Since 1990, New Minowa Players has offered an annual scholarship to students graduating from area high schools.
Scholarship Information
- The scholarship will be offered to students graduating from a high school within 30 miles of Decorah and to those who will be entering college after a gap year. This will extend to home-schooled students in the same region, as long as they have fulfilled the requirements for a high school degree.
- The applicant(s) must be planning to attend an accredited college or vocational school.
- The major criteria for choosing the winner(s) is the student’s involvement in drama and related areas and the intent to continue that involvement, in some way, following high school graduation.
- Preference will be given to students who have been or are presently active in New Minowa Players.
- In addition to the form, each applicant is asked to submit a short essay (one page) describing how their experience in theatre has contributed to their lives.
- All applications should be submitted by the student via the online form or mailed to New Minowa Players P.O. Box 321, Decorah, IA 52101. Applications must be sent no later than the date provided on the website.
- If completing a physical application, it must be typed.
- The selection committee will be composed of three people, two of whom must be New Minowa Players members.
Scholarship Overview
Deadline
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on May 1, 2025.
*Late entries will not be considered.
Scholarship Amount
The annual amount of the scholarship(s) will be $200.
*Pending availability of funds.
Scholarship Application
We have continually tried to improve the application process in an effort to allow all students to present themselves in the best possible way.
The following form is a structured way to collect information with each student on equal ground. However, when you are filling this out remember, the selection committee has no idea who you are because the names will be covered. All they know is what you tell them. The clearer and more detailed your answers are the better the committee will understand what you have done. In other words, don’t generalize. Be specific. Also, don’t dismiss the “outside activities” section. That’s our area of interest since we hope you will stay involved in theatre after graduation.
In addition, we ask you to write an essay telling us what theatre has meant to you as a person. This needn’t be elaborate; just explain in a clear manner.