SCHOLARSHIP RESOURCES
NAEA Scholarship Opportunities (for Program Guidelines & Nomination Form, click here):
• Rising Star Secondary Recognition Award
• Charles M. Robertson Memorial Scholarship
2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards Nomination Application Announcement. The President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is pleased to invite applications for the 2013 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Awards. The twelve award-winning programs this year will receive $10,000 and an invitation to accept their award from the President’s Committee’s Honorary Chairman, First Lady Michelle Obama at a ceremony at the White House. In addition, winners will receive an award plaque, the opportunity to attend the Annual Awardee Conference in Washington, DC in the summer of 2013, and will be featured on the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award website. Completed applications will only be accepted via the online process. The deadline for application submissions is Monday, February 4, 2013, 5:00 p.m. PST.
Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, The: The Alliance presents over $250,000 annually in awards and scholarships to top winners of the Awards and their teachers.
ARC Scholarship Competition: The ARC 2012 Student Scholarship Competition is devoted to supporting students whose works reflect the concept of traditional realism as expressed by example terms such as: naturalism, creative realism, classical realism, ideal realism, social realism, representational, academic, trompe l'oeil, Romantic, fanciful, dream-like imagery or artistic illustration, e.g. illustration from literature.
BrainTrack's College and Career Guide: This guide offers in-depth U.S. college and career profiles, as well as degree and wage statistics for over 300 occupations that commonly require college or university education.
College Board Financial Aid Services: Plan for college, learn about college aid programs, and apply for financial aid from 800 colleges and scholarship programs using College Board Financial Aid Services.
Education Degree.com: Art Teacher Education Programs (found programs from 762 schools). View a directory (broken down by state) of all of the Art Teacher Education programs they could find, from over 1,700 accredited colleges and universities across the US.
FastWEB: One of the largest online scholarship searches available. It provides students with accurate, regularly updated information on scholarships, grants, and fellowships suited to their goals and qualifications, all at no cost!
Imagine America Foundation: The Imagine America Foundation offers scholarship for education to graduating high school seniors, adult students 19 years old and above, and military personnel. Our nationwide scholarship and award programs offer $1,000 scholarships or awards to students enrolling in one or our participating colleges.
IPEDS College Opportunities On-Line (COOL): Your connection to nearly 7,000 colleges and universities in the United States.
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Scholarships: The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s scholarship programs are designed to encourage and support outstanding students who work hard and have financial need. Our scholarships provide financial assistance and academic support to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. Over the past 11 years, the Foundation has awarded almost $150 million in scholarships to improve the futures of more than 1,300 young men and women in all fields of study. It has also supported institutions and organizations with $81 million in grants.
NAMLA Foundation: NAMTA Foundation (International Art Materials Association ) offers a Visual Art Scholarship. Applications were/are accepted until March 1 each year. If you have questions, email lsiffringer@namta.org.
National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA): This group seeks out artistically accomplished young people throughout the United States and gives them national recognition through cash awards and scholarships.
National Society of Arts and Letters: Since the first national competition in 1951, NSAL has presented more than 4,000 awards to talented young artists. Annual competitions for young artists begin early each calendar year with separate competitions held by the local chapters for artists residing in their areas. The Chapter Competitions may be held in various different artistic categories including the one special category specified for the National Competition for that year; only the first place winners from the Chapter Competitions in this category advance to the National Competition.
Peterson's Search Colleges: Search by location, major, tuition, size, GPA, or sports. The site also has information topics on Test Preparation-SAT, ACT, college consulting, essay help, and financial aid.
Scholarships.com - Art Scholarships: Art scholarships run the gamut from drawing to painting to photography to design and even include art of the culinary, musical and literary varieties. Many art scholarships are specific to a particular state, county or even a particular college in addition to the art major or art interest/ability requirement.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Each year, 250,000 students in grades 7 through 12 participate through regional programs and 50,000 students receive regional awards and exhibition opportunities.
Student Guide to Federal Aid Programs: U.S. Department of Education's Student Guide to Federal Student Aid Programs provides the A to Z about federal student aid programs and the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
U.S. Department of Education: Application for Federal Student Aid website.
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