Art Scholarships

Art & Design

All Art & Design Scholarships are Due March 1.

 



Applications for the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Nomination & Craft School Scholarships are due November 1

The Department of Art & Design has nine scholarships available. To be eligible for department-specific scholarships, you must be a current or incoming major in the Department of Art & Design. The Scholarship Checklist is a helpful document for determining eligibility. You may apply to all scholarships for which you are eligible. Please follow each scholarship's application criteria, as all are different.

Current and Admitted Students:


Please submit your application materials via the form linked below. You must sign into your ETSU Goldlink account to access the digital application. If you do not have a Goldlink account or can not access the form, please email the Scholarship Coordinator at scholarship_ad@etsu.edu by Feb 24 for assistance with your application. 

2023 Applicants:

If you have already submitted your 2023 application materials via One Drive, you do not need to resubmit with the digital form below. 



  • 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-Departmental 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-Departmental 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 1
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Lindsay Rogers

Scholarship CoordinatorDepartment of Art & Design

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