Arts Scholarships

Kia America – HACU STEAM Scholarship
Kia America offers scholarships of $2,000 to undergraduate and graduate students attending HACU member schools. A total of 170 students will be selected with preference given to California and Georgia residents.
- Amount
- $2,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 170 winners
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- July 1
MacColl Johnson Fellowships
Sponsored by the Rhode Island Foundation, the MacColl Johnson Fellowship is awarded to emerging and mid-career artists based in Rhode Island.
- Amount
- $25,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 3 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- August 1
YoungArts Competition
The YoungArts Competition is a nationally acclaimed prestigious award given to talented young artists in high school wanting to make an impression in the fields of creative, literary pursuits, and visual arts.
- Amount
- $100–$10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- October 15

SMART Scholarship Program for Service
The SMART scholarship program for service awards 300 scholarships to students pursuing a degree in a STEM discipline.
- Amount
- $25,000–$38,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 300 winners
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- December 14
- Winner announcement
- February/March 2023

Arts for Life! Scholarship
The scholarship by the Foundation for Excellence in Education awards 25 Florida students who exhibit academic excellence and are in a creative field of writing, dancing, drama, or visual arts.
- Amount
- $1,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 25 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- February 1
- Winner announcement
- May 2023
Boren Scholarship
The Boren Scholarship supports U.S. citizens who study abroad during their undergraduate degrees. The winner of the scholarship is awarded up to $25,000 in financial support.
- Amount
- $8,000–$25,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- February 2
Marianne Beel Scholarship
The Nebraska Press Women (NPW)awards the Marianne Beel Scholarship worth $1,000 which offers scholarships to female high school seniors in Nebraska.
- Amount
- $500
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- February 9
James M. & Virginia M. Smyth Scholarship Fund
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta awards the James M. & Virginia M. Smyth Scholarship Fund of $2,000 for undergraduate study in ministry human services, arts, music, and sciences.
- Amount
- $2,000–$8,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- February 15
- Winner announcement
- June 2023
Beinecke Scholarship Program
The Beinecke Scholarship Program offers a $34,000 scholarship to outstanding college juniors to pursue graduate studies in arts, social sciences, or humanities.
- Amount
- $4,000–$34,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 16 winners
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- February 16
- Winner announcement
- June 15, 2023
AABE National Scholarships
The AABE National Scholarship awards $3,000–$5,000 to 13 graduating high school seniors of Hispanic, African American, or Native American ethnicity who will pursue studies in energy-related fields.
- Amount
- $3,000–$5,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 13 winners
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- March 4
- Winner announcement
- May 2023

Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest
VFX Auxiliary organizes the Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, where one student can win $33,000.
- Amount
- $20,000–$33,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- March 31
The William and Janet Lahey Art Education and Visual Arts Scholarship
The California State University Foundation awards two students the William and Janet Lahey Art Education and Visual Arts Scholarship of $10,000 each to pursue a graduate program in arts education.
- Amount
- $10,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 2 winners
- Required GPA
- 3
- Deadline
- April 15
- Winner announcement
- June 2023
Annabel Lambeth Jones Brevard College Merit Scholarship Fund
The Annabel Lambeth Jones Brevard College Merit Scholarship, ranging from $11,000 to $13,000, is available to a high school senior who is an incoming freshman at Brevard College.
- Amount
- $11,000–$13,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- April 18
- Winner announcement
- August 2023
Antonio Cirino Memorial Scholarship
This scholarship is for graduate students from Rhode Island seeking an arts education to teach. The applicant may not be a Rhode Island School of Design graduate.
- Amount
- $2,000–$12,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 1 winner
- Required GPA
- Any
- Deadline
- April 25
Papa John’s Scholarship
The Papa John’s Foundation and UNCF offer 24 scholarships worth $5,000 to African American students.
- Amount
- $5,000
- Scholarships awarded
- 24 winners
- Required GPA
- 2.5
- Deadline
- June 8