Arts scholarships - Jan '25

San Diego District Scholarship

California • Food & Nutrition • Fashion • Economics • Marketing • Interior Design • Finance • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Travel & Tourism

The San Diego District Scholarship offers up to $3,000 for students in various fields. Minimum 2.50 GPA required. Apply now!

King Olav V Norwegian-American Heritage Fund

American Studies • History • Literature • Social Sciences • Sociology • World Studies • Arts • Freshmen • Graduate Students • Seniors • Juniors

Scholarship for Norwegian citizens studying in the U.S. Requires essays, recommendations, and transcripts. Award: $3,000.

AB HBCU Scholars Program

Tennessee • Alabama • Virginia • Arkansas • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maryland • Mississippi • Missouri • North Carolina • Ohio • Oklahoma • Pennsylvania • South Carolina • Texas • West Virginia • District Of Columbia • Accounting • Business Administration • Computer Science • Cybersecurity • Economics • Electrical Engineering • Computer Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Finance • Psychology • History • Art History • Sociology • World Studies • Studio Arts • Theatre/Performing Arts • Management • Marketing • Mathematics • Operations Management • For Asian students • For Black and/or African American students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • Sophomores

The AB HBCU Scholars Program offers $5,000 for eligible undergraduate sophomores at select HBCUs. Apply now!

Islamic Scholarship Fund

International Relations • Political Science/Government • Public Policy & Administration • Public Relations • Sociology • Law • Journalism • Digital Communications/Media • Writing • Theatre/Performing Arts • Film • For Muslim students • Seniors • Juniors • Graduate Students • Sophomores

The Islamic Scholarship Fund offers up to $10,000 for Muslim students in media-related fields with a 3.0 GPA. Apply with essays and video.

Robert W. Thunen Memorial Scholarship

California • Nevada • Oregon • Washington • Architecture • Electrical Engineering • Electrical/Electronics • Interior Design • Carpentry/Masonry • Construction • Other Trades/Crafts • Theatre/Performing Arts • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Robert W. Thunen Memorial Scholarship offers up to $5,000 for students in lighting education in Northern CA, NV, OR, or WA.

Leighton M. Ballew Directing Scholarship

Theatre/Performing Arts • Graduate Students

The Leighton M. Ballew Directing Scholarship offers up to $2,500 for graduate students in directing or Theatre from select states.

CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship

Studio Arts • Fashion • Music • Theatre/Performing Arts • For Black and/or African American students • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors • Graduate Students • Freshmen

The CBC Spouses Performing Arts Scholarship offers $5,000 to African-American students pursuing degrees in performing arts.

The Kress Foundation Interpretive Fellowships at Art Museums

Art History • Graduate Students • Seniors

The Kress Foundation offers $30,000 fellowships for students pursuing careers in art museums as educators or curators.

Foundation of Flexographic Technical Association Scholarship Competition

Arts • Graphic Design • Other Trades/Crafts • Digital Communications/Media • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • High school

Print and Graphics Scholarship

Graphic Design • Other Trades/Crafts • Manufacturing/Production • Photography • High school • Freshmen • Juniors • Seniors • Sophomores

The Print and Graphics Scholarship offers up to $5,000 for students in printing or graphics programs with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For students with disabilities • Digital Communications/Media • Film • Music • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Sophomores • Freshmen • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Tony Coelho Media Scholarship offers $5,625 for students with disabilities pursuing media careers. Apply with essays and a recommendation.

NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For students with disabilities • Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Film • Hospitality • Radio & Television • Restaurant/Culinary/Food Services • Theatre/Performing Arts • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students • High school

The NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship offers $5,625 for students with disabilities pursuing media careers. Apply now!

Vincent T. Wasilewski Scholarship

Journalism • Radio & Television • Graduate Students

The Vincent T. Wasilewski Scholarship offers $4,000 for graduate students in electronic media with a 3.0 GPA. Apply with an essay and references.

Student Design Competition

Architecture • Design/Visual Communications • Fashion • Game Design • Graphic Design • Interior Design • Urban Design • UX/Technical Design • Marketing • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Student Design Competition awards up to $5,000 to college students in design fields for innovative project submissions.

Huntington Library/Wha Martin Ridge Fellowship For Study In Western History

History • Art History • Graduate Students

The Huntington Library offers a $3,500 fellowship for Ph.D. students in western history. Submit a resume and proposal to apply.

The Dante Prize

Literature • History • Art History • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Dante Prize awards $500 for the best undergraduate essay on Dante Alighieri's life or works. Open to students in the US and Canada.

John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation Radio Scholarships

Radio & Television • Juniors • Seniors

Apply for the John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation Radio Scholarships for $5,000. Open to juniors and seniors in Broadcast Communications.

History of Art Institutional Fellowships

Art History • Architecture • Graduate Students

Six Kress Fellowships for pre-doctoral research in European art history, offering $30,000 for two years at top research centers.

John and Ruth Maciag Scholarship

Vermont • Architecture • Graphic Design • Film • Studio Arts • Arts • High school • Freshmen

The John and Ruth Maciag Scholarship offers up to $1,000 for Vermont high school seniors pursuing education in creative fields.

Maggie Thompson Phipps Memorial Scholarship For Visual Art

Mississippi • Studio Arts • High school • Freshmen

The Maggie Thompson Phipps Memorial Scholarship offers $250+ for Visual Art majors. Requires an essay and two recommendation letters.

Louis B. Russell Scholarship

Arts • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • For Asian students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Black and/or African American students • For Middle Eastern students • Freshmen

The Louis B. Russell Scholarship offers $1,000 to minority high school seniors pursuing vocational education at accredited institutions.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Choir San Diego Visual and Performing Arts Educational Scholarship

San Diego County • California • Music • Arts • Arts Management • Film • Fashion • Graphic Design • Photography • Studio Arts • Theatre/Performing Arts • Writing • Freshmen

Marian A. Smith Costume Scholarship Award

Alabama • Florida • Georgia • Kentucky • Mississippi • North Carolina • South Carolina • Tennessee • Virginia • West Virginia • Fashion • Theatre/Performing Arts • Graduate Students

The Marian A. Smith Costume Scholarship offers $1,500 for graduate students in costume design from select Southern states.

Raymond Davis Scholarship

Engineering • Computer Science • Computer Engineering • Photography • Graduate Students • Juniors • Seniors

The Raymond Davis Scholarship offers up to $1,000 for undergraduates and graduates in imaging fields. Requires an essay and two recommendation letters.

Alex J. Ettl Grant

Arts • High school • Freshmen • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors

The Alex J. Ettl Grant awards $5,000 annually to a skilled figurative or realist sculptor with a mature body of work.