The Overture Awards Scholarship Competition is currently the region’s largest solo arts competition for high school students. The Scholarship Competition rewards artistic excellence in six disciplines: Creative Writing, Dance, Instrumental Music, Theater, Visual Art and Vocal Music. Each year, students compete for six $2500 scholarships (one for each discipline). The generosity of our sponsors has allowed us to also offer 18 finalist scholarships worth $500. The Overture Awards Program recruits judges for the competition from the professional arts community.

Participating in The Overture Awards Scholarship Competition

1. Competitors must be available for all competition/awards-related events (See Calendar)
2. For competition criteria, please click on your discipline below, or download a coordinator packet. Below is criteria for the 2008 Competition. Criteria for 2009 competition is not yet available.
   
   • Creative Writing
   • Dance
   • Instrumental Music
   • Theater
   • Visual Art
   • Vocal Music

Applying for the Competition

1. Students are not permitted to directly apply to compete in the Scholarship Competition. Each school, home school or studio must nominate a teacher or counselor to serve as coordinator for their site. (However, students may fill out the application form online and give to their school's coordinator.)
   
   School/studio staff: To register your school for competition, download an Overture Coordinator Packet (which includes the Coordinator Form, Participant List and Student Application), and for a list of schools that competed last year.
   
   
2. All registration forms (coordinator and student), creative writing submissions and entrance fees must arrive in ONE (1) package from the coordinator.
   
   
3. If any of the following are not received (and correctly completed) by the deadline, the student(s) will be disqualified:
   
   • School Coordinator Form and School Participant List
   • Student Applications (one for each student/discipline)
   • Four (4) Copies of each Creative Writing Manuscript
   • Fees (or fee waiver) for each student listed on School Participant List
   
   
4. There is a $15 non-refundable entrance fee to compete for each student/discipline.
   
   
5. Mail complete packet to:
   The Overture Awards c/o CAA
   650 Walnut Street
   Cincinnati, OH 45202
   
   
6. Hand Delivery: Aronoff Center’s Stage Door entrance on 7th St. (between Walnut & Main).
   

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Submitting the Coordinator Form and Application

• Click to download form. It should open in your browser window.
• Type your information in the appropriate fields
• Print the form (the form cannot be saved)
  
• Coordinator Forms can be faxed to 513-977-4150 or submitted with the applications
  
• Competitors' applications must be turned into their school's Overture Coordinator

Note: School Participant List can also be filled out online and printed.

Downloads

2008 Coordinator Packet