Scholarships
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Train for a Career in Performing Arts

The Ballet Foundation of San Diego (Foundation) recognizes that the raw talent needed to achieve a career as a professional dancer or choreographer can be nurtured by a young dancer’s teachers, family, and proud community supporters. The Foundation’s scholarships empower young artists and their families in this journey.

Read below how the Foundation is shaping the future of ballet & the lives of its burgeoning San Diego artists:

The Cygnet Circle

Named for the synchronized movements of the famed cygnets from the ballet Swan Lake, the Circle provides tuition scholarships to pre-professional dancers.

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Who Is Eligible for a Cygnet Scholarship?

  • Students with at least three years of ballet training
  • Enrolled full time in a K-12 school
  • U.S. citizens, permanent legal residents
  • Currently enrolled in a professional ballet school in San Diego County
  • Completed application
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Who Is Eligible for a Cygnet Scholarship?

  • Students with at least three years of ballet training
  • Enrolled full time in a K-12 school
  • U.S. citizens, permanent legal residents
  • Currently enrolled in a professional ballet school in San Diego County
  • Completed application

Bennett Choreographer’s Fund

Named for a San Diego favorite, the late Charles Bennett moved and inspired San Diego audiences for over 25 years through his beloved and original works, including Dracula, Romeo & Juliet, and Alice in Wonderland. This fund supports a choreographer in residence to create memorable works on San Diego’s artists for San Diego audiences. The choreographers are invited by the Foundation.

Ballet Foundation of San Diego

Scholarships

We provide two distinct scholarship pathways:

  • Offset tuition help based on need, and
  • Award funds to dancers who demonstrate outstanding promise for a professional career in ballet.
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