The Goldner Mini-Fellowship

The Department of Theater Mini-Fellowship is designed for students with demonstrable financial need who are unable to participate fully in our productions due to the time constraints associated with work study and/or other job obligations. In order to help facilitate student participation in our productions, we are offering term-long fellowships of $1630 each; they will be disbursed in two payments of $815 each over the course of the term. 

For the 2023-24 academic year, we are able to offer fellowships each term (except summer). Note that this is a pilot program that will be reevaluated as needed; future opportunities will be dependent on available funding.

The mini-fellowship is designed to facilitate preplanned involvement in the department over the course of an entire term; students must thus apply for it in advance of the start of each term. Students who wish to perform as part of their fellowship term should be aware that a role in a department production is not guaranteed. Similarly, students wishing to apply for a student production slot should know that selection for a fellowship term is not a guarantee that their production proposal will be approved.  If the audition process does not yield a role, or if the application for a student production slot is not successful, we will work with the fellowship student to develop a rewarding alternative that will expand the student's theatre experience in useful ways.

Please note that the Goldner Mini-Fellowship is designed to facilitate extracurricular involvement in the department; it is not intended to facilitate credit-based or course-based activity such as those related to an honors thesis, THEA 40, or an independent study. It can, however, facilitate the completion of production credits that are not connected to an academic course.

For the 2023-24 academic year, we are able to offer mini-fellowships each term (except summer). Application deadlines:

Deadline for fall term fellowships: September 20, 2023.
Deadline for winter term fellowships: January 8, 2024.
Deadline for spring term fellowships: April 1, 2023

Please note that future funding for this program is not guaranteed; yearly opportunities will be dependent on available funding.

1. Fill out the Goldner mini-fellowship application form and the financial aid disclosure form.  Your Goldner application will be submitted online.  Please submit your Financial Aid Disclosure form via email to Department Administrator, Greg Potter.

2. Following the submission of your application, you may be contacted by the Chair or Department Administrator for additional information or an informal interview.

Applications will be evaluated by the Department Chair, Department Administrator, and the Production Manager, with additional outreach to faculty and staff as necessary. As part of the evaluation process, we will prioritize those students who have demonstrated a sense of commitment and dedication based on their involvement in our classes or productions. Students who have not received a mini-fellowship in a previous term will also be prioritized.

We will also take level of financial need (high, medium, or low, as reported by the Financial Aid office) into consideration. A student's level of financial need will be kept strictly confidential; it will be shared only with those evaluating the applications, as part of the decision-making process.

Questions may be directed to Greg Potter, Department Administrator.