Arts for Life! Scholarship
Theatre scholarship guide
Scholarship details
- Funder
- Arts for Life! / Foundation for Excellence in Education
- Study level
- High School
- Scholarship type
- Florida
- Opens
- Deadline
- Typical award size
- $2,000 (35 awards; earlier cycles were $1,000 x 25)
- Website
- Apply or learn more
Eligibility criteria
Florida graduating high school seniors (public, private, virtual, or home education) demonstrating excellence in creative writing, dance, drama, music, or visual arts. May apply in more than one discipline.
Application steps
- Apply online at artsforlifeaward.org when the cycle opens (typically Sept–Feb).
- Submit essay and discipline-specific portfolio.
- Optional email/mail path if offered that year.
- Await spring notification after expert panel scoring.
Required materials
- Application and artist release
- Essay on how the arts positively influenced your life
- Portfolio/work samples per discipline guidelines
Overview
Arts for Life! recognizes the creativity and artistic talents of high school students throughout Florida. Annually, Arts for Life! awards $1,000 scholarships to 25 Florida high school seniors who demonstrate academic and artistic excellence in creative writing, dance, drama, music or the visual arts.
Past recipients
600+ Florida seniors since 1999 launch by former First Lady Columba Bush
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