Grants & Scholarships

Since Academy of Art University’s art scholarships program was founded over 40 years ago, we have helped over 45,000 aspiring artists and designers pursue their educational goals. Academy of Art University offers a number of innovative and inexpensive ways for first-time students, high school students, and teachers to improve their skills and experience all that we have to offer.
Achievement Scholarship
Aspiring Artist and Designers looking to attend the Academy of Art University, may be eligible for the Achievement Scholarship, based on their Expected Family Contribution, which offers a limited number of awards up to $5000.
Pre-College Programs
The Pre-College Art Experience (PCAE) provides intensive, no-tuition art and design courses to current high school students. Those students receiving a passing grade in their PCAE courses can also earn scholarship money toward their undergraduate degree at Academy of Art.

*Scholarships are awarded on a first come first serve basis,  All scholarship funding for Spring 2023 has been exhausted

Specialty Grants & Scholarships

Discover all of the different scholarship and grant opportunities at Academy of Art University. Learn more about it today.

ROTC provides eligible full-time undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to earn a college scholarship while taking ROTC courses.

Mission

  • To recruit, educate, train, and inspire ROTC Cadets in order to commission officers of character for the Total Army.

Information

Eligible Academy of Art University students may qualify for:
Full or partial scholarship towards tuition
Yearly book stipend up to $1,200 per year
Monthly Stipend of $420

Take Action

Contact Admissions at Admissions@academyart.edu or 1-800-544-2787 for an introduction to the ROTC recruiter.

For more information on our Military Scholarship click here

The Alumni Tuition Benefit supports all returning Academy alumni with a 20% tuition benefit off all courses and or additional degrees/certificates.

Award Information

  • This benefit is for the recipient only and not redeemable for cash. It may only be applied toward tuition expenses.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

  • Applicant must have previously completed an undergraduate degree, graduate degree, Certificate or Award of Completion at Academy of Art University

Additional Information

Contact your admissions representative at 800-544-2787 or 415-274-2200.

SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS AND BUILD NEW ONES

The Art Educators Studio Program offers art educators TUITION-FREE art and design classes that enhance existing skills, teach new skills, and give art educators an opportunity to master the most up-to-date software artists use.

TUITION-FREE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE

The Academy’s Program offers a full tuition grant* for a maximum of one undergraduate class per semester in Spring, Summer, and Fall; each class is worth three units.

Art Educators may choose from the entire catalog of classes that do not have a prerequisite course listed.**
A class can be taken every semester to continuously grow skills while building a portfolio of work.

*Grant recipients are responsible for supplementary costs and fees, including a $50 administration fee, and any lab, materials, or other fees associated with individual classes, along with dorm costs if recipient chooses to live in Academy of Art University dorms.
**For interest in a class that does have a prerequisite, it may be possible to have the requirement waived. Please speak with an Academy counselor to determine qualification.

THREE UNIQUE WAYS TO STUDY AT THE ACADEMY

  • Study on campus in beautiful San Francisco.
  • Study online, asynchronously from anywhere in the country.
  • Join live classes through Zoom.

ENROLL TODAY

Applying is easy. Download the application by clicking the link below. Scan a copy of your Teaching Credential Certificate or a letter from your supervisor or mentor describing your role in the school as an art teacher. Then, email both (as .pdf or .jpg attachments) to grantprograms@academyart.edu

Nationwide Scholarship Opportunities

Aspiring and current students can apply for nationwide scholarship opportunities to help continue your education here at Academy Art University. We’ve organized these by application closing date for your convenience. The Chamber of Commerce has created a Best College Scholarships Guide. This guide provides insight into the types of scholarships available, the application process, and how to improve your odds of being awarded a scholarship.

Smith, Born, Leventis, Taylor & Vega Scholarship

Application Deadline: September 4, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,500
Website: Smith, Born, Leventis, Taylor & Vega Scholarship

Details: To enter our scholarship essay competition, answer the following question in 300-500 words:
South Carolina state law currently prohibits the use of red-light cameras. How could this be impacting the safety of other drivers and pedestrians at intersections?

Eligibility Requirements:

  • You must be a U.S. resident or resident alien who is actively enrolled at a U.S. college or university with a valid student ID number and currently enrolled in classes.
  • Essays must be unique (not submitted elsewhere) and written in English by the scholarship application signator.
  • Only one submission per student will be considered.

Neal Davis Law Scholarship Essay Contest

Application Deadline: September 16, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Neal Davis Law Scholarship Essay Contest

Details: Studying at the University of Texas not only prepared Neal Davis academically, but gave him the opportunity to meet his mentor, Dick DeGuerin. His collegiate experience shaped the lawyer Neal would become. What better way to pay that forward than by creating a scholarship opportunity for others?

