Scholarship Opportunities
At Midland University we are committed to seeing you be successful and reach your full potential in both your academic and co-curricular endeavors. One of the ways we demonstrate this commitment is by offering a perfectly tailored scholarship to each student who attends Midland.
But what makes MidlandUArts different? You can receive a significant scholarship in any area of the arts while pursuing any degree path of your choice. With the financial support backed by a team of professionals, your academic and performance future truly is limitless.
Learn more about the audition requirements for a MidlandUArts scholarship in your area of the arts!
You will interview with a member of our Studio Arts staff either in person or via video. You’ll be asked to discuss your interests, experiences, and prior participation in studio arts. Please provide a portfolio of your past works.
Please prepare a solo piece of your choice. You will also be asked to sight-read excerpts of the following genres: choral open-score, musical theatre, and standard vocal and/or instrumental classical literature. You must audition in person.
Bring at least 60 seconds of prepared choreography in any style of your choice (ballet, jazz, hip hop, etc). You will also be asked to demonstrate front and side battements (straight-legged kicks), pirouettes on the right and left sides, and a leap of your choice on the right and left sides.
You may submit an audition in person or via video. If you are auditioning in person, music should be brought on a Bluetooth or aux-compatible device.
You will be asked to play whatever you play best. Whether that is a solo piece, a selection from your concert band music, marching music, or even scales, bring what you love to play. You must provide your own instrument, except for percussion instruments, and tubas (please provide your own mouthpiece).
You may audition in person or via video.
You will interview with the Speech & Debate Coach either in person or via video. You will be asked to discuss your interests, competition experiences, and prior participation in Speech & Debate. If you have portfolio materials, you are invited to present those, but it is not required for scholarship consideration.
You will interview with a member of our Technical Arts staff either in person or via video. You’ll be asked to discuss your interests, experiences, and prior participation in technical arts. If you have portfolio materials, you are invited to present those, but it is not required for scholarship consideration.
Please bring either a prepared 30-Second monologue or a 32-bar musical theatre song. Cold readings will also be provided if you do not have a monologue prepared. Please submit an audition via video.
You will be asked to sing a selection of whatever you sing best, whether that is your favorite show-tune, pop song, aria, or even choral piece. You will also be asked to sing vocal exercises. You may audition in person or via video.
While you will audition and receive a scholarship in one ‘focus area’, you will have access to participation in any and all of these areas through our considerate scheduling and collaborative staff.
Take a step towards receiving a scholarship by scheduling an audition!
Audition for an Arts Scholarship
Complete the form below to submit a video to audition virtually. You can also schedule a campus visit to audition in person!