Walsh / Di Tolla / Spivak Scholarship

The Trustees of the Richard F. Walsh/Alfred W. Di Tolla/Harold P. Spivak Foundation are pleased to offer ten scholarship awards each year. Each winner of a scholarship will receive a total of $10,000 in scholarship funds which will be paid out at $2,500 per year over a four year period. Counting the 2021 awards, the Foundation has assisted 100 students in the pursuit of a college education.

The Richard F. Walsh/Alfred W. Di Tolla/Harold Spivak Foundation (the Foundation) offers an annual scholarship which is open to the children of members in good standing of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada (IATSE).

The rules of eligibility state that the applicant must:

1. Be the child of a member in good standing of the IATSE.
2. Be a high school senior at time of application and has or is about to apply for admission to an accredited college or university as a fully matriculated student, which will lead to a bachelor's degree. The scholarship is not open to students that have already started college or university.

Ten scholarships are awarded each year in the amount of $10,000.00 per person, to be distributed over a four (4) year period. In September of each year, a distribution of $2,500 will be sent directly to the student’s college or university’s financial office, which will total $10,000 over the course of the four (4) year period.

The procedure for the application is as follows:

1. Fill out the application in its entirety.
2. A complete copy of the applicant's high school transcript is to be forwarded to the Foundation Office. The transcript must have the school’s seal or stamp for authenticity. It can be sent in directly by the school or the student (together with the application).
3. Present a letter(s) of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, volunteer institution or clergyman.
4. A list of extracurricular activities with the student’s role and description of duties must be submitted with the application (ex. the student’s resume).
5. OPTIONAL: Submit to the Foundation Office the record of the score achieved by the applicant on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Testing (ACT). Please note the Foundation does not have a code for the scores to be submitted electronically therefore a printed copy of the scores attached to the application will be accepted by the Foundation.

Deadline for filing applications with the Foundation Office is December 31st of each year. Applications postmarked by December 31st will be accepted. Ancillary documents such as transcripts, recommendation letters and test scores can be sent separately and will be accepted after the December 31st deadline. The application itself must be received (or postmarked) by the Foundation by the December 31st deadline. Applications received (or postmarked) after the December 31st deadline will not be accepted, there are no exceptions. The ten (10) winners of the scholarship award will be notified by the Foundation Office in late May or June of following calendar year. Applicants that are not selected for the scholarship will be advised by email in June or July of the following year.