department of Theatre and Dance
Throughout history, cultures and societies have expressed their ideas, feelings, values, and struggles through theatre and dance — living art forms through which people give witness to their deepest, most urgent, and loftiest concerns.
