Minority Art Scholarships

Iowa State University Art and Design Excellence Scholarships for Minority Students

• Iowa State University's College of Art and Design sponsors a scholarship program for outstanding minority students majoring in art and design. Students must be of African-American, Hispanic or Native American descent and be enrolled in at least their second semester of study at the university.

  All applicants must be in good academic standing and awards are granted on the basis of individual artistic ability and financial need. Scholarship awards may be renewed for up to three additional years of study pending the student's satisfactory artistic and academic progress. The number and amount of awards granted each year varies.

  Design Student Services
  297 College of Design
  Iowa State University
  Ames, IA 50011
  515-294-6983
  design.iastate.edu

WorldStudio AIGA Scholarships

• The WorldStudio AIGA scholarship competition is designed to enable an increased number of minority and economically disadvantaged students to pursue degrees in the fine arts. Scholarship awards range from $1,000 to $3,000 with the potential for selected students to receive additional awards of up to $5,000. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited art degree program in the United States.

  Scholarship awards are granted primarily based on the quality of work submitted in their portfolio, although financial need and previous academic achievement also are considered. Students may apply in one of six categories: advertising art direction, fine arts, graphic design, illustration, interactive design and photography and awards are not renewable.

  AIGA
  164 Fifth Ave.
  New York, NY 10010
  212-807-1990
  aiga.org

Ball State University College of Fine Arts Minority Scholarships

• Ball State University's College of Fine Arts offers scholarship opportunities for outstanding minority art students who are out-of-state residents. The program is open only to incoming freshman who have a minimum 3.0 GPA on high school coursework and ranked in the upper 50 percent of their graduating class.

  Students selected for the award are given the opportunity to pay in-state tuition rates and the scholarship award covers the difference. Awards are renewable for up to eight semesters of study pending the student's continued satisfactory academic performance.

  Ball State University
  2000 W. University Ave.
  Muncie, IN 47306
  800-382-8540
  bsu.edu