Scholarships open to students interesting in and/or majoring in fields related to art and design, including art, graphic design, and photography.

Kelly Lynn Lutz Memorial Scholarship
Sponsor: Kelly Lynn Lutz Foundation
Amount: $2,000.00
Closing Date: January 10, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to current college students in Kansas and Missouri who have lost at least one parent (biological or non) to cancer before the age of 22. Applicant must have an interest in education, arts, environment, math, or science.

Mensa Foundation College Scholarship program
Sponsor: Mensa Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: January 15, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to students enrolled in an accredited U.S. institution for the 2026-2027 academic year. Scholarship is open to students worldwide who are MENSA members (U.S. students do not need to be MENSA members). In addition to general scholarships, there are scholarships open specifically to females students, LBGTQ+ students, students of color, first generation college students, and students who are/were in the military, or related to someone in the military. There also scholarships open to students studying STEM, English, Journalism, Fine Arts, Veterinary Science, and Liberal Arts.

Bulkofficesupply.com Scholarship
Sponsor: Bulkofficesupply.com
Amount: $1,000.00
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college Freshmen and Sophomores in the United States. Applicant must have an interest in teaching, art or owning their own business.

John F. and Anna Lee Stacey Scholarship
Sponsor: National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: February 1, 2026
Description: Scholarship is open to U.S. citizens between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. Applicant must be pursuing a profession in visual arts and must show an affinity with the classical tradition of Western culture.

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.

art + biz Scholarship
Sponsor: Barrel and Flow Fest
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: Rolling
Description: Scholarship is open to residents of Western Pennsylvania who identify as Black or African American, Indigenous, or as a Person of Color. Applicant must be currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in a visual arts, performing arts, or culinary arts.