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Scholarships and Awards in the School of Art

Students in the School of Art can receive merit- and need-based aid through the following scholarship opportunities. All scholarships are awarded through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. For more scholarship resources, please visit the 5XÉçÇø ScholarshipUniverse page. 

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Applicants must have a current FAFSA on file in the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center before applying for School of Art scholarships.

You must be registered full time during the semester for which the scholarship is awarded. In the spring, the Scholarship Committee considers applications for fall of the coming academic year; in the fall, the committee considers applications for the coming spring semester.

Scholarships are available for both current and incoming students.

Questions about School of Art scholarships? Contact Meta Hausser, special assistant, at mhausser@kent.edu.

Scholarships currently available to School of Art students. 

Please refer to ScholarshipUniverse for scholarship requirements. 

• School of Art Scholarship
• The Frank D. Susi Scholarship in Art Education
• The Richard Sweet Memorial Scholarship in Art
• The Carol Klingel Endowed Scholarship for Art Education
• The Kathy Kraus Endowed Scholarship for Art Education
• The Vincent J. Stark Scholarship for Painting and Drawing Students
• The Catherine Questel DeMattia Endowed Scholarship for Painting and Drawing
• The Nancy Oldham Seibert Art Endowned Scholarship
• Janice Lessman-Moss Scholarship in Textiles
• Marjorie L. Collins Scholarship
• Elmer L. and Virginia G. Novotny Scholarship

Incoming Students:

Elmer, Virginia & Karen Novotny Scholarship

$2,500 award (disbursed over two semesters) for an incoming first-year major of any discipline in the School of Art.

Award recipient determined through high school scholastic portfolio competition in the regional Scholastic Awards competition. Contact Arron Foster afoste24@kent.edu for more information.

Dr. Emily Farnham Graduate Scholarship in Art History

Award of $500-$1,700 per semester, renewable for a second semester upon reapplication, for an incoming graduate student in art history. Requires strong credentials in art history, a sample of research writing and a statement of intent for M.A. study. Contact Gustav Medicus for application instructions.

** "Renewable" - may be awarded upon subsequent reapplication, given strong academic progress toward a degree and continued minimum award GPA

Prizes and Residencies:

Prizes and residencies open to current students.

Anthony Bartholomew / Zygote Press Residency

A residency opportunity provided by Cleveland's in memory of Kent State printmaking alumnus Anthony Bartholomew. The two-week residency takes place at Zygote in July.

• Awarded to a graduating undergraduate or graduate student based on a portfolio of 15 original prints

Fill out and print the application form linked below and include it with your physical portfolio. Portfolios are to be dropped off in the print studio in the Center for the Visual Arts, room 304B. Contact professor Taryn McMahon at tmcmaho5@kent.edu with any questions. Deadline: Friday, March 7 at 5 p.m.

Thomas D. Little Prize for Excellence in Printmaking

Created in memory of master printer Thomas D. Little, Kent State art student in the mid-1970s. A $1000 award for one undergraduate student and a $1000 award for one graduate student will be given based on:

• a portfolio of 15 original prints

Fill out and print the application form linked below and include it with your physical portfolio. Portfolios are to be dropped off in the print studio in the Center for the Visual Arts, room 304B. Taryn McMahon at tmcmaho5@kent.edu with any questions. Deadline: Friday March 7 at 5 p.m.