Students are selected for these awards by the Mason Gross School of the Arts Scholarship Committee. Inquiries should be addressed to the Office of the Dean.
Jozefa Kwapinska Anshutz Endowed Music Scholarship. Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student majoring in music; based on academic merit and financial need.
William G. Becker Scholarship. Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student majoring in any string instrument demonstrating high musical and academic promise with financial need.
John I. Bettenbender Theater Arts MFA Award. Awarded to full-time M.F.A. students enrolled in design, stage management, costume technology, directing, or playwriting; established in line with the university's mission for diversity. Based on academic merit and financial need.
The Barbara and James Betts Scholarship in the Visual Arts. Awarded to undergraduate or graduate visual arts student(s) based on financial need and artistic excellence.
Linda and Jim Bodycomb Endowed Scholarship. Up to two (2) scholarship awards may be made each year among full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students based on financial need. Preference will be given to students studying theater at the Mason Gross School of the Arts with technical concentrations which include but are not limited to costume design, set design, sound and lighting.
Carla Allen Caesar Endowed Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in Theater at the Mason Gross School of the Arts. Preference will be given to female students with artistic merit as determined by the program administrator.
Colonel Robert B. and Charlotte M. Craig Glass Armonica Fellowship. Awarded to full-time students pursuing a terminal degree in music with an interest in learning to play the glass armonica; based on academic and artistic merit.
Lyda J. Craig Endowed Fund. Awarded to a student studying visual arts at Mason Gross School of the Arts, with a preference given to a student with a concentration in painting, sculpture, or ceramics.
Anna J. Cramer Music Scholarship. Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student based on academic merit. Preference will be given to those who are music majors with a concentration in performance.
Mary Elizabeth Davison Music Scholarship. Awarded to a worthy music student with financial need for the study of voice or an instrument.
Malcolm Dodds Music Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate students. Preference to an African-American student enrolled in music. Based on academic merit.
Florence Schnepf Domeshek Memorial Merit Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate dance majors based on artistic and academic merit.
David Drinkwater Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to students majoring in keyboard with a preference for students studying organ. Recipients may be encouraged to give a recital at the end of the year.
William Esper Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to full-time students enrolled in the acting program at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
William B. Fielder Endowed Jazz Scholarship. Awarded to music students studying primarily jazz, trumpet, and classical trumpet. Based on academic merit and artistic talent, with a preference given to those exhibiting financial need.
Charlotte Durham Frazier Scholarship. Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student studying organ (preferably), otherwise any keyboard instrument or choral conducting with financial need.
Lolita Cabrera Gainsborg Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to encourage undergraduate or graduate students to reward and encourage students to study piano. Based on academic merit.
Leila Durham Gladwell Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student studying organ (preferably), otherwise any keyboard instrument or choral conducting.
Leon Golub Scholarship. Awarded to first- or second-year graduate students enrolled in the visual arts program at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Elliot and Janet Greene Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate students majoring in theater. Based on academic merit and financial need. Recipient should be a New Jersey resident.
Hamangia Foundation Annual Fellowship. Awarded to full-time graduate students of art and design studying ceramic sculpture. Based on academic merit and financial need.
Regina B. Heldrich Endowed Scholarship. Scholarships are to be awarded to undergraduate or graduate music majors studying voice or classical instrumental performance.
Gregory Hines Dance Power Endowed Scholarship. 1) Awarded to students in dance or theater arts; based on artistic merit. 2) Full-time undergraduate minority student enrolled in dance or theater based on merit.
Hanya Holm Scholarship Fund. Recognizes outstanding work by a B.F.A. junior or senior in dance. This award will be given to help defray tuition expenses.
Jane C. Inge Scholarship. Awarded to students majoring or active in the field of drama; based on financial need.
Sylvia S. Kapp Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to music majors from Middlesex County, NJ, with preference to residents of East Brunswick; based on academic excellence.
Henry W. and Helen S. Kaufmann Music Scholarship. Awarded to graduate students for the study of music at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
John Kazanijan Fellowship Fund for Mason Gross School of the Arts. Awarded to students who are matriculated in degree programs in music at Mason Gross School of the Arts, maintain a 3.0 or higher GPA, and may be engaged in research or performance.
Dan Kluchinski Memorial Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate students based on financial need who have the equivalent number of credits to be considered in their third or junior year, who are members of the Glee Club, studying one of the 21 majors offered at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences as of the Fall Semester 2017, and exhibiting evidence of commitment and leadership in the musical life and/or management of the Glee Club.
Professor Eric Krebs and Suzanne Krebs Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to full-time or part-time undergraduate students to support and encourage students of theater.
Kelly Kriedeman Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to graduate students, preferably female, in the fall of their final year of the acting program.
Irene Messner Laureyns Opera Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the Department of Music at Mason Gross School of the Arts, based on academic merit. Recipients must have a particular interest in opera performance and/or opera production, majoring in voice performance and participating in an opera production, or be participants in the Opera Institute at the Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Philip and Janice Levin Mason Gross Scholarship. Awarded to students majoring in drama and the theater arts program associated with the the Levin Theater.
