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  • Theatre-Level Employees of NATO of CA/NV member theatres.
  • General Managers of NATO of CA/NV member theatres. The term “General Manager” as used in this application refers to the most senior manager at a theatre location, the person who is responsible for the overall operation of the theatre and is the person to whom all other management staff and employees at the theatre report, regardless of actual title used by the member theatre.
  • All eligible candidates must plan to enroll in an accredited not-for-profit college institution in Fall 2024.

  • Theatre-Level applicants must work a minimum of 300 hours between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023 in a member theatre. The theatre must have been a member of NATO during the entire period in which those 300 hours were accumulated.
  • General Managers must be currently employed as a General Manager and must have been employed by a NATO member theatre for at least two years, with one of those years being prior to the pandemic, and a minimum of 1800 hours or more per year to qualify for themselves or their dependent children.

  • You are a current 2023 scholarship recipient.
  • You are a current 2022 scholarship recipient with a remaining balance.
  • You have already won two scholarship awards from NATO of CA/NV.
  • You are a General Manager and two awards have already been granted to you and/or the members of your family.
  • You plan on using this award for a non-degree-granting, non-certificate granting, or life enrichment extension program.

  • Recipients enrolling in an accredited graduate school program will receive a one-time scholarship of $10,000.

  • Verification of employment and hours worked from Human Resources or Payroll Administrator. Completed forms should be emailed to scholarships@natocalnev.org.
  • School verification – Current graduate students should submit a copy of their most recent grades. Applicants not currently enrolled in a graduate school should submit their acceptance letter.
  • Recommendation form from their General Manager or Supervisor, if they are the General Manager. Please advise them of the recommendations due date - February 29, 2024. Completed recommendation form should be submitted to scholarships@natocalnev.org.
  • Graduate Student Application – Application includes personal statements of no more than 350 words each.

All PDF forms are fillable. Please download the forms to your computer and then type out  your responses; do not handwrite them.

Completed forms should be emailed to scholarships@natocalnev.org by their respective deadlines.

 

Application Deadline

Please e-mail scholarships@natocalnev.org or call the NATO of CA/NV office at 424-317-0184 with any questions.