Diversity Scholarship / Fellowship Applications Winter 2016

[tanouye]

Hello,

This page is for information and questions about the UCB Training Center NYC diversity scholarship and fellowships.
Applications are available here:
https://newyork.ucbtrainingcenter.com/diversity
Due by 11:59pm, January 5.

We are adding something new this winter. In addition to our Diversity Scholarships, which are unchanged, we are adding Diversity Fellowships. These offer all the benefits of a scholarship, but without the financial element. These are in response to some students who expressed a desire to participate more in the diversity scholarship program but did not have financial need and did not want to take scholarships away from applicants with greater financial need. Student should only apply for fellowships if they feel they do not have financial need at this time and are not applying for a scholarship. (Don't apply for both)
This is a new program so you may have questions about it. Hopefully I can answer them! But it's new, so I may not have all the answers.


FREE SHOWS

Here is a list of upcoming free improv and sketch shows that you can see in order to complete your application.
Please note: This is just a list of free shows. A complete list of shows can be found at these links:

UCB Theatre Chelsea: https://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/schedule
UCB Theatre East Village: https://east.ucbtheatre.com/schedule
UCB Training Center Student Shows: https://newyork.ucbtrainingcenter.com/course/shows

Free shows:


Wednesday, December 9th, 11:15PM / UCB Theatre East Village / Rotisserie Jam (Hosted by The Stepfathers)
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43013
*improv*

Friday, December 11th, 12:00AM / UCB Theatre Chelsea / The Lady Jam
https://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performance/42935
*improv*

Sunday, December 13th, 9:30PM / UCB Theatre Chelsea / ASSSSCAT 3000
https://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performance/42921
*improv*

Monday, December 14th, 10:30PM / UCB Theatre East Village / The Improv Nerds Jam!
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43043
*improv*

Wednesday, December 16th, 10:30PM / UCB Theatre East Village / The Longest Improv Jam of The Year!
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43063
*improv*

Friday, December 18th, 11:59PM / UCB Theatre Chelsea / Liquid Courage
https://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performance/42947
*sketch*

Sunday, December 20th, 3:30PM / UCB Theatre East Village / Diversity Improv Jam!
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43088

*improv*

Sunday, December 20th, 9:30PM / UCB Theatre Chelsea / ASSSSCAT 3000
https://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performance/42922
*improv*

Sunday, December 20th, 10:00PM / UCB Theatre East Village / B.Y.O.T. Improv/Sketch Team Jam
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43077
*improv + sketch*

Monday, December 21st, 10:30PM / UCB Theatre East Village / The Improv Nerds Jam!
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43044
*improv*

Wednesday, December 23rd, 11:15PM / UCB Theatre East Village / The Improv Jam
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43064
*improv*

Sunday, December 27th, 9:30PM / UCB Theatre Chelsea / ASSSSCAT 3000
https://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/performance/42923
*improv*

Sunday, December 27th, 10:00PM / UCB Theatre East Village / B.Y.O.T. - Improv/Sketch Team Jam
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43078
*improv + sketch*

Monday, December 28th, 10:30PM / UCB Theatre East Village / The Improv Nerds Jam!
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43045
*improv*

Wednesday, December 30th, 11:15PM / UCB Theatre East Village / The Improv Jam
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43065
*improv*

Sunday, January 3rd, 10:00PM / UCB Theatre East Village / B.Y.O.T. - Improv/Sketch Team Jam
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43303
*improv + sketch*

Monday, January 4th, 10:30PM / UCB Theatre East Village / The Improv Nerds Jam!
https://east.ucbtheatre.com/performance/43276
*improv*

We will update this list with January shows once those calendars are online.
***NOW UPDATED WITH JANUARY SHOWS

[adefillo]

Hi,

Would you mind expanding on the non-financial benefits of the diversity program? From my experience and understanding so far, all the benefits exclusive to scholarship recipients have been financial.

Thanks!

[tanouye]

Hi,

Would you mind expanding on the non-financial benefits of the diversity program? From my experience and understanding so far, all the benefits exclusive to scholarship recipients have been financial.

Thanks!

There's a few things that can happen, although I can't guarantee all of them.

Sometimes in the past few years, we've offered workshops just to the diversity scholars. It varies depending on teacher schedules and things, but now we would offer those workshops to fellows as well.*

Fellows would be able to register for classes in the same way scholars would, which offers an advantage over the traditional registration process, in which classes fill up very quickly.

Sometimes we have open spaces in a class that is mostly full, but doesn't have quite enough students to permit the instructor to run all the exercises. In those cases, we offer slots in those classes/workshops to diversity scholars for free. We'll be able to offer those to scholars now, too.*

*These usually have a prerequisite, so I can't offer them to the general diversity mailing list, which includes a lot of people who have never taken classes. Most people on the scholarship email list have taken at least one class, starting a few months after the scholarships are awarded.

[ashank90]

Hello,

I do not currently live in New York but will be there by the time the scholarship begins. Can I still apply?

Thank you!

[adefillo]

Thanks for the answer! I have one more question. I desperately do need the financial benefits of the scholarship but don't qualify to apply this time around because my second class with the summer scholarship ends 3 weeks after the winter application due date. Would I be able to apply for the fellowship to stay in the program even though I do need the scholarship, I just don't qualify right now?

[tanouye]

Hello,

I do not currently live in New York but will be there by the time the scholarship begins. Can I still apply?

Thank you!

You should wait until you live here to apply, so in the summer application window.

[tanouye]

Thanks for the answer! I have one more question. I desperately do need the financial benefits of the scholarship but don't qualify to apply this time around because my second class with the summer scholarship ends 3 weeks after the winter application due date. Would I be able to apply for the fellowship to stay in the program even though I do need the scholarship, I just don't qualify right now?

That would be a good use of the fellowship, so yes, apply for that one.

[adefillo]

Hi Erik,

Under "Should I Apply?" the fellowship application has the same requirements as the scholarship stating I need to have finished all my scholarship credits before January 5th. I'm assuming this was a typo since you stated I was eligible to apply?

Thanks so much,

[tanouye]

Hi Erik,

Under "Should I Apply?" the fellowship application has the same requirements as the scholarship stating I need to have finished all my scholarship credits before January 5th. I'm assuming this was a typo since you stated I was eligible to apply?

Thanks so much,

I took out that section!

[Sean_jonny]

I'm very interested in applying for the fellowship but found out about it once I was out of the country. I'll be back on the 15th but will obviously not be able to see a show before the deadline. I've gone to Ucb shows before but not since November of last year.

Would it be possible to apply and then just see a show when I'm back in New York or is that a deal breaker?

Thanks