Walsh / Di Tolla / Spivak Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
Scholarship Overview
Award and history: The Richard F. Walsh/Alfred W. Di Tolla/Harold P. Spivak Foundation awards ten scholarships each year. Each scholarship provides a total of $10,000, paid in annual installments over four years. The Foundation has assisted 140 students in pursuing a college education.
- Ten scholarships are awarded annually.
- Each scholarship totals $10,000 over four years.
- The Foundation has supported 140 students.
Eligibility
Eligibility requirements: Applicants must be children of members in good standing of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE). Applicants must be high school seniors when they apply and must have applied, or be preparing to apply, to an accredited college or university. The scholarship is for students entering a program leading to a bachelor’s degree and is not available to students who have already started college or university.
- Applicants must be children of IATSE members in good standing.
- Applicants must be high school seniors at the time of application.
- Applicants must be entering an accredited bachelor’s degree program.
Award Disbursement
Payment schedule: The scholarship is distributed over four years. Each September, $2,500 is sent directly to the student’s college or university financial office. The four annual payments total $10,000.
- Annual payment: $2,500.
- Payments are sent to the institution’s financial office each September.
- Total award: $10,000 over four years.
Application Timeline
Deadline: Applications are due in December each year. The Foundation does not grant deadline exceptions. Applicants must mail the completed application by the deadline or ensure that it is postmarked by the due date.
- The application deadline is in December each year.
- Applications must be mailed by the deadline or postmarked by the due date.
- No deadline exceptions are made.