Chapter Select Grant

If your Studio Theatre performance is selected as Chapter Select, you can complete the application below for a Chapter Select Grant. This grant is up to $1,000 to help your school get to perform at the International Thespian Festival.

Up to two current Thespian troupes will receive a one-time grant of up to $500 to assist with the basic Iowa Thespian Festival registration fees for a troupe director, inducted Thespians, and appropriate number of chaperones. The selected troupes may allocate the $500 grant to off-set the troupe's registration fees however they choose. Additional students and/or chaperones beyond the $500 grant may be included in the registration at the troupe's expense. The application can be submitted by a Thespian troupe director or school administrator with the approval of the troupe director.

Grant Eligibility Criteria
• At the time of application, the Thespian troupe must be current in their troupe dues and “in good standing.”
• All troupes applying cannot have attended the Iowa Thespian Festival in the past ten years.
• All troupes applying must be able to demonstrate financial barriers to attending the Iowa Thespian Festival.
• All students that would be registered for Festival must be inducted Thespians prior to September 1, 2018.
• Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applications must be filled out by a Thespian Troupe Director or School Administrator.

*We anticipate that the competition and review process for the Send a Troupe grant may be rigorous and the selection committee reserves the right to decline the awarding of this grant if there are no qualifying applicants.

Send A Troupe Grant Application Form

Up to two current Thespian troupes will receive a one-time grant of up to $500 to assist with the basic Iowa Thespian Festival registration fees for a troupe director, inducted Thespians, and appropriate number of chaperones. The application can be submitted by a Thespian troupe director or school administrator with the approval of the troupe director.

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School Name *

Troupe Director Name *

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Troupe Director Phone *

School Administrator Name *

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Troupe # *

Troupe Director Email Address *

School Phone Number *

School Administrator Email Address *

School Address *

School City *

School Zip Code *

How many current Thespians are in your troupe? *

The Iowa Send-A-Troupe grant will cover $500 in registration fees, which may be used for student and/or chaperone registrations. You may allocate the $500 grant to off-set your school's registration however you choose. Additional students and/or chaperones beyond the $500 grant may be included in the registration at the troupe's expense.

How many students do you anticipate attending? *

How many chaperones do you anticipate attending? *

How will the Thespians in your troupe benefit from this experience? *

Diversity has many different definitions. Please tell us what makes your troupe diverse. *

Tell us more about your Thespian troupe. Describe your theatre program and troupe activities, community involvement, productions, class work, etc. *

What are the financial barriers to participating in the Festival faced by your Thespian troupe? Provide examples such as numbers of students who qualify for a free or reduced price lunch program, information about your program or troupe budget, and any other facts or figures. *

Upload a letter of recommendation from an administrator (principal, school board member, or department head) endorsing the troupe's application.

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Administrator Name
Administrator Title

Upload Administrator Recommendation *

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I can confirm that I am the Thespian Troupe Director or School Administrator of the school listed, and that should it be discovered that I am not, my application will be invalid and my troupe may not be eligible for this grant.

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Yes! I am the Troupe Director or School Administrator.

Deadline: Monday, September 17, 2018

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