Charles W. Dennis Memorial Endowed Performing Arts Scholarship

The Basics

The Charles W. Dennis Memorial Endowed Performing Arts Scholarship is a FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIP. Thanks to the generous contributions of our Pay-What-You-Can Preview audiences, the Shelton State Foundation has recently been able to increase the annual award of the Charlie Dennis Memorial Scholarship from $250 per year to $5,000 per year. This amount is currently enough to cover full tuition plus enough for books and supplies at Shelton State Community College for a whole year, and the scholarship can be renewed for more than one year.

Qualifications

The Charles W. Dennis Memorial Endowed Performing Arts Scholarship is for a full-time student seeking a career in technical theatre or related field. Students must receive a recommendation from their high school or college teacher that addresses relevant experience, abilities and aspirations in technical theatre or related field. Student must have and maintain a "B" average. Potential candidates must have an in-person interview with staff members of Theatre Tuscaloosa to review his or her relevant experience. Contact Theatre Tuscaloosa to schedule an in-person interview. Recipient will be required to work 16 hours per week in the scene shop as a crew member on at least one Theatre Tuscaloosa or Shelton State theatrial production each fall and spring semester while on scholarship. Award is open to graduating high school students, students already enrolled at Shelton State, or college students transferring to Shelton State. Priority will be given to previous awardees of the scholarship. Award may be applied toward tuition, fees, books, or program required supplies.

To Apply

The Charles W. Dennis Memorial Endowed Performing Arts Scholarship is offered by the Shelton State Community College Foundation to students who will be enrolled at Shelton State for the coming year. Application forms are available online here.

To apply, you must complete and submit the necessary application packet. For this scholarship, the application packet should include:

SSCC Foundation Application Form
One-page Essay Describing Education Goals and Financial Needs
Teacher/Instructor Recommendation Letter
Theatre Tuscaloosa Recommendation Letter (Submitted by Theatre Tuscaloosa Following In-person Interview)
Sealed, Official Transcript from Current or Last-Attended Educational Institution

Deadline

The deadline for scholarship applications usually occurs during the first week of March each year. Visit the Foundation Webpage for specific deadline information.

Application packets must be completed and submitted on time in order to be considered; late and/or incomplete packets will not be considered. Applications must be postmarked or delievered to the Foundation Office (room 2218 on the Martin Campus) or the Mailroom (room 1504 on the Martin Campus), in one large enveloped marked Foundation.

Mailing Address:
SSCC Foundation
9500 Old Greensboro Road
Box 230
Tuscaloosa, AL 35405

Foundation Contact:
Kimberly Kendrick
kim.kendrick@sheltonstate.edu
(205) 391-2298