Art & Design

College of Arts & Sciences

Art Scholarships

Art & Design

All Art & Design Scholarships are Due March 1.

 



To be eligible for department-specific scholarships, students must be current or incoming declared Art & Design majors. Please follow each scholarship's eligibility and application instructions; not all are the same. Also, please be sure to fill out and turn in the Scholarship Application Form with the required materials for each scholarship. Students may apply to all scholarships for which they are eligible. The Scholarship Checklist is a helpful form for determining eligibility.

Current Students:
Please turn in all Art & Design Scholarship packages on OneDrive, located in your school email. To do this, please create a new folder titled with your name. Place all scholarship materials in this folder. Then, share the folder link with Katie Sheffield at sheffieldk@etsu.edu.

Incoming Students:
Transfer, Freshmen, and High School Students: you will digitally submit your scholarship application materials. Please email Katie Sheffield at sheffieldk@etsu.edu to tell her your intentions to apply for the scholarship(s). Once received, she will send you a secure link to upload all of your application materials. Please request your upload link by February 24 to ensure your application materials arrive in time.

  • Art & Design Scholarship Application & Checklist
  • Arrowmont Scholarship, Penland Scholarship, Windgate-Lamar Fellowship
  • 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
  • Jane Dove Cox Scholarship
    • Declared Art Major
    • Letter of Recommendation from High School Art Teacher (for incoming Freshman only)
    • 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
  • 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
  • Sam D. Mays Scholarship
  • 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
  • Dwight & Louise Nelson Scholarship
    • Declared Art Major
    • Rising Junior/Senior in Studio Art
    • Minimum 3.25 GPA
    • Record of Financial Need
    • Deadline: March 1
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  • Catherine Murray 3D Scholarship
    • Declared Art Major
    • Rising Junior/Senior
    • 3D Focus: Sculpture, Ceramics, Fibers, or Metals
    • 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.


  • 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
  • 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
    • Click HERE for more information
  • Chautauqua School of Art Residency Program

    Non-Departmental Scholarship. Do not submit an application to the Art Department. See the information below for submission details.


    • ETSU Department of Art & Design Major
    • Undergraduate or Graduate
    • At least 21 years old
    • Deadline: March 2
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Lindsay Rogers

Scholarship CoordinatorDepartment of Art & Design

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