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Sara Spencer Child Drama Award

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Any
Disciplines
Various benefits
Grant
United States
Location
15 Sep 2025
Application deadline

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SETC awards scholarships, bursaries, tuition fee reductions and discounts that help you cover existing tuition and living costs. 

Overview

Scholarship type

Merit and need based

Number of scholarships to award

Multiple

Grant

Various

Scholarship coverage

  • other

Description

SETC honors theatre practitioners of all levels through a variety of prestigious awards. From celebrating young scholars to recognizing lifetime achievement in theatre, SETC’s awards take many forms and serve to distinguish a diverse range of theatre artists. 

This award honors children’s theatre pioneer and founder of the Children’s Theatre Press (now the Anchorage Press) Sara Spencer. Spencer was the first recipient of SETC’s Suzanne M. Davis Award in 1965.

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Benefits

The awardee receives: 

An engraved plaque 

Recognition in SETC publications.

Eligibility

  • This award recognizes an individual or organization for distinguished achievement in child drama.
  • Nominees can excel in such areas as playwriting, performance, audience development, curriculum development, funding, scholarship, community programs, research, television programming, creative drama or other enrichment programs at their community, state, regional or national level.

Scholarship requirements

Disciplines

Any

Locations

United States

Nationality

Any

Study experience required

High school

Age

Unknown

Application

Application deadline

15 Sep 2025

Submission Period: May 1st - September 15th annually.

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