William R. Kenan, Jr. Excellence Scholarship

Description

The William R. Kenan, Jr. Excellence Scholarship is open to incoming students at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The deans of each of UNCSA’s five arts schools nominate up to three excellent candidates for the Kenan Excellence Scholarship each spring term from among their best new admitees to the university. The Kenan Excellence Scholars Selection Committee reviews each nomination, considering criteria that include each student’s ability in the given arts discipline, capacity to lead and motivate, extracurricular achievement, grade point average, and standardized test scores, among others. The committee then interviews the nominees for selection. Awards are given to finalists judged to have the best potential as artist-scholars, regardless of the program in which they enroll or their area of residence. This award provides full tuition, required fees, and room and board for up to five incoming students each year and is renewable for all four years of undergraduate education.