Scholarships & Awards
Scholarships and Bursaries
Ken Watts founded what is now called the NTS Festival (formerly the Sears Ontario Drama Festival) in 1946 in Toronto. The Ken and Ann Watts Memorial Foundation Scholarships and Bursaries provide financial assistance toward tuition fees for the post-secondary Arts program in which the recipient enrolls.
Scholarships can be awarded to Ontario secondary school students who:
Will be graduating from secondary school by the end of the school year in which the scholarship is awarded
Will be entering a Canadian college or university program which will provide training for an arts career.
Have participated in an NTS Festival District production in the year of the application.
Have demonstrated exceptional talent in, and commitment to, the arts in their school and community
Ken and Ann Watts Memorial Foundation Scholarship
Four scholarship recipients are selected each year. The total value of the scholarship is up to $4000, with funds dispersed at $1000/year.
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Ken and Ann Watts Memorial Foundation Bursary
Four $1500 bursaries are also awarded each year, given in one payment lump sum.
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Special Awards
Wayne Fairhead New Play Award
Student-written plays are eligible to receive this award. Plays are read anonymously and evaluated by a panel of three experienced theatre artists. Feedback will be given to each playwright(s) at the end of the process. The recipient of this Award is announced at the final evening of the Provincial Showcase and receives a Bursary of $750.
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