A whole new world of creativity awaits once art school begins. But the chance to develop your talents among peers and experts does come at a cost.
Your best bet is to take some of that creativity you have all bottled up and put it to good use in finding ways to pay for college.
Loans and grants help cover expenses. And, there are obvious options for lessening your financial burden like getting a job, buying used textbooks instead of new and sticking to a strict budget for living.
But so many students haven’t tapped into a golden opportunity to pay for college – scholarships. Scholarships are money awarded to help pay for your education that you don’t have to pay back.
Colleges, universities and art institutes offer scholarships to students based on grades, portfolio work, community engagement, areas of study and the list goes on. There are also a number of nationwide scholarships available for students who meet a wide variety of criteria.
If you counted yourself out for a scholarship, think again. You could be missing out on money that will make paying for college a lot easier.
Remember that most colleges require students to fill out the Free Application For Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at https://fafsa.ed.gov/ in order to qualify for student financial assistance, including loans, grants or scholarships.
You can find more information about scholarships available by:
- Contacting the admissions office at the school where you want to attend
- Visiting the U.S. Department of Labor’s scholarship search tool: www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/training/find-scholarships.aspx
- Talking to organizations (including professional associations)
related to your field of interest
Here we’ve provided you with a list of schools that have scholarship programs and some national scholarships that might be of interest. However, it is not a comprehensive list.
College Specific Scholarship Programs:
Academy of Art University
http://www.academyart.edu/finances
Belmont University
http://www.belmont.edu/sfs/scholarships/index.html
California College of the Arts
https://www.cca.edu/admissions/financialaid/all-scholarships
Cornish College of the Arts
http://www.cornish.edu/admission/financial_aid/
Delaware College of Art and Design
http://dcad.edu/site/admissions/financial_aid/scholarships
Drexel University – Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
http://drexel.edu/part-time/financing/overview/
Illinois State University School of Art
http://finearts.illinoisstate.edu/art/awards/
Indiana State University
http://www.indstate.edu/scholarships
Kansas City Art Institute
http://kcai.edu/financial-aid-scholarships/
Los Angeles Film School
http://www.lafilm.edu/admissions/financial-aid/
Louisiana State University
http://design.lsu.edu/student-life/scholarships/
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
http://www.lymeacademy.edu/index.php/admissions/financial_aid/
Massachusetts College of Art & Design
http://massart.edu/Admissions/Financial_Aid.html
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
http://mcad.edu/admissions-and-aid/undergraduate/types-of-aid
Montana State University-Bozeman
http://www.montana.edu/admissions/scholarships/
Parsons The New School of Design
http://www.newschool.edu/student-financial-services/scholarships-and-grants/
Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
http://pcad.edu/admissions/financial-aid/
San Francisco Art Institute
http://sfai.edu/admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid/scholarships-grants-and-fellowships
Santa Fe University of Art and Design
http://santafeuniversity.edu/admissions/our-scholarships/
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.saic.edu/financialaid/saicscholarshipsandgrants/#saic
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
http://www.smfa.edu/financial-aid-scholarships
School of Visual Arts
http://www.sva.edu/students/financial-aid
Southwest University of Visual Arts
http://suva.edu/usadmission.php#finaid
Studio Art Center International (Florence-Italy)
http://saci-florence.edu/18-category-admissions/127-page-scholarship-information.php
Suny Purchase College
http://www.purchase.edu/Departments/EnrollmentServices/FinancialServices/default.aspx
Syracuse University, College of VPA
http://financialaid.syr.edu/
Tribeca Flashpoint College
https://www.tribecaflashpoint.edu/scholarships-and-grants
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
http://www.umassd.edu/financialaid/scholarships/
Nationwide Scholarship Programs:
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Student Academy Awards were established in 1972 to support and encourage excellence in filmmaking at the collegiate level.
Website: http://www.oscars.org/saa
The Artistic Excellence in Print Design & Marketing Scholarship is awarded annually to the most qualified and deserving U.S. undergraduate or graduate. Applicants will be judged based on the completion and submission of a personal marketing package promoting themselves. This package must contain one business card, one brochure, one poster and one flyer.
Website: http://www.printaholic.com/scholarship/
The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest is open to undergraduate and graduate students. To enter, students must read Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged and write an essay (800 to 1600 words) on one of the topics provided on the website.
Website: https://www.aynrand.org/students/essay-contests#atlasshrugged-1
The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant is available to emerging figurative artists with a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking. Offers additional renewal awards to selected applicants.
Website: https://www.elizabethgreenshieldsfoundation.org
The Leicester B. Holland Prize is an annual competition that recognizes the best single-sheet measured drawing of a historic building, site or structure prepared by an individual to the standards of the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS).
Website: http://www.nps.gov/hdp/competitions/holland.htm
The Randy Pausch Scholarship Fund has been established to support students who are pursuing careers specializing in the development of interactive entertainment. Possible career paths include (but are not limited to) art, animation, programming, engineering, game direction, game design, sound design and music composition.
Website: http://www.interactive.org/foundation/scholarships.asp
The Scott-Mckenna Memorial Scholarship, named in memory of the founders of Rocky Mountain Outdoor Writers and Photographers, is given annually to a student with a career interest in communicating about the outdoors.
Website: http://rmowp.org/scholarship-fund/
The SEIU Moe Foner Scholarship Program for Visual & Performing Arts is for full-time students with majors in the performing arts including, but not limited to: drama, music, dance, opera, marching bands and other musical ensembles.
Website: http://www.seiu.org/moe-foner-scholarship-program
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