Financial Aid

Outside Scholarship Resources for Fine arts Majors

SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Alpha Delta Kappa Fine Arts Grants
ORGANIZATION: Alpha Delta Kappa
MAJOR: Graduate or Non-Degree Program in Performing Arts or Visual Arts
AWARD AMOUNT: $5,000; $3,000; and $1,000 paid over a two-year period
APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 1 (Grants are awarded biennially)
FOR APPLICATION, WRITE: Alpha Delta Kappa
1616 West 92nd Street
Kansas City, MO  64114
(Write to request an application after September 1.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
  • Grants intended for graduate degree and non-degree programs or for funding a project that would enable applicant to grow professionally
  • Specify Performing Arts or Visual Arts when requesting information/application
FELLOWSHIP NAME: Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
ORGANIZATION: U.S. Department of Education
MAJOR: Graduate work in Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences
AWARD AMOUNT: Estimated average size of awards - $38,000
(dependent on funding)
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 3
(FAFSA must be filed by January 31)
APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE: August 29
(FAFSA available January 1)
FOR APPLICATION: www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html
MAIL APPLICATION TO: U.S. Department of Education

Application Control Center

Attention: (CFDA Number 84.170A)

400 Maryland Avenue, SW

Washington, DC  20202-4260
FURTHER INFORMATION: Carmen Gordon

U.S. Department of Education, OPE

Teacher and Student Development Programs Service
Jacob K. Javits Fellowships Program
1990 K. Street, NW, Room 6089 
Washington, DC  20006-8524
Phone:   202-502-7542
E-mail:   ope_javits_program@ed.gov

www.ed.gov/programs/jacobjavits/index.html

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Be accepted to or currently attending a graduate program leading to a doctorate or a terminal master's degree in an eligible field of study at an accredited institution of higher education
  • At time of application, must not have completed first full year of doctoral or MFA study
  • Must qualify to receive Federal student financial assistance
  • U.S. citizen or national, permanent resident of the U.S. or citizen of any one of the Freely Associated States
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Parker Deans Memorial Scholarship
ORGANIZATION: Aiken Community Playhouse
MAJOR: Fine Arts
AWARD AMOUNT: $500
APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 1
FOR APPLICATION: ACP Scholarship Committee
PO Box 125
Aiken, SC  29802
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Fine Arts includes, but is not limited to, Visual Arts, Dance, Theater, Music, Voice, Graphic Design and Creative Writing
  • A graduating high school senior or a currently enrolled full-time undergraduate student in an institution of higher education
  • Ongoing involvement in and commitment to the arts
SCHOLARSHIP NAME: Robert Porterfield Graduate Award
ORGANIZATION: Southeastern Theatre Conference, Inc.
MAJOR: Graduate Study in Theatre
AWARD AMOUNT: $3,400
APPLICATION DEADLINE: December 15
FOR APPLICATION: www.setc.org/scholarship/index.asp
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
  • Must have completed undergraduate work at a college or university within the SETC region
  • Must be attending or entering an accredited graduate school the fall term following the convention at which the award is announced
  • Must be present for an interview at the spring SETC convention
Additional scholarship listings and information can be found on the SETC website at www.setc.org/scholarship/index.asp.

 

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 Last updated/reviewed 10.08.08