Design Thinking Scholarship

Film • Graphic Design • Game Design • UX/Technical Design • Interior Design • Design/Visual Communications • Urban Design • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Design Thinking Scholarship offers $1,000 to students passionate about design thinking and digital design tools through an essay application.

Larry McDonald Scholarship

Clark County • Oregon • Art History • Arts • Arts Management • Studio Arts • Theatre/Performing Arts • English • Foreign Languages • History • Graphic Design • Film • Design/Visual Communications • Literature • Writing • Political Science/Government • Social Sciences • Architecture • Interior Design • Religious/Theological Studies • For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Larry McDonald Scholarship supports LGBTQ+ students in Oregon and Clark County, WA, pursuing Arts or Humanities with an average award of $6,700.

AAF Fort Wayne Scholarship

Adams County • Allen County • DeKalb County • Huntington County • Kosciusko County • LaGrange County • Noble County • Steuben County • Wabash County • Wells County • Whitley County • Digital Communications/Media • Communications • Advertising • Marketing • UX/Technical Design • Graphic Design • Design/Visual Communications • Freshmen • Juniors • Sophomores

AAF Fort Wayne Scholarship offers up to $1,000 for full-time college students in advertising or marketing fields from select Indiana counties.

Bill Bendiner and Doug Morgenson Scholarship

Alaska • Idaho • Oregon • Washington • Montana • Social Work • Mental Health • Healthcare-Related • Public Health • Healthcare Administrative • Healthcare Assistant • Art History • Photography • Design/Visual Communications • Film • Graphic Design • For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • Freshmen • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Bill Bendiner and Doug Morgenson Scholarship supports LGBTQ+ students in human services, health sciences, or visual arts with an average award of $6,700.

Irene Runnels – Paula McStay Scholarship

Radio & Television • Film • Public Relations • Advertising • Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Design/Visual Communications • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Irene Runnels – Paula McStay Scholarship awards $5,000 to two Texas students in media-related fields.

Patricia Van Kirk Scholarship

Alaska • Montana • Idaho • Oregon • Washington • Theatre/Performing Arts • Design/Visual Communications • Arts • Art History • Photography • Film • For Lesbian students

The Patricia Van Kirk Scholarship supports lesbians in theater or visual arts committed to social justice. Apply with three essays.

New York Women In Communications Foundation Scholarship

New Jersey • Pennsylvania • Connecticut • New York • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Advertising • Radio & Television • English • Film • Journalism • Marketing • Public Relations • Literature • Graduate Students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The NY Women In Communications Foundation offers scholarships up to $10,000 for students in communications fields with a 3.2 GPA.

Don Watkins Memorial Scholarship

Idaho • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Journalism • Photography • Public Relations • Radio & Television • Writing • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Don Watkins Memorial Scholarship offers $1,500 to Idaho high school students pursuing journalism or communications.

CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship

Interior Design • Photography • Studio Arts • Film • Graphic Design • Architecture • Design/Visual Communications • For Black and/or African American students • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students • Freshmen

The CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship offers $5,000 to full-time Black students in visual arts with a 2.5 GPA. Apply now!

American Sign Letters Scholarship

Graphic Design • Design/Visual Communications • Photography • Studio Arts • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

Win a $1,000 scholarship by designing a building sign, business logo, or impactful plaque for your college campus.

James O. Thomason Scholarship

South Carolina • Journalism • Digital Communications/Media • Advertising • Radio & Television • Marketing • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Public Relations • Freshmen

The James O. Thomason Scholarship awards $2,000 to SC high school seniors pursuing electronic, print or photo journalism, advertising, public relations.

Ric Ulrich and Chuck Pischke Scholarship

Alaska • Oregon • Idaho • Montana • Washington • Design/Visual Communications • Game Design • Graphic Design • Interior Design • Urban Design • Arts • Art History • Photography • Film • For Asexual students • For Bisexual students • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Pansexual students • For Queer students • For Transgender students

Apply for the Ric Ulrich and Chuck Pischke Scholarship for visual arts and design. Open to Northwest residents. Award: $250+.

