Talent & Special Scholarships

For students recruited to participate on one of Manhattan University’s Division I athletic teams, there is the possibility of an athletic scholarship.

• These students must be deemed admissible by our traditional academic standards.

• Athletic scholarships and their amounts are determined exclusively by the Athletic Department.

• These scholarships are renewable, subject to a student remaining academically eligible, and in accordance with specific conditions determined by the Athletic Department.

The Performing Arts Scholarship is available to talented students who have been accepted into the freshman class and demonstrate exceptional ability in the area of instrumental or vocal music. Auditions are required to be considered for a Performing Arts Scholarship. 

Consideration and Continued Eligibility Criteria:

• You must be able to read music and have experience in choir, orchestral, band or chamber music settings.

• You must perform a video audition and send to a panel of performing arts faculty. 

• You must submit the application form below.

• Scholarship awards are contingent upon you enrolling in a minimum of two performing arts ensembles. Awards are dispensed each semester, and are renewable upon satisfactory evaluation by the ensemble director and the coordinator for performing arts. Criteria such as punctuality, attendance, leadership skills and progressive musical development, as well as remaining in good academic standing are critical to successful evaluation.

• The award is $2,000 per year and will renew annually each year (for a maximum of four years), so long as the student maintains satisfactory participation in the University ensembles. 

Audition Guidelines:

• You must prepare two musical selections of contrasting styles and/or periods.

• Instrumental students will be required to play a two-octave major and minor scale chosen by the panel.

• Vocalists should be prepared to sing one of the musical selections in a language other than English.

• Both vocalists and instrumentalists will be given a short selection to sight-read.

For more information, please contact Andrew Bauer, director of performing arts, at andrew.bauer@manhattan.edu or 718-862-7254.

See what it’s like to work in a real newsroom at The Quadrangle, where students can take on a number of roles related to the production of the university newspaper. The Quadrangle is Manhattan University’s weekly student newspaper, published by our students for the campus community since 1924. To apply, please submit, via e-mail, a letter expressing your interest in the award and outlining your skills and qualifications, along with no more than two samples of your work to:

Dr. Thom Gencarelli, Chair,
Communication Department (e-mail address: thom.gencarelli@manhattan.edu).

Also, please make sure you include your complete contact information, including a phone number and e-mail address, so that we can contact you if you are a finalist. The scholarship committee will review all applications and schedule an interview with the finalists during Orientation for deposited students on the following days 6/6, 6/13, and 6/20 after 6pm. The scholarship recipients will then be notifed of the decision once the review is completed.