Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship Fund

Charlotte Region, NC high school seniors with significant financial need, above-average ability and great interest in one or more arts areas, apparent potential for a successful arts career, desire to enrich others through the arts, acceptance by a university/college with an established arts program, and plans to pursue an undergraduate arts degree (music, dance, theatre, technical theatre, arts admin, etc.).

1. Confirm Charlotte-region senior status and arts college acceptance/plans.
2. Complete Mary Doctor scholarship application when open.
3. Document financial need and artistic potential.
4. Await committee selection (up to two awards).

• Scholarship application
• Financial need documentation
• Evidence of artistic ability/interest
• College acceptance to an arts program
• Transcript/recommendations as required

The Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Mary Doctor, an astute Charlotte area business owner and a tremendous supporter of young people and Blumenthal Performing Arts. At the discretion of the Mary Doctor Performing Arts Scholarship Committee, up to two Charlotte Region, high school seniors are selected each year to receive a scholarship of up to $40,000! Criteria significant financial need above-average ability and great interest in one or more areas of the arts apparent potential for a successful career in the arts desire to enrich the lives of others through the arts acceptance by a university or college with an established arts program plans to pursue an undergraduate degree in an arts discipline (e.g. music, dance, theatre, technical theatre, arts administration, arts education, film, digital arts, studio arts, etc.) resides in one of the qualifying Charlotte-area counties

Up to two Charlotte-region performing arts seniors annually via Blumenthal Performing Arts