FINANCIAL AID

Störling Conservatory is committed to providing quality education at an affordable price. In addition to structuring the four-year Bachelor's degree to fit into three years and two summers to save an entire year of tuition, Störling Conservatory is pleased to offer students a variety of ways to receive financial assistance. 


For more information about available financial aid for our various programs, please email admissions@storlingconservatory.com.

2025-2026 Scholarships

Early Bird Scholarship
$15,000 awarded over the course of 3 years ($5,000 per year)

This scholarship is based on the student’s early commitment to enroll in the Bachelor of Arts in Dance degree program. It can be combined with TCH Works.

To qualify, students must:

  • Audition by November 22, 2024

  • Enroll in bachelor's program*

  • Complete Academic Application and pay application fee by January 6, 2025

  • Return signed Enrollment Agreement packet by April 1

*Students enrolling in the the 37-credit certificate program are eligible for a $2,500 Early Bird Scholarship.

Artist Development Scholarship
$1,000 - 3,000 per year for 3 years

This scholarship is based on the dancer’s technical skill level. It can be combined with the Academic Scholarship and TCH Works.

To qualify, students must:

  • Audition online or audition in person between November 23, 2024 - April 1, 2025

  • Enroll in bachelor's program

Academic Scholarship
$500-1,000 for 1st year

This scholarship is based on the student’s incoming GPA. It can be combined with the Artist Development Scholarship and TCH Works.

To qualify, students must:

  • Audition online or audition in person between November 22, 2024 - April 1, 2025

  • Enroll in bachelor's program

Dean's List Scholarship
$500 for 2nd and 3rd years

To qualify, students must:

  • Enroll in bachelor’s program

  • Satisfy requirements to be named to the Dean’s List for the Fall and Spring semesters of the previous academic year:

    • Earn a 3.5+ semester GPA

    • No semester grades below a “C-”

    • Have not failed any zero (0) credit hour courses

    • No outstanding Incomplete courses

TCH Works

TCH Works is a reduced-tuition, work-exchange program. Students can receive up to $3,000 off tuition per year. If a student does not complete their required work exchange hours within the contracted time, they are responsible to pay the balance. Eligibility is determined by the program in which the student is and the number of credits taken.

 

  • $1,000 off per year = 40 hrs each semester (about 2.5 hrs a week)

  • $2,000 off per year = 80 hrs each semester (about 5 hrs a week)

  • $3,000 off per year = 120 hrs each semester (about 8 hrs a week)

When a student is accepted into the TCH Works program, he or she will apply for available jobs assisting The Culture House (TCH) community where Störling Conservatory is housed. Examples of these jobs include: cleaning studios, assisting children's theatre productions, maintaining the costume closet, helping to build sets or gather props, ushering for a Störling Dance Theater production or serving as a student ambassador for Störling Conservatory.