Art Scholarships
To be eligible for department specific scholarships, students must be a current or incoming declared Art and Design major. Please follow the eligibility and application instructions for each scholarship, not all are the same. Be sure to fill out and turn in the Scholarship Application Form with the required materials for each scholarship you are applying to. Students may apply to all scholarships they are eligible for.
CURRENT STUDENTS - All Art & Design Scholarship packages must be turned in on OneDrive. Uploading Files to OneDrive, which is located in your school email. Please make a folder with your name and place all scholarship materials in the folder. Share the link with Katie Sheffield at sheffieldk@etsu.edu.
INCOMING TRANSFER, FRESHMAN, AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: Please place all scholarship application materials on a flash drive and and mail directly to ETSU Dept. Art & Design, c/o Katie Sheffield, PO Box 70708, Johnson City, TN 37614
Submit applications online by March 1.
Applications by mail must be sent in advance to arrive by March 1.
Due to the Coronavirus we are not accepting in-person applications.
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Art & Design Scholarship Application & Checklist
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Deadline: Arrowmont and Penland Scholarships
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Bert C. Bach Fine & Performing Arts Scholars Program
- ACT of 22 or higher composite (without the writing score) or comparable SAT score
- High School GPA of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 unweighted scale
- Excellent artistic portfolio
- Community and leadership activities
- Writing skill and academic references
- Deadline: March 1
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Holly Adams Scholarship
- Declared Art Major
- Minimum GPA 2.8
- Full Time Enrollment
- Rising Junior
- Deadline: March 1
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Jane Dove Cox Scholarship
- Letter of Recommendation from High School Art Teacher (for incoming Freshman only)
- All Undergraduates
- Deadline: March 1
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Creative Arts Scholarship
- Eligible only to Out of State, Full Time Art & Design Students, Undergraduate & Graduate (Can be transfer, international. Border county tuition recipients not eligible.)
- Majors Maintain a 3.0 GPA in Art & Design courses and a 2.5 overall GPA
- Majors Provide Service for Two Department Art-Related Events Per Semester
- Minors maintain a 2.50 overall GPA and Provide Service for one Department Art-Related Event Per Semester
- Minimum 1 ARTA/ARTH Course each Semester Max Award 8 Semesters
- Freshman (only) must live on campus and purchase meal plan.
- Deadline: Ongoing
- Creative Arts Scholarship Application
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Joy Fox Scholarship
- Declared Art Major
- Minimum 2.8 GPA
- Entering Freshman
- Preference given to University High School students
- Deadline: March 1
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Margaret Hays Scholarship
- Declared Art Major
- All Undergraduates
- Deadline: March 1
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Sam D. Mays Scholarship
- Declared BFA in Graphic Design
- Record of Financial Need
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- Deadline: March 1
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Fletcher H. Dyer Scholarship
- Declared BFA in Graphic Design
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- Rising Junior
- Preference will be given to those applicants who show an interest in social and
political statement based art and design work - Deadline: March 1
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Reece Museum Scholarship
- Declared Art Major
- Graduate of High School in (East Tennessee, South West Virginia, Western North Carolina)
- Full Time Enrollment
- Record of Financial Need
- All Undergraduate & Graduate Students
- Deadline: March 1
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Lynn Whitehead Scholarship
- Declared Art Major
- Rising Junior/Senior
- Focus in Ceramics
- Deadline: March 1
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Dwight & Louise Nelson Scholarship
- Rising Junior/Senior in Studio Art
- Minimum 3.25 GPA
- Record of Financial Need
- Deadline: March 1
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Mary Jane Coleman Scholarship
Non-Departmental Scholarship - Do not submit to Art Department. See application for submission details.
- Greenville/Greene County Resident
- Sophomore or Junior
- Deadline: June
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James H. Quillen Scholarship
Non-Department Scholarship - Do not submit to Art Department.- Undergraduate and Graduate Students
- Must Have a Minimum GPA 3.0
- Open to (Carter, Claiborne, Cocke, Grainger, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi & Washington County Residents)
- Student Must Have Documented Financial Need
- Deadline: Check With Scholarship Office
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Grammie Jan Student Art Scholarship
Non-Department Scholarship - Do not submit to Art Department. This scholarship is offered through the McKinney Center & the Jonesborough's Mary B. Martin Program for the Arts. See application for submission details.- Entering Freshman or Undergraduate Student
- Must be enrolled full-time
- Major or Minor in Fine Art
- Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8
- $850 to be applied towards school tution and fees
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