The Cora Nunnally Miller Scholarship Portrait of Cora Nunnally (Lamar Dodd, 1940) Offered on a rotating basis, The Cora Nunnally Miller Scholarship is for incoming freshmen Theatre or Film Studies majors who show promise in acting, design, tech, directing, writing, or all-around leadership in Theatre or Film. Cora Nunnally Miller was a passionate advocate for animal health, conservation and the arts, and she wholeheartedly believed in the impact higher education could have on these causes. Miller anonymously gave more than $33 million to the University of Georgia Foundation throughout her lifetime and granted permission for the university to share her name only after her death. Her last gift, a bequest of $17 million made at her passing in July 2015, will have a transformational effect across the university. From that final gift, the Cora Nunnally Miller Fine Arts Scholarship fund was formed. Graduating high school seniors who have been accepted by UGA are eligible to apply for one of these competitive scholarships for their incoming freshmen. Application Info The Chuck Baker Scholarship in Drama AND Film STUDIES The Chuck Baker Scholarship in Drama and Film Studies is offered annually to three theatre students and one Film Studies student. These four $1,500 awards honor sophomore and junior Theatre majors for outstanding achievement in any aspect of theatre or film practice, including acting, stage managing, directing, set, costume, lighting or sound design, with financial need as a consideration. The Chuck Baker Scholarship in Drama was introduced by former department head Stanley Longman, who helped establish the scholarship in memory of Baker, a former journalism professor at UGA. THE Eddie Lambeth Scholarship in Acting and Screenwriting One $1,500 award honoring aspiring actors, screenwriters, or playwrights with proven professional promise, outstanding character, and above-average academic standing. The award was established in honor of Eddie Lambeth, an economics graduate of UGA with a love of acting and film. The Martin Holubar Scholarship One $1,500 award for an undergraduate student based on their love for theater and for going the extra mile in the department. Exceptional character and dedication to theatrical practice are crucial. This scholarship was established by the family of Martin Holubar, a passionate thespian and UGA undergraduate who passed unexpectedly in 2005. The New Georgia Group Award The New Georgia Group Alumni Established by a group of former drama majors, known as New Georgia, this grant seeks to support a student project (play, film, or other media) based on freethinking and originality. Grant projects should be initiated by undergraduate majors and/or graduate students in the Department of Theatre and Film Studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. The criteria for receiving the grant will include artistic risk-taking and new approaches in concept and expression, while maintaining an appreciative audience. Each project should creatively apply one or more of the academic disciplines included in the Department’s curriculum.
