20+ Scholarships for Art Students

There are so many art students. Here is a partial list of the scholarships available:

• “Creativity Takes Courage” Scholarship for Art Students

• "What Do You Want to Be" Art Contest

• 1st Art Gallery Art & Design Scholarship

• AIGA Worldstudio D×D Scholarships

• Bowseat Ocean Awareness Contest

• CardsDirect Future Designer Scholarship

• Celebrate the West Art Competition

• The Christophers High School Poster Contest

• Doodle for Google Scholarship

• The George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest

• Imagine Justice Youth Art Contest

• Jay Kennedy Memorial Scholarship

• The John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship Fund

• The Letitia Moore Charitable Trust Scholarship

• PortraitFlip Art & Design Scholarship

• Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation

• Project Yellow Light (Billboard Contest)

• Science Without Borders® Challenge

• Tian Hong Youth Poem & Art Contest

• Trevor Coopersmith Urban Art Scholarship

• VFW Auxiliary Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest (Listen to my interview with the scholarship sponsor here)

• The Whitaker Foundation Art Scholarship Fund

• Wyland National Art and Classroom Mural Challenge

New scholarships, including those for art students, are being established all the time. To find even more scholarships for students studying art, set up profiles on our recommended scholarship sites. These sites will match students with scholarships based on their profiles.

Even students who aren't planning to be professional artists can use their passion for art as part of their scholarship journey and to build their Personal Narrative. Future medical professional Victoria, who has earned nearly $200,000 in scholarships, often discussed a mural she created for a hospital in her scholarship essays.

Remember, though, that qualifying to apply for a scholarship isn't enough. Scholarships are competitive. The student needs to submit a quality application, which usually includes a compelling essay, if they hope to be selected for the scholarship.

In my experience, the most crucial factor determining a student's scholarship success is whether they have built a compelling Personal Narrative and translating that into application essays that grab the judge's attention. To learn more about a student's Personal Narrative, as well as the entire scholarship process, check out the on-demand Scholarship GPS video-based course. Families can get 50% off lifetime access when using the discount code ART at checkout.