Graduate Student Assistance

The 44th Annual Mid-America Theatre Conference
The Pyle Center, UW-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
March 7-10, 2024

Graduate Assistance

As in years past, we are able to provide limited financial assistance for Graduate Students. You may apply by filling out the MATC Student Assistance Application 2024. Details are included at the top of the form. There is a limit of 4 accepted applicants, and applicants will be evaluated on both obvious financial need and on a first come/first serve basis.

Deadline: February 7, 2024

Grad Student Discounted Room Block 

We are also pleased to announce that the Conference Planners have negotiated a room block for Grad Students at Hilton Garden Inn Madison Downtown, for an even lower rate of $119/night! As far as we can tell, this is the first time a conference has negotiated additional discounts in the conference hotel (usually it is a separate hotel). 

Since the rooms are limited in number, we will only be giving the $119/night rate to groups of two or more (to maximize said discount). Applications will be processed on a first come/first serve basis.

To Apply:

  • If you do not have a roommate, you can fill out the MATC 2024 Graduate Student Roommate Matching Form.  We then will provide you access to the Google Sheet that will populate information for people who have filled it out (by one week after submission). Once you have found your roommate(s) and made your reservation at the Hilton, fill out MATC ROOMMATE AGREEMENT FORM FOR GRAD STUDENT ROOM BLOCK, follow all listed instructions, and email it back to grad_rep@matc.us. It should be noted that Grad Reps/MATC will nototherwise participate in the matching process.
  • FYI: to receive the $119/night rate, you must already have a reservation at the Hilton at the original MATC conference rate of $139/night. The Grad Student reduction can be applied only to those who follow proper avenues of reservation. No forms marked or indicating “tentative” roommates/reservations will be processed. 

Once your application is processed, we will inform you if we can give you and your party the rate by mid-February at the latest. This is also when the hotel needs a final list of discounted rooms, so forms sent after 02/13/2024 will not be considered. Most other pertinent details are listed on the form.

While we will be doing our best to make this as smooth a process as possible, this is a “pilot program”; we appreciate your patience.