Awards and Scholarships
Special Awards and Trophies
The following awards/trophies listed are received by festival participants through adjudicator recommendations. Some are direct Sponsor Donations and others are awarded through the NIFPA Awards fund.
Ballet:
- Primary Ballet Award
- Excellence in Ballet – For the Love of Dance Trophy and Award *
- Most Entertaining Ballet Duet/Trio Award
- Most Entertaining Ballet Group Trophy
* Courtenay Budget Brake & Muffler Sponsor. Criteria For the Love of Dance Trophy and Award: Awarded in memory of Charlotte Rose Martell. This award goes to a child of any age who shows a genuine love for dance. The recipient does not have to be the most talented or technical dancer. It is to be awarded to a child who lives and breathes to dance, and who has a genuine passion for it. “To celebrate a child who cannot stand still when there is music playing, and loves to dance.” This is exactly who Charlotte was – so young she had barely any training yet she was such an amazing little personality. Dance was her own genuine expression of love.
Modern:
- Primary Modern Award
- Excellence in Modern Award
- Most Artistic Modern Duet/Trio Award
- Most Artistic Modern Group Trophy
Stage:
- Primary Jazz Award
- Excellence in Jazz Award
- Most Entertaining Jazz Duet/Trio Award
- Primary Musical Theatre Award
- Excellence in Musical Theatre Award
- Most Entertaining Musical Theatre Duet/Trio Award
- Primary Tap Award
- Excellence in Tap Award
- Most Entertaining Tap Duet/Trio Award
- Most Entertaining Stage Group Trophy
- Most Entertaining Tap Group Trophy
Hip Hop:
- Primary Hip Hop Award
- Excellence in Hip Hop Award
- Most Entertaining Hip Hop Duet/Trio Award
- Most Entertaining Street Dance Group Trophy
Young Choreographer :
- Young Choreographer Award
Piano :
- Outstanding Performance Primary Award
- Outstanding Performance Junior Award
- Outstanding Performance Intermediate Award
Voice :
- Outstanding Performance Primary Award
- Outstanding Performance Junior Award
- Outstanding Performance Intermediate Award
Summer Program Scholarships:
- Innovate Dance Arts/Helix Dance Theatre summer scholarship
- Triple Heat Dance Academy of Performing Arts summer scholarship
- Harbour Dance Centre summer scholarship
- Tri-Tone Tap and Percussive Arts summer scholarship
Scholarship Eligibility Information
Application Deadline is April 30th.
Participants must be living and studying within NIFPA boundaries, which are:
- School District 68 Nanaimo/Ladysmith
- School District 69 Qualicum/Parksville
- School District 71 Comox Valley
- School District 84 Vancouver Island West
- School District 70 Alberni
- School District 72 Campbell River
- School District 85 Vancouver Island North
- School District 47 Powell River
Participants who have performed in two (2) consecutive festivals (including the year of application) whose entries made them eligible for consideration as a representative at the Provincial Festival.
In the year of application, applicants must be registered in a full-time or part-time post-secondary program at a recognized education institution.
Previous scholarship winners are not eligible.
Application Form:
Submission:
Eligible applicants may submit the application form, along with an an essay describing how the festival has impacted their life, by email to: info.nifpa@gmail.com