March 9, 2027
Hope College Distinguished Artist Awards - Dance
Direct application
$3,000/year
Eligibility
School
Hope College
Major
Visual Performing Arts
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
High school seniors and transfer students planning to enroll at Hope College may apply for the Distinguished Artist Award in Dance.
The award provides $3,000 per year, renewable for up to four years with a minimum 2.6 GPA.
Submit the DAA application with a headshot, instructor recommendation, a one-page essay on the Hope dance program, and a video audition. A completed Hope admission application is required. Auditions are required for this award but not to major or minor in dance.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Completed Hope College admission application
- Distinguished Artist Award application
- Headshot
- Instructor recommendation
- One-page essay on the Hope dance program
- Video audition showing studio training and performance
- Video responses to required questions
- Apply to Hope College and submit an audition application to be considered
- Head shot
- One letter of recommendation (professional dance field preferred)
- Video showcasing training in studio and performance (no more than 10 minutes)
- Video response to three questions: 'What excites you about the Hope College Department of Dance?', 'What personal strengths will you bring to the Department of Dance?', 'What is one area of improvemen
- Video audition submission deadline: March 9, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
- Renewal requires a minimum 2.6 GPA.
- An audition is required for this award but is not required to major or minor in dance.