Scholarships

Deadline is 12/19/25 for scholarship consideration for Spring 2026.

It is Audience of One’s (“Ao1”) goal to make Ao1 accessible to as many children as possible. Requests for scholarships are accepted on a first-come/first-serve basis from any family currently experiencing financial hardship. The number of scholarships available is limited, and families must resubmit scholarship requests for each session. In addition, to accommodate more families, typically, AO1 only provides one scholarship per session per child. We also ask that parents would consider taking a Production Team Lead position for their service hours.

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Scholarships are need-based and provided to assist in tuition payment only. Ao1’s standard scholarship is 50% of the total tuition cost. Applicants must be willing to submit financial information to be considered for a scholarship.

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Applicants must submit the Tuition Scholarship Application along with a completed registration and 50% deposit per child two weeks before auditions. (Families asking for more than 50% must petition the Board of Directors for consideration and may be required to submit more detailed financial documents.) If the scholarship request is denied for any reason, each applicant has five days after notification of denial to request a refund of the tuition deposit per child. After this five-day period has expired, the tuition deposit per child will be considered non-refundable. The balance of any tuition owed will be due on or before the auditions. Payment programs are available if needed.

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For a family to be eligible for a scholarship, they must complete the required parent community service hours (opt-out payment is not an option for scholarship recipients) for the show the child is participating in. Past completion of community service hours is considered for future scholarship requests.

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Please contact Ao1’s Financial Director for details regarding available payment programs. All submitted scholarship applications and financial information will be kept confidential. Scholarship awards are non-transferable.

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This policy is subject to change at any time without additional notice.

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Deadline is 12/19/25 for scholarship consideration for Spring 2026.