Scholarships for Graphic Design Majors
Graphic Design Scholarships
Getting a degree in graphic design is perfect for creative students. While going on to get your degree in graphic design is setting you up for a good career, you will have to find ways to pay for it. Finding good scholarships is a great way to do so. Here are a few scholarships for graphic design majors.
Adobe Design Circle Scholarships
Multiple recipients, $25,000
The Details: This scholarship is for students who want to enter product design or experience design-related careers. They also encourage candidates including but not limited to racial or ethnic minorities, females, those who identify as LGBTQ+, first-generation college students, and students with disabilities. The award is for $25,000, for up to four years for a total of $100,000.
The Deadline: March
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships
Multiple recipients, $2,500-$3,750, some up to $5,000
The Details: This scholarship is to benefit the underrepresented and economically disadvantaged. Students who are studying photography, illustration, and design disciples in colleges and universities in the US are eligible. They also have honorable mention prizes of $500 cash. Winners will also receive a one-year AIGA membership. Students must be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree program in the disciplines of graphic design, illustration, or photography.
The Deadline: April
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
Dolphin Galleries Scholarship for the Visual and Creative Arts
One recipient, $1,000
The Details: This scholarship is for students who must be attending or planning to enroll in an accredited US college or university, planning or currently pursuing an arts-related major or minor in good academic standing.
The Deadline: July
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation
Multiple recipients, $1,000-$5,000
The Details: This scholarship is for students attending technical, undergraduate, and graduate schools. Students must be interested in a career in the graphic communications field. The award is for $1,000-$5,000 per year, in most cases up to four years.
The Deadline: May
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
Shoreline Arts Alliance Scholarship in the Arts
Multiple recipients, $1,000
The Details: This scholarship is for high school juniors and seniors in creative writing, dance, instrumental music, musical theater, theater, visual arts, and vocal music. In addition to the $1,000, the winners will receive professional mentorships.
The Deadline: March
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
Dream in Color Grant
Multiple recipients, $5,000
The Details: This grant is funded by Vera Bradley and awards $5,000 to two women of color who are making a difference in their communities. One will go to a student and one to a woman who is working on an exciting project that celebrates diversity and inclusion. Students need to self ID as a woman of color, be currently in school pursuing a creative career, or pursue a creative project that celebrates diversity. They will also need to show financial need.
The Deadline: March
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
The GraphicDesignDegreeHub.Com Scholarship
The scholarship is no longer active!
Multiple recipients, $1,500
The Details: This scholarship is for students that are majoring in graphic design, multimedia design, animation, gaming, or art and attending school full-time at a college or university.
The Deadline: July or October
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
Walt Disney Imaginations Design Competition Project Challenge
Multiple recipients, Varies
The Details: This design competition was created and sponsored by Walt Disney Imagineering with the purpose of seeking out and nurturing the next generation of diverse Imagineers. Students will need to get together in teams of two and no more than four to work on the project together. Students need to be at least 18 years of age and a junior, senior, or equivalent, or a full-time graduate student in college or university in the US and currently enrolled in one of the listed disciplines, including design, and graphic/ communications design.
The Deadline: Varies
Website for more information and to apply for this scholarship: link
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