Art Scholarships

The Department of Art & Design has biannual scholarship application deadlines: one in the fall and one in the spring. Information on each deadline is outlined below. To be eligible for these scholarships, you must be a current or incoming Department of Art & Design major. 

 

FALL SEMESTER DEADLINE: October 20 at 11:59 PM
Two scholarships are offered through the Art and Design department every fall semester. These scholarships are the Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Windgate University Fellows Scholarship, and the Penland School of Craft Steel-Reece Foundation Scholarship. These scholarships provide funding to take a summer workshop at a craft school. The application for the Windgate-Lamar faculty nomination is also included in the fall scholarship deadline. For more information on eligibility and application considerations for these opportunities, please thoroughly review the information on each scholarship outlined below.

CLICK HERE to submit your application for the FALL semester scholarships 

 

SPRING SEMESTER DEADLINE: March 1 at 11:59 PM
The Department of Art & Design offers nine departmental scholarships every spring semester. These scholarships provide financial awards that are applied toward ETSU tuition and fees. To help you determine your eligibility, please review the Scholarship Checklist and the information on each scholarship outlined below. You may apply to all scholarships for which you are eligible. 

CLICK HERE to submit your application for the SPRING semester scholarships

 

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR FALL & SPRING APPLICATIONS: 
All applicants must sign into their ETSU Goldlink account to access the digital application forms. If you cannot access the form, please email the Scholarship Coordinator at scholarship_ad@etsu.edu for assistance.

The costs associated with attending ETSU can include both direct and indirect costs. Please review ETSU's Cost of Attendance for more details. 

• Art & Design Scholarship Application & Checklist

  Art & Design Scholarship Application

• Arrowmont Scholarship, Penland Scholarship, Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Deadline: October 20
• 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
• Jane Dove Cox Scholarship

  • Declared Art Major
  • Letter of Recommendation from High School Art Teacher (for incoming Freshman only)
  • Deadline: March 1
• 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
• Joy Fox Scholarship

  • Declared Art Major
  • Minimum 2.8 GPA
  • Entering Freshman
  • Preference given to University High School students
  • Deadline: March 1
• Margaret Hays Scholarship

  • Declared Art Major
  • All Undergraduates
  • Deadline: March 1
• Sam D. Mays Scholarship

  • Declared BFA in Graphic Design
  • Record of Financial Need
  • Minimum GPA 3.0
  • Deadline: March 1
• 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
• 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
• Lynn Whitehead Scholarship

  • Declared Art Major
  • Rising Junior/Senior
  • Focus in Ceramics
  • Deadline: March 1
• Dwight & Louise Nelson Scholarship

  • Declared Art Major
  • Rising Junior/Senior in Studio Art
  • Minimum 3.25 GPA
  • Record of Financial Need
  • Deadline: March 1
• Catherine Murray 3D Scholarship

  • Declared Art Major
  • Rising Junior/Senior
  • 3D Focus: Sculpture, Ceramics, Fibers, or Metals
  • Deadline: March 1
• 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
• 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
• 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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