Eligibility Requirements:

  • You must be a U.S. resident or resident alien who is registered at a U.S. trade school, college or university with a VALID STUDENT ID#.
  • Essays must be unique (not submitted elsewhere) and written by the scholarship application signator.
  • All submissions should be in English.
  • Only one submission per student will be considered.

Shout It Out Scholarship

Application Deadline: September 30, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,500
Website: Shout It Out Scholarship

Details: Have something on your mind? Let it out, or better yet SHOUT it out. Give your thoughts a voice and earn free college money at the same time. Let your keyboard be your megaphone, and shout out your message. This unique scholarship gives you the platform to speak up – and cash in. The “loudest” applicant will receive the $1,500 Shout It Out Scholarship reward.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be a legal U.S. resident
  • Must be a resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
  • Must be 14 years of age or older at time of application

Brown Bag Marketing Scholarship

Application Deadline: October 1, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Brown Bag Marketing Scholarship

Details: One of Brown Bag’s four values is to “Take the Hill Together.” For us, this means there’s only one way forward for us, and it’s up that next hill – the one we can’t conquer alone. We don’t avoid the hill, nor do we avoid each other. We set our sights on achievements too lofty to reach individually, and thereby commit ourselves to the amazing collective power of our team. All of us will surprise each of us. We do this, together.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • All students who are currently enrolled in an accredited community college, undergraduate, or graduate program in the United States are welcome to apply.

Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Disability Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: October 1, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Disability Scholarship Program

Details: The Disability Scholarship was established in 2014 as part of the law firm’s commitment to helping students with disabilities or injuries who are in need of financial assistance for educational purposes.

Eligibility Requirements:

    • Recipient is a U.S. citizen enrolled at an accredited college or university within the United States
    • Has a disability diagnosis from any person qualified to make a diagnosis
    • Completed at least one semester of classes at an accredited college or university.

Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship

Application Deadline: October 3, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Lounge Lizard Web Design Scholarship

Details: Lounge Lizard’s Brandtenders and Marketing Mixologists always serve up something distinct. We mix a potent combination of digital marketing strategy with a generous splash of creative juices and blend in technology-focused, customized solutions as a chaser.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Only open to students attending school in the United States
  • Applicant must be a student at an accredited school, or be accepted to begin school at an accredited school within 6 months of application

The Responsify Empowering Others Scholarship 2023

Application Deadline: October 5, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: The Responsify Empowering Others Scholarship 2023

Details: We believe that with the correct tools anyone can reach their aspirations and use their skills to empower others. Every year, Responsify awards a scholarship to those that present an inspiring example of empowerment in their essays.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • All applicants must be enrolled, or due to be enrolled, as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited US college or university for the semester that they are applying to receive the scholarship
  • Applicants are not required to have a minimum GPA
  • Domestic, international, online and undocumented students may apply

Patrick Nelson Scholarship

Application Deadline: October 15, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Patrick Nelson Scholarship

Details: Fuel Your Entrepreneurial Goals with the Scholarship for Student Entrepreneurs: A Financial Assistance Program for Exceptional College and University Students in the United States. Future entrepreneurs can apply to the Scholarship for $1,000 which will be awarded to a single university student who will be a future star entrepreneur.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be currently enrolled at a university in the United States or a high school student who plans to launch a business in the future.

Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship

Application Deadline: October 31, 2023
Award Amount(s): $2,000
Website: Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship

Details: Hone your survival tactics and imagine what your school or college campus might be like in a zombie apocalypse. Our Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship committee wants to know your plan to avoid the zombies, where you’d hide, and the top-five things you’d bring to stay alive.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be 14 years of age or older at time of application
  • Must be a legal U.S. resident
  • Must be a resident of one of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia
  • This award is for U.S. students

2023 Annual Digital Monk Essay Scholarship in USA

Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
Award Amount(s): $500
Website: 2023 Annual Digital Monk Essay Scholarship in USA

Details: It takes an effort to share your thoughts with the world. But those who are brave enough to speak are the ones who change the world. We believe that words are influential. To inspire smart young minds to Speak Up, our organization offers a scholarship for the best innovative essay.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Graduate, postgraduate, and undergraduate students of an accredited college or university of the United States.
  • High-school students enrolled in an accredited US college or university in the Fall 2021 semester.
  • An eligible applicant must be a citizen or a legal resident of the United States.

