Students can compete for a full-tuition scholarship award during the Feb. 6 campus event.
Culver-Stockton College has announced the inaugural Fine Arts for Excellence Scholarship Competition, offering high school seniors and college transfer students the opportunity to audition or present their creative work for a chance to win a full-tuition scholarship.
The competition event (“Scholarship Day”) is set from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, 2027, in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center on the Culver-Stockton College campus in Canton.
The competition is open to high school students skilled in four main discipline areas:
- instrumental music (band)
- vocal performance
- visual arts (including drawing, painting, sculpture, graphic design, and other media)
- theatre performance (acting)
The competition’s top winner will receive a full-tuition scholarship valued at $33,100 per year, renewable for up to four years, for a total value of $132,400.
Additionally, all participants who audition or present their work on Scholarship Day will earn a $1,000 annual scholarship renewable for up to four years, totaling $4,000. (Please note: Culver-Stockton College competitive scholarships are limited to one per student across all competitive events, including the Pillars, Transfer, and Fine Arts competitions.)
How to Enter
To participate, interested students must complete the following steps:
- Apply and be admitted to Culver-Stockton College.
- Complete and submit the Fine Arts for Excellence Scholarship form by Feb. 1, 2027.
- Audition or present work in person during Scholarship Day on Feb. 6, 2027.
In addition to competing, prospective students attending Fine Arts Scholarship Day will have the chance to tour campus, meet with faculty and current students, explore degree programs, and enjoy a complimentary lunch.
For more information, visit https://culver.edu/fine-arts-for-excellence/.
Contact the Marketing & Public Relations Office, at pr@culver.edu or 573-288-6000 ext. 6728 for more information.
NOTE: A number that appears immediately after a person’s name (i.e. Jane Doe ’18) is a reference to the year that person earned their bachelor’s degree from Culver-Stockton.