The IAAPA Foundation Entertainment Task Force Scholarship, sponsored by RWS Global, is built for the dreamers, builders, and operators of live entertainment. The people who imagine it, design it, and make sure it actually happens in real time.
This scholarship is for both sides of creating unforgettable guest experiences: the creatives who dream up unforgettable guest experiences, and the operators, stage managers, technicians, and show callers who bring those experiences to life night after night, cue after cue, show after show.
Because in live entertainment, imagination and execution are inseparable. Led by IAAPA’s Entertainment Task Force and supported by RWS Global, this program celebrates the full ecosystem of entertainment. Great ideas only matter if they can be executed flawlessly and great execution only exists because someone had the imagination to design it in the first place.
Recipients will attend IAAPA Expo in Orlando, Florida in November, taking part in curated education sessions, behind-the-scenes learning, and networking experiences focused on the future of live entertainment. This includes creative development, performance innovation, technical production, and the real-world operations that keep entertainment running safely, consistently, and spectacularly at scale.
Whether you are a performer, creative designer, stage manager, show caller, technician, producer, or emerging leader in Family Entertainment Centers, theme parks, cruise entertainment, or Location-Based Entertainment, this scholarship is designed to elevate your craft and expand your understanding of how entertainment is both created and operation.
This is for the people who speak in cue sheets and storyboards. Who know that “five minutes to showtime” is both a warning and a promise. And who believe that magic only works when everyone hits their mark. Because in entertainment, there are no sidelines. Only the people who dream it, and the people who make it happen. And we celebrate both!
