Discovery Awards
Funding Amount
Cash scholarship
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Discovery Awards
Presented in partnership with: Celebrity Attractions
Focus: Highlights and awards excellence in high school musical theatre
- Professional arts adjudicators attend participating high school musicals and nominate the best performers from each production
- Spring: All nominees attend a week-long masterclass workshop led by award-winning creatives, ending in a showcase competition on stage at the Tulsa PAC
- Overall best female and male performers win an all-expense paid trip to represent Eastern Oklahoma in New York City
- NYC: Participants attend another week-long masterclass workshop led by award-winning creatives
- National competition: Compete on a Broadway stage in front of Broadway producers and directors at the Jimmy® Awards (The National High School Musical Theatre Awards®) in the summer
Program Description
- High school students in Eastern Oklahoma
Eligibility
- All-expense paid trip to New York City
- Cash scholarship (amount not specified)
Awards
Geographic Scope: Eastern Oklahoma
Contact: 918.596.7111
Address: 110 E 2nd St, Tulsa, OK 74103
What Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $91K
- Median grant
- $14K
- Range
- $5,291–$24K
- By dollars: Oklahoma 100%. Top recipient cities: Tulsa, OK.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
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Tulsa Ballet · Tulsa, OK
Theatre usage
$24K
Tulsa Symphony · Tulsa, OK
Theatre usage
$21K
Theatre Tulsa · Tulsa, OK
Theatre usage
$17K
American Theatre Company · Tulsa, OK
Theatre usage
$14K
Chamber Music of Tulsa · Tulsa, OK
Theatre usage
$5,423
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