Dylan Sidoo Grant 2023

Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Dylan Sidoo Grant 2023

Details: The Dylan Sidoo Grant for Student Athletes is a financial grant program that provides support to eligible students who demonstrate exceptional talent in sports, dedication to academics, and a commitment to personal growth.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Current high school, undergraduate, or graduate student athlete enrolled in an accredited institution in the United States

Mental Health Importance Scholarship

Application Deadline: November 1, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Mental Health Importance Scholarship

Details: Mental health dictates every aspect of our lives, and everyone needs support from time to time. College is an exciting and challenging time for new students; many feel overwhelmed, confused, or anxious while away from home.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • High school senior, undergraduate, or graduate student

Vincent Camarda Grant

Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1000
Website: Vincent Camarda Grant

Details: The Vincent Camarda Grant for Entrepreneurs is a scholarship fund that provides $1,000 in funding to a student who dreams of running their own business one day. The grant is designed to support the next generation of business leaders and is awarded through an essay contest that focuses on the student’s vision for their future business and how they plan to achieve it.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be a student enrolled in a college or university

AG Morgan Grant

Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1000
Website: AG Morgan Grant

Details: At AG Morgan Financial Advisors, we believe in the power of entrepreneurship and are committed to supporting the next generation of business leaders. We created the AG Morgan Grant for Entrepreneurs to provide students with the financial assistance and encouragement they need to pursue their dreams of running a successful business.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • The AG Morgan Grant for Entrepreneurs is open to undergraduate and graduate students who have a passion for entrepreneurship.

Cheikh Mboup Scholarship For Single Mothers

Application Deadline: November 15, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1000
Website: Cheikh Mboup Scholarship For Single Mothers

Details: We are excited to offer this scholarship to single mothers who are pursuing higher education and are committed to achieving their academic and career goals. This scholarship was created by Cheikh Mboup, a successful businessman and academic who believes in the power of education to transform lives. By applying for this scholarship, you have the opportunity to earn financial support towards your education and showcase your personal journey as a single mother pursuing higher education.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be a single mother who is currently enrolled or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university, community college, or vocational school in the United States.

Elevate Mental Health Awareness Scholarship

Application Deadline: November 30, 2023
Award Amount(s): $500
Website: Elevate Mental Health Awareness Scholarship

Details: Despite living in the most prosperous and interconnected time in history, rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide are on the rise. In the United States, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death. It kills someone every 12 minutes.

Students applying to the scholarship will be required to write an essay about how their experience with mental health has influenced their beliefs, relationships, and career aspirations.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • The scholarship is open to students at any educational level and field of study. The only application requirement is that students have personally experienced challenges with mental health or have had people close to them who have experienced mental health challenges.

Test Prep Insight Scholarship

Application Deadline: November 30, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1500
Website: Test Prep Insight Scholarship

Details: Not only is the Test Prep Insight team focused on providing high-quality, unbiased content about exams such as the MCAT, LSAT and GMAT, as well as language learning apps, we’re also committed to giving students with disabilities a better chance to achieve their professional goals. Our annual scholarship program allows us to level the financial playing field so that students with disabilities can earn the degree of their dreams. We want this group of students to be able to focus on academics rather than external financial circumstances.

Students applying to the scholarship will be required to write an essay about how their experience with mental health has influenced their beliefs, relationships, and career aspirations.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Applicants must be currently enrolled at or planning to attend a 2-4 year university, community college or graduate school program located in the United States.
  • Candidates must have a medically recognized physical or mental disability.
  • The minimum GPA required for application is 2.5, indicating that all candidates are in good academic standing.

Ask Preeto Scholarship 2023

Application Deadline: December 1, 2023
Award Amount(s): $750
Website: Ask Preeto Scholarship 2023

Details: Realizing academic dreams is what drives us at AskPreeto.com, that’s why we offer the Ask Preeto Scholarship to US-based students in need of assistance towards educational expenses!

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be citizens/permanent residents residing within USA borders
  • Demonstrate financial difficulty
  • Enrolled in an accredited college or university in America

Mark Mariani Grant 2023-2024

Application Deadline: December 15, 2023
Award Amount(s): $10,000
Website: Mark Mariani Grant 2023-2024

Details: The Mark Mariani Grant for First Generation Americans is a scholarship program that provides financial support to eligible students who demonstrate academic achievement, creativity, and a commitment to community service.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Current undergraduate or graduate student who is studying in the United States and the first generation in your family to live in the United States

Blankstyle Scholarship

Application Deadline: December 31, 2023
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Blankstyle Scholarship

Details: At Blankstyle.com we realize the importance of education. Our employees range from artists to content writers, and from programmers to customer service representatives. The commonality with our team is great communication hinging on a solid foundation of education. We understand that in today’s economy, it is expensive and challenging to obtain a quality education. As we benefit from our educated team here at Blankstyle.com, so does the world in that education equates to a brighter future for all who seek it.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • a high school senior that has been accepted to an accredited university or
  • a current student enrolled in college courses.