Eugene H. and Lois A. Lockfield Scholarship. Awarded to undergraduate or graduate students studying jazz based on academics and financial need.
Marching Band Scholarship. Awarded to students participating in the marching band.
Stephanie Morris Marryott Scholarship. Awarded
to undergraduate or graduate students based upon faculty evaluation or
relevant application materials such as an audition in the case of
performance, jazz, or music education students; based upon financial
need.
Edna S. Mason Scholarship. Awarded
to talented and worthy students pursuing a professional degree in
music, with preference given to those pursuing a career in piano.
Victoria J. Mastrobuono Memorial Opera Scholarship.
Awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate students interested in
opera performance and/or opera production at Mason Gross School of the
Arts.
Victoria J. Mastrobuono Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Victoria J. Mastrobuono Memorial Theater Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate or graduate students majoring in theater at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Patricia
Mayer Scholarship. Awarded to incoming first-year
students who demonstrate outstanding talent as dancers to help defray
tuition expenses.
Steven J. Mento Ph.D Marching Band Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to full-time undergraduate students in the Mason Gross School of the Arts based on academic merit and financial need. Student recipients must be a current member of the marching band.
Monmouth Arts Foundation Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to students from Monmouth County, New Jersey, on a rotating basis in classical piano, visual or performing arts, or jazz or jazz composition.
Robert E. Mortensen Endowed Fellowship Fund. Financial aid for a graduate student in choral conducting or undergraduate students in the Mason Gross School of the Arts registered in both the Glee Club and Kirkpatrick Choir (or other mixed ensemble at the direction of choral activities).
NOE Memorial Scholarship. Provides financial assistance to students majoring in music.
Frank P. and Lilly A. Novak Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to full-time students in visual arts, with a preference given to students studying painting, sculpture, or ceramics.
Presser Foundation Scholarship. Awarded to an outstanding music major at the end of his or her junior year.
Edward W. Price Scholarship. Awarded to a Rutgers University Marching Band member.
Louis T. Rege and Lou Costello Endowed Scholarship. Awarded
to students enrolled in the Department of Theater Arts at Mason Gross
School of the Arts; preference given to students who reside in the
state of New Jersey.
Pee Wee Russell Scholarship. Awarded to students with financial need and demonstrated musical proficiency in jazz.
Rutgers Class of 1953 Endowed Scholarship. Awarded
to full-time undergraduate students in any of the four departments of
Mason Gross School of the Arts based on academic merit and artistic
talent.
Rutgers Class of '79 Merit Scholarship. Awarded
to an undergraduate who was in the top 10 percent of his or her secondary
school and maintains at least a B (3.0) cumulative average during
matriculation at the university.
Catherine Mortola Saldarini Memorial Scholarship. Awarded to undergraduate or graduate students studying classical piano; based upon academic merit and artistic ability.
Ron Sauers Endowed Scholarship. Awarded to full-time or part-time undergraduate or graduate students studying the arts at Mason Gross School of the Arts, based on academic merit and financial need.
W. Robert and Leona Schare Music Scholarship. Awarded to a full-time student with a preference to those who demonstrate excellence in performances and are enrolled in a program which results in a degree in music; financial need is considered.
Jean V. Shaw Estate Organist Scholarship. Awarded to a student studying organ.
Jean V. Shaw Estate Pianist Scholarship. Awarded to a student studying piano.
Fran and Ray Stark Film Prize. Awarded to an undergraduate or graduate students pursuing filmmaking (film concept, teleplay, screenplay, or computer generated material).
Peter Stroud Scholarship. Awarded to first- or second-year graduate students enrolled in the visual arts program at Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Percy Such Cello Scholarship. Awarded to a string player.
Anne Moreau Thomas Endowed Scholarship. This award supports the Rutgers University Glee Club with a scholarship fund for students needing financial aid; preference is given to those studying music at Mason Gross.
Paul Trilling Scholarship. Awarded to minority music majors at Mason Gross School of the Arts. Preference will be given to students majoring in violin, viola, or cello; other instruments may be considered.
Margery Turner Endowed Scholarship Fund in Dance. Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student based on talent and potential in the field as determined by the program and financial need as demonstrated by the Office of Financial Aid.
University DanceWorks Scholarship. Awarded to incoming first-year students who demonstrate outstanding talent as dancers to help defray tuition expenses.
Deborah B. Waksman Scholarship. Awarded to a music student.
Allan E. Warner Scholarship. Awarded to a music student.
Robert Watts Memorial Graduate Scholarship. Awarded to students entering the M.F.A. program in visual arts who have an impact on the development of contemporary art and demonstrate financial need.
Stanley West MGSA '70 Annual Music Scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be selected among full-time undergraduate or graduate students based on academic merit, as determined by the program administrator, and financial need, as determined by the Office of Financial Aid.
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