Jump Start Award


Since 2013, KU Dance has presented the Jump Start Award for graduating seniors. This award is a $500 stipend designed to help graduating seniors in an intensive training opportunity that will support their professional career paths.  Seniors may self-nominate by sending an email to kudance@ku.edu describing their next steps in professional/career development by April 1.

Past Recipients

YearRecipient
2024Hope Casner
2023Johnny Dinh Phan, Anna Hastings
2022Annalee Larsen, Madison Meade
2021Grace DiVilbiss
2020Jordyn Manhart, Allie Thaman
2017Alyssa Rivera
2016Sarah O'Keefe
2015Vashti Goracke, Cora Schimke
2014Lydia Snell