Guidelines for Application
1. The fund sponsors student-initiated projects as defined above.
2. The applicant must ask a faculty member or an ensemble director to serve as an advisor for the project.
3. The applicant(s) seeking financial support must submit a proposal that includes a full description of the project, including information on scheduling and possible venues for production, a budget, letters of support from arts faculty or ensemble advisors, and any relative documentation of earlier work in the area of musical theater. NOTE: Letters of commitment from any other department or program whose funding, facilities, or other resources are critical to the project’s success must be included. If departmental resources are required, applicants must include a letter of support from the Department Chair with the completed application.
4. Applications to other sources of College funding will not disqualify an applicant, but particular attention will be paid to projects for which the Lazarus Family Musical Theater Program will be the primary source of funding.
5. The Director of the Hopkins Center will review applications, and will determine the amounts to be granted. Her decisions will be final. In the event that no project is selected for funding in a given year, the unallocated award money will be carried forward.
6. First-year students, while eligible, would need to make an exceptionally strong case in order to receive consideration. Graduating students' projects must be completed before graduation.
7. Funds will not be provided for professional fees, honoraria, travel or equipment.
8. Award recipients are requested to send a summary of their project to the Lazarus family upon completion of the project.