Do you have a talent for art but you’re planning on majoring in something else in college? Well, there are still scholarships out there for students who have a talent for art and they are open to all majors!

If you are planning on a visual arts major in college, there are even more scholarships open to you!

Alaska State Fairgrounds Scholarship
Sponsor: Alaska State Fairgrounds
Amount: Up to $3,000
Closing Date: March 27, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors and current college students from the state of Alaska. Applicant must submit an essay or a creative project that addresses one of multiple topics related to the State Fair.

Illustrators of the Future Contest
Sponsor: L. Ron Hubbard Library
Amount: $500.00
Closing Date: March 31, 2026
Description: Contest is open to new and amateur artists who have not been professionally published and paid for more than three black-and-white story illustrations, or more than one process-color painting, in media distributed broadly to the general public.

Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest
Sponsor: VFW Auxiliary
Amount: Up to $4,000
Closing Date: March 31, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to any student in grades 9-12 who are U.S. citizens or U.S. Nationals. Applicant must submit a piece of art on paper or canvas – water color, pencil, pastel, charcoal, tempera, crayon, acrylic, pen-and-ink or oil may be used.