Art scholarships help budding artists finance their education.
The phrase "starving artist" doesn't have to apply to art students. In the United States, there are a variety of art scholarships available. Art scholarships help you pay for your education without accumulating a lot of debt through student loans. You can apply for a number of art scholarships free of charge.
Scholarships.com
The website Scholarships.com offers a scholarship for students pursuing an art education. The term "art" is defined as broadly as possible by Scholarships.com and includes disciplines such as fine arts, art history, graphic design, interior design, theater, web design, voice and photojournalism, among others. The scholarship has a rolling application deadline and awards up to $1,000 to college undergraduates and high school seniors. To apply for the scholarship, a student need only fill out a profile on the website.
Friend in Art Scholarship
The Friend in Art Scholarship is provided by United Cerebral Palsy. The program offers up to $1,000 to blind and visually impaired students with proven excellence in the arts. Arts covered by the Friends in Art Scholarship program include visual arts, music, theater and creative writing. Applications must be submitted by April 15.
United Cerebral Palsy
Friends in Art Scholarship
Harvey Miller
402 East French Broad Street
Brevard, NC 28712-3410
ucp.org
WorldStudio AIGA Art Scholarships
WorldStudio AIGA Art Scholarships are scholarships for students of color and students from economically disadvantaged households. The scholarship is offered by the artists' professional organization, AIGA (formerly known as the American Institute of Graphic Arts). The committee selects scholarship recipients not merely on the basis of past artistic performance, but also on the basis of how much the applicant plans to give back to the broader community. Awards range from $2,000 to $6,000, with honorable mention awards of $200. Awards are good for only one year, after which students must re-apply. The scholarship is for students studying fine arts, art direction, graphic design, illustration and photography.
AIGA
164 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10010
aiga.org
National Sculpture Society Scholarships
The National Sculpture Society offers a scholarship specifically for student sculptors. The scholarship committee greatly prefers sculpture that imitates objects in nature, as opposed to more abstract renderings. Students must be attending an accredited academic institution. Scholarship winners receive $2,000 for college tuition.
National Sculpture Society
75 Varick Street, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10013
212-764-5645
nationalsculpture.org
Scholastic Art Awards
The Alliance for Young Artists and Writers provides the Scholastic Art Awards. This prominent award allows students to earn both recognition and money for college. Graduating seniors compete with eight works of completed art for scholarships of up to $10,000 presented in each region of the U.S. Award winners travel to New York City to attend a ceremony in their honor at Carnegie Hall.
Scholastic Art Awards
557 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-3962
212-343-6493
artandwriting.org
