Scholarships in Art, General

William E. Barto Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: January 15 (application deadline); March 1 (FAFSA deadline)

Applicant must be a high school senior from a Duluth/Superior public/private high school who is in the top quarter of their graduating class. Applicant must be planning to attend the University of Minnesota - Duluth or the University of Wisconsin - Superior, pursuing a degree in either arts or visual arts. FAFSA is required.

 

Jonathan Family Scholarship

Award: $500, Deadline: April 13

Applicant must be a Laytonville High School senior who plans to attend a vocational school, community college, or four-year college/university. Selection based upon financial need; their qualities of diligence, perseverance, and selflessness; and desire to pursue studies in music, art, architecture, building construction and/or design.

 

Flora De Mayo Scholarship Fund

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 5

Applicant must be a resident of Sonoma County who has a passion and aptitude for the arts. Community commitment is required.

 

Leslie B. Durst Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: April 30

Applicant must be a graduate of the Vancouver School for Arts and Academics who will pursue an education in the arts.

 

David G. Robinson Arts Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL high school who will pursue a degree in an art-related field. Financial need and community service must be demonstrated.

 

Ellen Sheppard Scholarship Fund

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Lee County, FL high school who will pursue a degree in art or nursing. Financial need and minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

John D. Wright Memorial Educational Scholarship

Award: $5,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduate of a Bay County high school enrolled full-time in an art curriculum. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Dodee & Tom D. Morris Memorial Art Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: February 15

Applicant must have graduated from a Phelps County, NE high school and enrolled as a post-secondary student pursuing a two- or four-year degree or certification in art. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Wisconsin Dells Art Association Scholarship

Award: $2,000, Deadline: March 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Wisconsin Dells High School who will pursue a career in an art-related field.

 

Beth Helrigel Wester Memorial Scholarship

Award: $3,000, Deadline: March 15

Applicant must be a graduating senior from a Thornapple Kellogg high school who will pursue a major or minor in art or music. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Joseph Bonfitto Scholarship

Award: $8,000, Deadline: March 30

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Agawam High School who will pursue post-secondary education in advertising, the arts, or creative design.

 

John M. Roca Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,250, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a graduating senior from Cape Henlopen High School who will attend an accredited four-year college or university majoring in agriculture, art, pre-veterinary medicine or a related field. Minimum 3.5 GPA required.

 

The Legacy Scholarship Fund of Ernst Gottlieb Braun

Award: $1,500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be a resident of Fayette County, PA who will attend a post-secondary institution in the European Union majoring in architecture, art, foreign language or history. Minimum 3.0 GPA required.

 

Design Grant

Award: $4,000, Deadline: December 16

To apply for one of the two student scholarship grants, applicant must be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in an art or design program. To apply for the one open grant, anyone may apply, with the exclusion of those applying for student grant (alumni and other majors are welcome).

 

Jay Franke Scholarship

Award: $4,000, Deadline: April 15

Applicant must be a high school senior with Type 1 diabetes who is seeking higher education at an accredited four-year college, university, technical, or trade school and intends to pursue an arts degree (music, theatre, dance).

 

Byung Keun & Pyoung Ran Choi Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: May 31

Applicant must be Korean-American and be enrolled as a full time student studying art or music or participating in athletics. Selection is based upon financial need, academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and community service.

 

Dr. Hugh and Madge Gleaton Scholarship Fund

Award: $4,000, Deadline: March 3

Applicant must be a graduating senior of a Henderson County public school who is planning to attend a four-year accredited university within the University of North Carolina System. A successful applicant is a student who ranks in the top 15% of their secondary school class and has financial need. Preference will be given to a student who is pursuing a degree in the arts, education, engineering, the sciences, or medicine.

 

Haddy Harrington Memorial Scholarship

Award: $750, Deadline: March 3

Applicant must be a graduate from a Henderson County high school who plans to continue their education and study art or writing. Financial need is required.

 

Art Award

Award: $3,500, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must apply to University of Redlands by November 15 and submit samples of artwork.

 

Associate's Degree Scholarship in Art and Design

Award: $500, Deadline: April 1

Applicant must be pursuing an Art and Design associate's degree. Selection is based on academic history, extracurricular activities, and employment history.

 

Murray Grant

Award: -, Deadline: January 31; April 30; July 31; October 31

Applicant must be a U.S. citizen who is enrolled full-time in an art program (excluding performing arts) at an accredited college or university. Minimum 2.5 GPA, transcripts, letter of recommendation, and portfolio required. Financial need must be demonstrated.

 

Charles E. Blackwood Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be an art student at Furman University who demonstrates financial need and shows a strong creative potential in visual arts. Portfolio and attendance at the Art Department's Portfolio Day required.

 

Thomas E. Flowers Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a full-time art student at Furman University who has demonstrated quality work, exemplified high moral character, and shown academic promise. Portfolio and attendance at the Art Department's Portfolio Day required.

 

Lollie Jane Turk Hines Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a full-time, freshman art student at Furman University. Financial need, high moral character, and academic/artistic promise must be demonstrated. Portfolio required.

 

Glen E. Howerton Scholarship

Award: $1,000, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be a full-time freshman art student at Furman University who has demonstrated quality work, exemplified high moral character, and shown academic promise.

 

Orange County Centennial Arts Scholarship

Award: $2,500, Deadline: January 16

Applicant must be a graduating high school senior who is a resident of Orange County, California and plans to enroll full-time at an accredited college or university majoring in the arts. Leadership skills and community service involvement must be demonstrated. Essay, current transcript, and two letters of recommendation required.

 

PhD Scholarship for the Arts, Sciences and Engineering

Award: -, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be pursuing a PhD at the University of Rochester's Arts, Sciences and Engineering school.

 

Master's Scholarship for the Arts, Sciences and Engineering

Award: -, Deadline: n/a

Applicant must be pursuing a master's degree at the University of Rochester's Arts, Sciences and Engineering school.

 

QualityBath.com Scholarship Program

Award: $1,500, Deadline: March 1

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, a high-school senior or college level student, have a 3.0 minimum GPA or higher and be pursuing a degree in the arts or design field. Applicants must convey the beauty of humanity either through written essay, image or 90-second video.

 

Bill McKnight Legacy Scholarship

Award: $3,250, Deadline: January 13

Applicants must be residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon or Washington and be high school seniors or college or graduate students (community college, four-year public or private college or university, certificate program, vocational/technical/trade programs, law school, medical/dental/veterinary school or graduate education). Students must be members of the LGBTQ and allied community and display leadership either within the LGBTQ community or within their field of study and demonstrate financial need. Students with additional barriers to education as well as those who are economically, racially, socially, geographically or politically disenfranchised will be given consideration as well. Preference given to applicants from Kitsap County/Bainbridge Island, Washington.