Scholarships for Fine Arts Majors

Are you following your creative passion by studying the fine arts? There are many scholarships available to students like you. Scholarships for fine arts majors are often funded by local community foundations and by organizations with nationwide reach, such as the Fulbright Program and Walt Disney Imagineering. To be eligible for some scholarships, students must plan to focus on a certain concentration, such as painting, sculpture or graphic design. Often, applicants for fine arts scholarships are asked to submit a project or portfolio demonstrating their abilities. An essay and letters of recommendation also may be required. Academic merit, as well as financial need, may be considered. If you’re interested in learning more about scholarships for fine arts majors, continue reading the list below.

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  • 10,000
  • 1 Award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
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  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 590
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art|Fine Arts|Dance|Drama|Vocal|Instrumental Music|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 45,000 - 55,000
  • 2 awards
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Cubism|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Pre-doctoral level study|Post-doctoral level study|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
Gromme, Owen /WD Art Association Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation
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  • 2,000
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Music|Fine Arts|
  • School (K-12): |Wisconsin Dells High School, Wisconsin Dells, WI|
  • School (College): |US Accredited College or University|Vocational-technical / Career College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 2,400
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Commercial Art|Media|
  • School (K-12): |Greeneville High School, Greeneville, TN|Greene, TN|Tusculum College, Greenville, TN|
  • School (College): |Accredited College or University|Not-for-profit|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 5.0
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  • 5,000
  • 1 award
  • November 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Journalism|Fine Arts|Communications|Mass Communications|
  • Ethnicity: Be |African American/Black|
  • School (College): |United Negro College Funde college or university|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • 500 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • Apr-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Performing Arts|Visual Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Kent, MI|
  • Ethnicity: Be |Native American|Asian|Pacific Islander|Hispanic|African American/Black|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 4.5
Vivian Klemz Memorial Scholarship Fund Ventura County Community Foundation
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  • 1,000
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Performing Arts|Visual Arts|Creative Language Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Ventura, CA|
  • School (College): |Four-year|Accredited College or University|
  • competition 2.5
  • effort level 2.0
Bruce T. Gora Photography Scholarship Fund Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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  • 1,200
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Photography|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|Private| in |Charlotte, FL|Collier, FL|Glades, FL|Hendry, FL|
  • Residence: Live in |Lee, FL|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
Ted Schwartz Memorial Scholarship Adams County Community Foundation
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Interior Design|Visual Arts|Photography|Graphic Design|Illustration|Art Education|
  • School (K-12): |South Adams High School, Berne, IN|
  • Residence: Live in |Adams, IN|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 1.0
Mathilda & Carolyn Gallmeyer Scholarship Grand Rapids Community Foundation
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  • 500 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • Apr-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Painting|
  • Residence: Live in |Kent, MI|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|High school graduate|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 4.5
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  • 1,600
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Visual Arts|Photography|Graphic Design|Drawing|Painting|Printmaking|Fiber arts|Sculpture|Ceramics|Digital Art (computer)|Film-making/video Production|
  • School (College): Attend |University of HawaiiManoa (HI)|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|College|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 2.0
George E. Judd Scholarship Fund Southwest Florida Community Foundation
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  • 5,300
  • 2 awards
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Performing Arts|
  • School (K-12): Attend a |Public|Private|
  • Residence: Live in |Lee, FL|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 4.5
Paul Collins Scholarship Grand Rapids Community Foundation
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  • 500 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • Apr-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Applied Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Kent, MI|
  • School (College): Attend |Aquinas College (MI)|Calvin College (MI)|Grand Rapids Community College (MI)|Grand Valley State University (MI)|Kendall College of Art & Design of Ferris State University (MI)|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 4.5
CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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  • 3,000
  • 1 award
  • April 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Decorative Arts|Architecture|Interior Design|Visual Arts|Photography|Graphic Design|Illustration|Drawing|Painting|Ceramics|Film-making/video Production|Fashion|Sketching|
  • Residence: |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Ethnicity: Be |African American/Black|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
Brand Boeshaar Scholarship Community Foundation of the Great River Bend
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  • 12,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Design|Fine Arts|Art Education|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Eastern Iowa, IA|Western Illinois, IL|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
Study Scholarship for Visual Art German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Oct-31-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Design|Fine Arts|Film|Visual Communications|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
Reifsteck, Bud Memorial Scholarship Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Music|Fine Arts|Dance|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 1,200
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Art History|Electronics|Photography|Graphic Design|Printmaking|Sculpture|Ceramics|Drawing and Painting|Fiber|Glass|
  • School (K-12): |Public High School|
  • Residence: Live in |Hawaii|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • May-1-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Fine Arts|Culinary Arts|Drama|Vocal|Instrumental Music|Visual Arts|Industrial Arts|Speech|
  • School (K-12): |Northeast High School, IA|
  • School (College): |University|Community College|College|Technical School|Post-Secondary Education|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
Trever Bennett Memorial Art Scholarship High Desert Community Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Art|Dance|Photography|Graphic Design|Drawing|Painting|Sculpture|Digital Production|Theatre|
  • Residence: Live in |High Desert, CA|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
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