Dayspring Pens Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: January 9, 2024
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Dayspring Pens Scholarship Program

Details: Dayspring Pens has been offering personalized professional gifts for over three decades. Every year, we help over 70,000 gift-givers worldwide find the right engraved pen for their occasion. Now, it’s our turn to give something back.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be at least 18 years or older
  • Must be a legal resident of the United States or a holder of a valid student visa
  • Must be currently enrolled in or accepted to a full-time undergraduate and graduate program in an accredited US university or college

All Star Verified Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $1000
Website: All Star Verified Scholarship

Details: This is a merit-based scholarship and financial need is not considered. We designed this scholarship to help students pay for college and it may be used to pay for tuition or any related fees such as room and board. The first prize is $1,000.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • This scholarship is open to high school, college, graduate, or adult students and parents of high school and college students.

SuperMoney’s Financial Literacy Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $500
Website: SuperMoney’s Financial Literacy Scholarship

Details: SuperMoney’s mission is to help everyone reach their financial goals. SuperMoney’s Financial Literacy Scholarship seeks to celebrate students who share our same mission.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Be enrolled full-time in high school as a senior or be a part-time or full-time student in a college, graduate school, trade school, or coding bootcamp.
  • Have an overall average GPA of at least 3.0
  • Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

Johnny Chen Media Content Writing Annual Scholarship Contest

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $600
Website: Johnny Chen Media Content Writing Annual Scholarship Contest

Details: Johnny Chen, with Johnny Chen Media, has built his successful SEO agency through education and determination. At Johnny Chen Media, we understand the value of investing in the future. That’s why we offer an annual scholarship to students who need financial support to further their education.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Be enrolled in a college or university in the United States for the upcoming school year
  • Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Application submissions are due by the last day of the month for each school semester

UncommonGoods Scholarships

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: UncommonGoods Scholarships

Details: We know it isn’t always easy when you’re just starting out in a creative field of study. So, we’re offering a scholarship to help hardworking student-artists out, because hey—you might be gracing our assortment with your work someday!

Eligibility Requirements

  • We’re looking for undergraduate art or design majors at accredited universities.

ChooseWhat Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: ChooseWhat Scholarship

Details: Have you ever earned money as a contractor or a small business owner? If so, this scholarship opportunity is for you.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Any undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in a degree program at any accredited American College, University or Trade School with self-employment experience may apply.

Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): The Rogers STEM Scholarship will provide up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits (to a maximum of $30,000) to qualifying Veterans and Fry Scholars seeking an undergraduate STEM degree or who have earned a STEM degree and are seeking a teaching certification.
Website: Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship

Details: VA has launched the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program for students training in high demand STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. The Rogers STEM Scholarship will provide up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits (to a maximum of $30,000) to qualifying Veterans and Fry Scholars seeking an undergraduate STEM degree or who have earned a STEM degree and are seeking a teaching certification.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must be a Veteran or Fry Scholar enrolled in a STEM degree program and has completed at least 60 semester credit hours (or 90 quarter credit hours)
  • Must be a Veteran or Fry Scholar who has earned a STEM degree and is now seeking a teaching certification

Nitro College Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $5,000
Website: Nitro College Scholarship

Details: Nitro cares about providing you the resources you need to successfully navigate financing college. That’s why we’re offering you the opportunity to earn a $5,000 scholarship from Nitro. We know that college is a big step forward in achieving your goals and we want to help you get there using all the tools Nitro has to offer.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Open to all legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia
  • Students must be applying to or enrolled in an accredited college or university for the upcoming (2017-2018) school year

Roshan Rahbari Scholarship Fund

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $5,000
Website: Roshan Rahbari Scholarship Fund

Details: The Roshan Rahbari Scholarship Fund seeks to support outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor’s degrees at four-year colleges and universities.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • Current resident of California
  • Current community college student transferring to a four-year college or university on a part-time or full-time basis
  • Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0
  • Demonstrated service to community or school
  • Demonstrated financial need
  • Character qualities such as integrity, compassion and generosity

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $15,000
Website: The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

Details: Available to emerging figurative artists with a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking. Offers additional renewal awards to selected applicants. Eligibility Requirements:

  • Must attend a university, a four-year college or a two-year college
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • Restricted to individuals with the following interests: art
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