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About the scholarship
Concordia College — a private liberal-arts college in Moorhead, Minnesota, USA — awards Talent Scholarships to admitted students who demonstrate talent in Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, or Speech and Debate. The awards are made through the academic departments rather than the general financial-aid process, and they require a separate application for the chosen discipline. The official name of the scheme is "Talent Scholarships"; the college states the awards range in value rather than publishing one flat figure.
Note: third-party aggregators quote "$33,000/year" and a "15 January 2026" deadline — both are contradicted by the college's official pages and must be ignored. The official deadline is Feb. 1, and the official departmental figures are $1,000–$5,000 a year (see below).
Eligibility
- Incoming first-year and transfer students who have been admitted to Concordia College.
- Demonstrated talent in one of four areas: Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, or Speech and Debate.
- Recipients must take part in department events and programmes as the department determines.
- Recipients do not need to major in the talent field (explicitly stated for theatre).
- No specific GPA or SAT/ACT threshold is published on the official page for talent awards — claims of a minimum score are not confirmed.
- International students are told "performance scholarships based on talents in various fields" are available to them as well.
Benefits
- Talent Scholarships range in value — no single published amount on the official main page.
- Theatre: $1,000–$5,000 per year, stackable with academic scholarships; early-application due date Nov. 6, final deadline Feb. 1.
- Speech and Debate: $1,000–$5,000 per year, stackable with academic scholarships (excluding the Presidential scholarship).
Documents required
The college requires a separate application for the chosen discipline, and in some cases performance submissions — music auditions, portfolios, or speech recordings, depending on the department. A full itemised document list is not published on the official scholarships page.
How to apply
- Apply and get admitted to Concordia CollegeThe admission application itself is free; only admitted students can receive a talent award.
- Complete the separate Talent Scholarship applicationFor your discipline (Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, or Speech and Debate), via the department's scholarship application page — including audition recordings or portfolios where required — by the Feb. 1 deadline.
- Watch for finalist screeningTheatre finalists may be invited for on-campus interviews; speech & debate finalists submit a 3–5 minute recording and interview.
FAQs
Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota — the private liberal-arts college founded in 1891, not Concordia University.
No. That figure comes from an aggregator mix-up with Concordia's international-student cost-of-attendance range. The college says talent awards "range in value"; theatre and speech & debate awards are officially $1,000–$5,000 a year.
Feb. 1 on the official pages — not 15 January as aggregators claim.
No — for theatre the college explicitly says recipients need not major in the field.
The official international-students aid page says performance/talent scholarships are available to international students too.
Verified 20 Oct 2026 via concordiacollege.edu (official scholarships page — "range in value", Feb. 1 deadline, separate applications; theatre page $1,000–$5,000 stackable; speech & debate page $1,000–$5,000 stackable excl. Presidential; international-students page). Aggregator claims of $33,000/year and a 15 Jan 2026 deadline are contradicted by the official site and were not used.
