Joseph C. Paparone Endowed Student Travel Scholarship

The Joseph C. Paparone Endowed Student Travel Scholarship Fund was established to support theatre student attendance at festivals, workshops or professional development conferences related to theatre arts performance. This Fund will help to reimburse some of the student cost (registration, travel, room and board) of attendance.

To be eligible:

• Students must be full-time, matriculated and majoring in theatre arts.
• Preference will be given to candidates with a concentration in performance.
• In addition, students must provide a statement detailing how attendance at such events will impact their learning of performance in the theatre arts.

Spring and Fall Semester Conferences:

• If you are attending a conference in the fall or spring semester, your application should be submitted during that semester the conference takes place.

Summer Conferences

• If your conference takes place in the summer – scholarship applications should be submitted in the prior spring semester for conference dates up to 7/1.
• If your conference dates fall after 7/1, scholarship applications should be submitted upon return to campus in the following fall semester.
• If you are not enrolled for summer, reimbursements can not be granted until fall.

Tax Liability

• All payments require students to fill in a W9 (W8BEN for international students) – these funds are taxable.
• Reimbursements follow government guidelines https://www.gsa.gov/travel with the exception of mileage.
• The SUNY New Paltz Foundation only accepts gas receipts for car travel and will not reimburse mileage.
• If you have questions about what is allowable, please email npscholarships@newpaltz.edu

To apply to this scholarship you must complete the Conference Travel Conditional Application which auto-populates when you select Conference Travel in the General Application.