Sponsor: Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Eligibility: Applicants can be Ph.D. candidates, postdoctoral researchers and/or senior scholars. Fellowships are generally awarded for a maximum of one year. Applicants should have received their doctorate or have completed substantial work toward it.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: November 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.metmuseum.org/
Sponsor: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens or residents, Black or a person of color and members of the NAACP. Students must be currently enrolled full-time or accepted to an accredited college or university in the U.S. or graduating high school seniors with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in the creative fields such as one of the following: art, music, journalism, marketing, design, communications, architecture or film.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: May 21
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://naacp.org/find-resources/scholarships-awards-internships/scholarships
Sponsor: Student Aid Alberta
P.O. Box 28000 Station Main
Edmonton, AB T5J 4R4
Eligibility: Applicants must be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons and residents of Alberta who will graduate from a Sexsmith Secondary School in the current academic year and will be enrolled full-time in a post-secondary program related to agriculture, engineering, fine arts or the trades. Students must show high academic standing during their senior year of high school and demonstrate high leadership qualities. Selection is based on academic achievement, extracurricular activities and the overall strength of the application.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: October 31
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://studentaid.alberta.ca/
Sponsor: Greater Toledo Community Foundation
300 Madison Avenue
Suite 1300
Toledo, OH 43604
Eligibility: Applicants must be novice/beginner potters, accomplished potters, and art educators who currently reside in northwest Ohio or southeast Michigan seeking additional education/training in the ceramic arts.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 11
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.toledocf.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: Waverly Community House, Inc.
Scholarships Selection Committee
1115 North Abington Road
Waverly, PA 18471
Eligibility: Applicants must have resided in Northeast Pennsylvania at some point in their lives. Students must also provide evidence that their chosen field is intended to be his or her life's work.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: January 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://belinarts.org/scholarship/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of North Central Washington
9 South Wenatchee Avenue
Wenatchee, WA 98801
Eligibility: Applicants must be graduating seniors of North Central Washington High School who will pursue art as a career, demonstrate financial need and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. Selection is based on the portfolio of the students' work submitted.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://cfncw.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: Grand Haven Area Community Foundation
One South Harbor Drive
Grand Haven, MI 49417
Eligibility: Applicants must be Tri-Cities residents studying to be a teacher of art or planning to have a career in drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, fiber arts or graphic design. Students must be willing to nurture their creative spirit and find their place in the progression of humanity that has shared creative joy.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://ghacf.org/scholarships/
Sponsor: Community Foundation of Western PA and Eastern OH
7 West State Street
Suite 301
Sharon, PA 16146
Eligibility: Applicants must be deserving students in Western Pennsylvania or Eastern Ohio who are willing to become prominent artists, entertainers and influencers.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://www.comm-foundation.org/scholarships
Sponsor: Pittsburgh Foundation
Five PPG Place
Suite 250
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Eligibility: Applicants must attend Mount Lebanon High School as graduating seniors and have demonstrated athletic, artistic, musical, or theatrical achievement or ability. Students must demonstrate financial need, have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 and plan to attend an accredited vocational or technical trade school, a junior college or a two or four-year college or university in Pennsylvania.
Amount: $1,500
Deadline: February 24
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://pittsburghfoundation.org/scholarshipsearch
Sponsor: John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship Fund
1700 NE 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 who aim to make fine art their profession. The online application process will ask the applicant to outline their ambitions and plans and to upload no more than 6 examples of their paintings/drawings for judging. Letters of recommendation will be requested of finalists.
Amount: Up to $5,000
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/education/staceyfund/
Sponsor: BulkOfficeSupply.com
1614 Hereford Road
Hewlett, NY 11557
Eligibility: Applicants must be high school students or college freshmen or sophomores. Students must be pursing degree programs in teaching or art or must wish to own their own business. Applicants will need to submit a 500- to 600-word essay describing where they plan to or are currently attending school, their desired major, how the student developed an interest in teaching, art or owning their own business and how the scholarship would help them to reach their goals.
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online and must include the essay.
Website: http://www.bulkofficesupply.com/scholarships-in-new-york
Sponsor: Community Foundation for Muskegon County
425 W. Western Avenue
Suite 200
Muskegon, MI 49440
Eligibility: Applicants must be high school seniors or Muskegon Public School graduates who are in good academic standing, who are/were active in the Nancy K. Poppen Program and who demonstrate artistic talent and dedication.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://muskegonfoundation.org/give/our-funds/?fwp_fund_type=scholarship
Sponsor: Sir John Soane's Museum Foundation
120 Broadway
20th Floor
New York, NY 10271
Eligibility: Applicants must be enrolled in undergraduate programs focusing on the history of art, architecture, decorative arts or interior design.
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://soanefoundation.org
Sponsor: Unitarian Universalist Association
24 Farnsworth Street
Boston, MA 02210
Eligibility: Applicants must be preparing for a career in fine arts which includes painting, drawing, photography and sculpture. Applicants must submit applications, transcripts, recommendations, slide portfolios and a list of works.
Amount: Varies
Deadline: February 15
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://www.uua.org/giving/awards
Sponsor: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Education & Statewide Partnerships Division
200 North Boulevard
Richmond, VA 23220
Eligibility: Graduate students can be either artists or art history majors. Professional artists must not be attending a degree program at the time of application or during the award period. Students and professionals must be legal residents of Virginia at the time of application and have lived in Virginia for 12 consecutive months.
Amount: $4,000-$8,000
Deadline: November 3
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: http://vmfa.museum/
