Career Transition For Dancers' educational scholarships provide
current and former professional dancers with vital sources of support. These grants are meant to serve as a financial "bridge" to help dancers initiate an academic or retraining process toward the acquisition of a required degree or an important new skill. Since 1985, CTFD has
awarded educational scholarships and entrepreneurial grants totaling more than $2.5 million. As a result, clients are attending, or have graduated from more than 170 colleges, universities, conservatories, and other specialized schools, both here and abroad.
The Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship Fund
Caroline H. Newhouse was the passionate and active philanthropic "angel" for CTFD, The Caroline & Theodore Newhouse Center for Dancers, and through her generosity the Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship Fund was established.
Caroline Newhouse passed away at her home in Connecticut on April 26th, 2003. She was 93. Alexander J. Dubé, Executive Director and Cynthia G. Fischer, President, stated
"We are profoundly saddened at the loss of the heart of CTFD - Caroline H. Newhouse. Dancers, staff and Board members will sorely miss her wit, wisdom and her compassion. We were blessed to have enjoyed her vision, her support, and most precious of all, her friendship. This year's annual gala will be dedicated in Caroline Newhouse's memory. She was our inspiration. We extend our deepest sympathy to the entire Newhouse family."
Through the extremely generous support of Ms. Newhouse, together with grants from the performing arts unions, members of CTFD's Board of Directors and National Advisory Board, as well as clients, and friends, the organization awards grants to eligible professional dancers. Career Transition For Dancers provides limited financial assistance for tuition and retraining or seed money central to fledgling business enterprises for current and former professional dancers who can meet CTFD's eligibility requirements. Eligibility for financial grants is based on work history as a professional dancer. (Choreographing or teaching dance is not applicable for meeting eligibility requirements.)
In 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006, CTFD provided dancers, nationwide with scholarships totaling $939,289. These scholarships helped dancers pursue a wide range of educational and retraining opportunities, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, as well as skill and vocational certification.
Funding is made possible in part by the Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship Fund, Rudolf Nureyev Educational Scholarship Fund, Clarence Y. Palitz, Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, Agnes de Mille Educational Scholarship Fund, Carmen Diana Barth Educational Scholarship fund, the Violet Blumenfeld Scholarship Program, the Lillian Sayers Scholarship Fund, and the Sono Osato Program for Graduate Studies.
CTFD reserves the right to alter its criteria and guidelines for grant awards based on its resources, or for any other reasons deemed necessary by its Board of Directors.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Current grant giving guidelines for financial assistance effective as of January 1, 2008 are as follows:
- Grants of up to a total of $2,000 may be awarded for educational scholarships, retraining programs and for seed money central to fledgling business endeavors.
- Grant recipients who were awarded initial funding after January 1, 1999 and who received less than the maximum amount available at the time of their original request, may apply for additional funds up to a combined maximum total of $2,000, or for the remaining portion of the maximum amount available at the time of their original request, whichever is the lesser amount.
- Multiple requests must be made within a ten-year period of being awarded initial funding.
- Grant recipients who were awarded funds prior to January 1, 1999 are no longer eligible to apply for additional funding.
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2008 APPLICATION DEADLINES:
January 16, March 12, May 14,
July 9, September 3, November 5
See Eligibility Guidelines for basic criteria on Financial Grants
To Determine Eligibility
To determine eligibility for CTFD's programs and services and for further information regarding grant applications, call Ann Barry, Grants Administrator, at (212) 764-0172 ext. 224.
The Sono Osato Scholarship Program for Graduate Studies
Established by a generous endowment gift of $750,000 from renowned dancer and actress, Sono Osato, CTFD is proud to announce the establishment of The Sono Osato Scholarship Program For Graduate Studies. The purpose of the Osato Scholarship Program is to help dancers meet the substantial financial commitments that come with the pursuit of a graduate-level degree.
CTFD will be offering a limited number of scholarships for current and former professional dancers who have received the maximum amount from the Caroline H. Newhouse Scholarship Fund and are pursuing graduate degrees in an area other than performing dance. Previous recipients of a Gasparinetti award are not eligible to apply for this scholarship. The Osato Scholarship Program will be competitive - based on academic merit and financial need.
APPROVED PROGRAMS of STUDY
Areas of graduate study supported by the scholarship will include: professional degrees (law and medicine), the medical arts (nursing, physician's assistant, physical therapy, etc.), the helping professions (social work, counseling, psychology, creative arts therapies, etc.), physical and social sciences, education, business and the humanities.
AWARD AMOUNTS
The Osato Scholarship will be limited to a one-time grant of up to $5,000 to any one individual, paying for tuition and fees only. It is anticipated that the endowment will generate funds sufficient to award a grant to a minimum of two applicants annually.
AWARD USE
Award checks will be made out to the institution. Awards will not be granted retroactively (e.g. not be used to reimburse dancers for tuition already paid, for loans or other credit debt.)
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible to apply for a Sono Osato Scholarship applicants must:
- have received the maximum allowed amount from the Newhouse Scholarship Fund;
- be studying or planning to study at the graduate level in one of the approved degree programs mentioned above;
- have achieved a minimum 3.5 GPA for an undergraduate or graduate degree, or recent prerequisite coursework.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 28, 2008 - 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
If you have any questions regarding the Sono Osato Scholarship, contact CTFD's Grants Administrator, Ann Barry at 212-764-0172, Ex. 224.
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