Sandra E. Hardy Theatre Scholarship Fund
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Focus Areas: Support for University of Maine students in theatre
Background: The Sandra E. Hardy Theatre Scholarship Fund was established at the University of Maine Foundation in 2014 with gifts from former students of Associate Professor of Theatre Sandra E. Hardy upon her retirement from the University of Maine. Dr. Hardy served as an Associate Professor at The University of Maine from 1987–2014 and is beloved by generations of University students from across all disciplines. She directed more than eighteen main stage productions at UMaine, including "Pump Boys and Dinettes", "Kiss Me Kate", "The Crackwalker", "Cabaret", "Noises Off", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", "Bent", "Jesus Christ Superstar", "Hedda Gabler", and "Grease". Dr. Hardy taught courses on acting, directing, and literature of the theatre as well as Drama in Education. She is a published scholar of Henrik Ibsen.
Contact Information:
- University of Maine Foundation
- Two Alumni Place
- Orono, ME 04469-5792
- Phone: 207.581.5100 or 800.982.8503
- Email: umainefoundation@maine.edu
How to Apply
How to Apply
Visit the Foundation's Online Giving page to make a gift in honor of Dr. Hardy for the Sandra E. Hardy Theatre Scholarship.
What University of Maine Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 6
- Total given
- $22.16M
- Median grant
- $29K
- Range
- $11K–$12.81M
- By dollars: Maine >99%, Michigan <1%. Top recipient cities: Orono, ME; Searsmont, ME; Bangor, ME.
- 50% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
University of Maine · Orono, ME
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$12.81M
Ahavas Achim Society of Brotherly Love · Bangor, ME
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$37K
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General
$22K
Potato Association of America · Livonia, MI
General
$16K
Town of Searsmont · Searsmont, ME
Government
$11K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Theater
- Performing arts
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