Scholarships in Art, General

Polaire Weissman Fund

Award: $20,000, Deadline: November 3

Applicant needs to present a typed application, full resume, statement (not to exceed 1,000 words), and three letters of recommendation.

 

Sherman Fairchild Foundation Conservation Fellowship

Award: $22,500, Deadline: December 2

Applicant must be a qualified candidate from the United States and abroad who have already reached an advanced level of training or experience.

 

Spirit Square Center for Arts and Education Scholarship

Award: $6,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a resident of Mecklenburg or surrounding counties.

 

Dean's Talent Scholarship

Award: $11,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time student who ranks in the top quarter of their high school class and has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score between 1580 and 1790. An audition or portfolio is required.

 

Provost Talent Scholarship

Award: $14,500, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time student who ranks in top 15% of class and has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1800. An audition or portfolio is required.

 

Presidential Award

Award: -, Deadline: March 1

Selection is based upon portfolio review, 15 slides of work, two letters of recommendation, transcripts, test scores, and artist's statement.

 

Austell/South Cobb Rotary Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be a South Cobb County, GA resident with a minimum 3.5 GPA. Selection is based upon portfolio and commitment to and involvement in art.

 

Hilla Rebay International Internship

Award: $15,000, Deadline: September 30

Award is a nine-month internship with three months each at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, Italy. Preference is given to doctoral-level applicants. Fluency in English, Spanish, and Italian required.

 

Participation Award

Award: $3,500, Deadline: None

Applicant must demonstrate talent in art, athletics, journalism, music, radio/TV, or theatre.

 

Art and Art Education Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1 (Priority)

Applicant must be enrolled at the University of Missouri at Columbia.

 

Presidential Talent Scholarship

Award: $16,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must be a full-time student who ranks in the top tenth of their class and has a minimum combined SAT Reasoning score of 1950. An audition or portfolio are required.

 

Visual and Performing Arts Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA audition with the School of Visual and Performing Arts or have a portfolio. Awarded to recent high school graduates only.

 

Art Scholarship Graduate Level

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an Alberta resident and be enrolled full time in a graduate program studying drama, dance, literary art, music, or the visual arts.

 

Florence Young Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500, Deadline: June 13

Applicant must be a graduate student pursuing a Master's degree in art, law, or public health.

 

Canada's University Scholarship-Immersion Program

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 14

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, have a minimum 84% average, and have a diploma from an immersion program.

 

Canada's University Scholarship-Francophone High School

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, with a minimum 84% average, must have a diploma from a francophone high school, and must have studied French.

 

Bourse de la Francophonie

Award: $2,500, Deadline: March 14

Applicant must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, and have a minimum 80% average.

 

Aulus Saunders Service Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 13

Applicant must demonstrate exceptional service to the Art Department. Applicant is nominated by the faculty of the Art Department.

 

Grant Arnold Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 13

Applicant must demonstrate significant growth as an artist or scholar. Applicants are nominated by the Art Department.

 

Hermann Krusi Award

Award: -, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have the highest GPA and a minimum 60 hours residency and 86 hours toward graduation.

 

Robert M. Sullins Studio Award

Award: -, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must demonstrate exceptional growth and ability in the studio area of the art program. Applicants are nominated by the Arts Department faculty.

 

Creative and Performing Arts Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: December 1

Applicant must be studying in an area of art, creative writing, dance, music, theater. Audition or portfolio review and admission to the university required.

 

Catharine Gould Chism Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: February 1

Applicant must be an incoming freshman who has demonstrated leadership abilities and has the intent to major in the arts or humanities.

 

Antonio Cirino Memorial Art Education Fellowship

Award: $10,000, Deadline: April 28

Applicant must be a graduate student in arts education who has been a Rhode Island resident for at least five years. Preference is given to visual artists; however, writers, actors and composers interested in teaching are also encouraged to apply. RISD students or graduates are not eligible for this fellowship.

 

ProStart Invitational

Award: $3,000, Deadline: April 6

Applicants must be enrolled in a ProStart program to be eligible for competition.

 

Scholastic Art & Writing Award

Award: $10,000, Deadline: February 9

 

Art Institutes Scholarship Competition

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 16

High School seniors and international students may compete in The Art Institutes Scholarship Competition. Scholarship awards are based on the quality of projects submitted by students and vary by location. Details may be obtained by calling The Art Institute location of your choice.

 

Bodie McDowell Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be an undergraduate or graduate student in the field of print, photography, film, art or broadcasting.

 

Les Klug Photography Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must major in art and submit a photography portfolio.

 

Anne Hardy Art Scholarship

Award: -, Deadline: February 1

Applicants must major in art and submit a portfolio.