Endowed Scholarships for Art Majors

Gabel-Cox Scholarship.  Open to full-time students enrolled in the Department of Art with declared majors in the fine arts, with a minimum GPA of 2.75.  Applicants must submit: two letters of recommendation from professionals who can attest to their artistic talents, personality and character, a statement of artistic philosophy and career goals, and a folding style portfolio of their work.  Preference given to those who demonstrate high quality work in the portfolio.  Portfolio should contain fifteen examples of current work, both monochromatic and color, matted or framed where suitable.  Three dimensional work may accompany the portfolio if it relates to the area of interest.  Selected by the Department of Art.

Hilda Mitchell Endowed Scholarship for the Arts.  Open to full-time juniors and seniors enrolled in the Department of Art, with a minimum GPA of 2.75.  Applicants must submit: two letters of recommendation from professionals who can attest to their artistic talents, personality, and character; statement of artistic philosophy and career goals; folding style portfolio of their work.  The portfolio should contain fifteen examples of current work, both monochromatic and color, presented neatly, matted or framed, where suitable.  Three dimensional work may accompany the portfolio if it related to the applicant's area of interest.  Preference shall be given to applicants who demonstrate high quality work in their portfolios, with consideration given to academic merit, talent, character and demonstrated achievement in art.  This scholarship is awarded for one academic year only.  Prior recipients may reapply for subsequent years.  Selected by the Department of Art.

Mary Eileen and Clark D. Mueller Endowed Scholarship.  Open to full-time students enrolled in the Department of Art who are pursuing a major in Fine Arts. The recipient(s) of the scholarship fund shall be selected by a committee comprised of three or more full-time faculty from the Art Department in consultation with the Office of Financial Aid. At the discretion of the Department Chair, an artist from the community may serve on the committee. Only students who have been admitted to the Bachelor of Fine Arts program in the Department of Art will be eligible for consideration for this scholarship. All studio art concentrations within the BFA degree program will receive equal consideration. Other award selection criteria will include:

  1. 1. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a cumulative GPA in studio arts of 3.25.
  2. 2. An art portfolio review by the selection committee.
  3. 3. A written statement of career goals and financial need.
  4. 4. An oral interview with the selection committee.

Awards to fund scholarship(s) can be made annually. The current scholarship holder(s) must reapply on an annual basis. The scholarship amount will not exceed that which is necessary for tuition and fees, books, and course related art supplies.

Patrons' Art.  Open to all students who declare Art as major.  Selected by the Department of Art.

Not all endowed scholarships are awarded each year. _______________________________________________  

Dollar amounts of endowed scholarships vary, depending on 

availability of funds.  

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As a rule, endowed scholarships are not automatically renewed.