Fine Arts Scholarships

Villa Maria administers the High School Placement Test (HSPT) as our Entrance-Scholarship Exam. Test dates for the Class of 2027 will take place on Sunday, October 16 & Saturday, October 22.

A Villa Maria application must be on file in the Admissions Office by the application deadline, November 9, 2002, before a student can be considered for a scholarship. Learn about applying here.

Complete the Dance Scholarship Application no later than Wednesday, November 16, 2022. 

By applying for the Dance Scholarship, you are also simultaneously applying for the VMA Dance Company.

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Please have your current dance instructor send a letter of recommendation to Ms. Rachel Neitzke, Dance Company Director, at rneitzke@vmahs.org using the subject line: “Dance Scholarship Recommendation: STUDENT NAME”). The letter of recommendation must be received by November 17, 2022.

Applicants will be required to attend an in-person audition in late November/early December (date TBD) from 3:30-4:45 p.m. in the Marian Center Auditorium. The audition will run as an open class with all students dancing together. A student guide will be present to assist you. You will have access to a warm‐up area.

Scholarship applicants are also asked to prepare a one-minute solo to perform at the end of the audition in ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical, or contemporary featuring the following movements; pirouette both en dehors and en dedans, grande jeté and/or developpé leaps, grand battement with both right and left leg, movement to and from the floor.

The audition is private. Parents are not permitted to watch the audition. Unfortunately, audition times may not be changed. If you are unable to attend the in-person audition, please contact Ms. Lawler at clawler@vmahs.org as soon as possible.

Villa Maria administers the High School Placement Test (HSPT) as our Entrance-Scholarship Exam. Test dates for the Class of 2027 will take place on Sunday, October 16 & Saturday, October 22.

A Villa Maria application must be on file in the Admissions Office by the application deadline, November 9, 2022, before a student can be considered for a scholarship. Learn about applying here.

Complete the Music Scholarship Application and pay a non‐refundable $25 audition fee no later than Wednesday, November 16, 2022. 

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Please have your current music instructor send a letter of recommendation to Ms. Leah Kim, Director of Music, at lkim@vmahs.org using the subject line: “Music Scholarship Recommendation: STUDENT NAME”). The letter of recommendation must be received by November 16, 2022.

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Applicants will be required to attend an in-person audition on Thursday, December 1 or Friday, December 2 in the Marian Center. Audition times will be assigned according to instrument, and Ms. Leah will email you with your audition time. A student guide will be present to assist you, and you will have access to a warm‐up area. The audition is private, and parents are asked to wait in the lobby.

Unfortunately, audition times may not be changed. If you are unable to attend your audition, please call the Music Department at 610‐644‐2551, ext. 1044, as soon as possible.

Please note that all applicants are required to pay a non‐refundable $25 audition fee (as part of the online application).  

Villa Maria administers the High School Placement Test (HSPT) as our Entrance-Scholarship Exam. Test dates for the Class of 2027 will take place on Sunday, October 16 & Saturday, October 22.

A Villa Maria application must be on file in the Admissions Office by the application deadline, November 9, 2022, before a student can be considered for a scholarship. Learn about applying here.

Complete the Visual Arts Scholarship Application by November 10, 2022.

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Complete an Artist’s Statement, no longer than one page, typed and double-spaced, as well as a portfolio with six (6) works of art. This work must be original and recent. Please do not copy from the Internet or photographs.

You must include:

• Three (3) works of art from direct observation (still life, self portrait, interior space, exterior space, etc.) in any medium
• Three (3) works of art completed in your 7th or 8th grade year

Please submit your portfolio and artist’s statement by November 16, 2022, to the Main Office. All materials must include your name and be neatly presented in a portfolio case.

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