Scholarships for Design Majors

Good design makes everything better. If you have an eye for design, you may be looking to get a major in design at college. Whether you want to study interior design, industrial design, graphic design or something else, there are a number of scholarships out there to help you save some money along the way. Many companies and private organizations have scholarships to promote the various studies of design. Many local and state societies also offer scholarships to local students. Requirements for the scholarships vary, but most require a minimum GPA – usually at least a 3.5 – and some consider financial need of applicants. Applicants may be asked to submit a personal statement and/or letters of recommendation. If you’re planning on studying design at college, check out the scholarships below.

Showing 41-56 of 56 scholarships
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  • n/a
  • 2 awards
  • June 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Marketing|Public Relations|Fine Arts|Communications|Advertising|Photography|Strategic Communication|Graphic Design|Illustration|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|
  • Residence: Live in |New Mexico|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Feb-15-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Architecture|Art|Design|Economics|Science|Business|Journalism|Social Work|Life Sciences|Turf Management|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Canada|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 2.0
Endress+Hauser Launching Scholars Scholarship Johnson County Community Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Feb-28-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Engineering Technology|Biology|Chemistry|Physics|Industrial Distribution|Industrial Design|Supply Chain Management|
  • School (K-12): |Center Grove High School, Greenwood, IN|Edinburgh Community High School, Edinburgh, IN|Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood, IN|Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis, IN|Franklin Central High School, Indianapolis, IN|Beech Grove High School, Beech Grove, IN|Indian Creek Senior High School, Trafalgar, IN|Franklin Community High School, Franklin, IN|Whiteland Community High School, Whiteland, IN|Southport High School, Indianapolis, IN|Homeschool|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|Two-year|Four-year|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 4.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Feb-28-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Mechanical Engineering|Nursing|Automotive Design|
  • School (K-12): |Public High School|Central Nine Career Center, IN|Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis, IN|Franklin Central High School, Indianapolis, IN|
  • Residence: Live in |Johnson, IN|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 4.0
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Architecture|Art|Interior Design|Photography|Graphic Design|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|
  • School (College): |Accredited College|Accredited University|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 4.5
AWAF scholarship awards Association for Women in Architecture
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
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  • Major: Study |Architecture|Interior Design|Urban Planning|Landscape Architecture|Environmental Design|Land Planning|
  • Residence: Live in |California|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
The Deborah Snyder Scholarship Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Interior Design|Landscape Design|Architectural Design|
  • School (K-12): |High School|
  • Residence: Live in |Palm Beach, FL|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
Ula Baker Sheecha Scholarship Ke Ali'i Pauahi Foundation
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +3 More
  • Major: Study |Graphic Design|Drawing|
  • School (K-12): |Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, HI|
  • Residence: Live in |Hawaii|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
Jerry Juhl Fund for the Arts Scholarship Fund Community Foundation of Mendocino County
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Music|Design|Dance|Performing Arts|Film|Puppetry|Theatre|
  • School (K-12): |Mendocino High School, Mendocino, CA|Fort Bragg High School, Fort Bragg, CA|Point Arena High School, Point Arena, CA|
  • School (College): Attend a |Four-year|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.5
The Peanuts on Parade Scholarship Fund Community Foundation Sonoma County
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art|Design|Graphic Arts|Animation|Cartooning|Computer Generated Imaging|
  • Residence: Live in |Sonoma, CA|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Business|Fine Arts|Graphic Design|Multimedia|Digital Design|
  • Residence: |Permanent Resident of Australia|
  • School (College): |Australia Accredited College or University|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Nutrition|History|Economics|Civics|Home Economics|Interior Design|
  • School (K-12): |Bay City Central High School, Bay City, MI|John Glenn High School, Bay City, MI|
  • Residence: Live in |Bay, MI|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 1,000
  • 5 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Business Administration|Marketing|Biology|Chemistry|Microbiology|Graphic Design|Web Design|Information Technology|Statistics|Supply Chain Management|E-marketing|
  • School (College): |California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CA)|Los Angeles, CA|San Bernardino, CA|Riverside, CA|Orange, CA|California State University, Fullerton (CA)|California State University, San Bernardino (CA)|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 1.5
AAP-UNCF Internship The United Negro College Fund
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +5 More
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Education|Engineering Technology|Marketing|Public Relations|History|Political Science|Religion|Philosophy|English Literature|Theology|Design|Economics|Mathematics|Science|Business|Language|Journalism|Fine Arts|Accounting|Library Science|Finance|Computer Science|Communications|Visual Arts|Software Engineering|Information Technology|Computer Engineering|Social Science|Romance Languages|
  • Residence: |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Ethnicity: Be |African American/Black|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 1.5
Joseph Bonfitto Scholarship Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Art|Creative Design|Advertising|
  • School (K-12): |Agawam High School, Agawam, MA|
  • Residence: Live in |Hampden, MA|Hampshire, MA|Franklin, MA|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Feb-28-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Engineering Technology|Electronics|Biology|Chemistry|Physics|Industrial Distribution|Industrial Design|Advanced Automation|Robotics Technology|Advanced Manufacturing|Computer Technology|Supply Chain Management|
  • School (K-12): |Center Grove High School, Greenwood, IN|Edinburgh Community High School, Edinburgh, IN|Greenwood Community High School, Greenwood, IN|Perry Meridian High School, Indianapolis, IN|Franklin Central High School, Indianapolis, IN|Beech Grove High School, Beech Grove, IN|Franklin Community High School, Franklin, IN|Whiteland Community High School, Whiteland, IN|Southport High School, Indianapolis, IN|Indian Creek High School, Trafalgar, IN|
  • School (College): Attend |Purdue University (IN)|Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana (IN)|Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.0
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