The Charles N. Fisher Memorial Scholarship

Arizona • California • Electrical/Electronics • Electrical Engineering • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Graduate Students • Juniors • Freshmen • Sophomores • Seniors

The Charles N. Fisher Memorial Scholarship offers $1,000 for licensed amateur radio students in electronics or communications.

Community Foundation of Grundy County Scholarships

Grundy County • Illinois • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Journalism • Photography • Public Relations • Radio & Television • Writing • High school • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

Grundy County students can apply for scholarships up to $10,000 for post-high school education. High chances of winning!

Golden Door Scholarship

North Carolina • South Carolina • Georgia • Construction Engineering • Cybersecurity • Digital Communications/Media • Electrical Engineering • Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Technology • Design/Visual Communications • UX/Technical Design • Graphic Design • Nursing • Nursing Assistant • Pre-Nursing • Advertising • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Economics • Finance • Management • Marketing • Operations Management • Mathematics • Medical/Biomedical Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Computer Engineering • Computer Science • IT/Information Technology • Information Sciences • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

Golden Door Scholarship provides up to $40,000 for DACA, TPS, or undocumented students in the Southeast, focusing on financial need.

The Protecting Black Voices Scholarship

Journalism • History • Art History • Political Science/Government • Digital Communications/Media • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • International Relations • For Black and/or African American students • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Protecting Black Voices Scholarship offers $10,000 for Black students in college pursuing specific majors. Apply now!

Omega Phi Beta Foundation - Rising Bud Scholarship

Literature • Writing • Arts • Art History • Arts Management • Studio Arts • Theatre/Performing Arts • Film • Interior Design • Architecture • Fashion • Graphic Design • Game Design • Design/Visual Communications • Photography • Other Trades/Crafts • Music • For Women • Freshmen

The Rising Bud Scholarship offers $500 to female freshmen in the arts from low-income households. Apply with an essay and references.

Vercille Voss Graduate Student Scholarship

Design/Visual Communications • Interior Design • Graduate Students

The Vercille Voss Graduate Student Scholarship offers $2,000 to graduate students in Interior Design or related programs.

Foremost Media Scholarship

Marketing • UX/Technical Design • IT/Information Technology • Design/Visual Communications • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Foremost Media Scholarship awards $500 to students pursuing Marketing or Web Development. Apply with an online form and reference letter.

YoungArts Arts Competition

Writing • Music • Theatre/Performing Arts • Design/Visual Communications • Game Design • Graphic Design • Interior Design • Film • Photography • Arts • Age • High school • Freshmen

YoungArts Competition offers $250 to $10,000 for artists in grades 10-12. Apply with an online application, audition, or portfolio.

Voya Investment Management Diversity Scholarship Program

Florida • North Carolina • Washington • Texas • Georgia • Finance • Economics • Marketing • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Agriculture • For Asian students • For Black and/or African American students • For Hispanic and/or Latino students • For Middle Eastern students • For Native American / American Indian students • For Pacific Islander students • Juniors

Voya Investment Management offers a $10,000 scholarship for underrepresented students pursuing finance careers. Apply with an essay and recommendation.

Speak Up! Scholarship

Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Journalism • Photography • Public Relations • Radio & Television • Writing • High school

The Speak Up! Scholarship awards $2,000 to high school juniors/seniors passionate about communications. Apply with GPA 3.5+, essay, and more.

Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships

Graphic Design • Studio Arts • Photography • Game Design • Design/Visual Communications • For Gay students • For Lesbian students • For Straight students • For Queer students • For Transgender students • For Women • For Trans Woman students • For Trans Man students • For Non-binary students • For Gender-fluid students • For Two-spirit students • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships support underrepresented students in design fields with awards up to $5,000. GPA of 3.0 required.

Student Scholarships in Journalism

Journalism • Communications • Photography • Graphic Design • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Freshmen

Apply for Student Scholarships in Journalism offering up to $1,000 for journalism and communications majors. Essay and recommendations required.

NCTA AWMF Scholarship

Digital Communications/Media • Design/Visual Communications • Communications • For Women • Freshmen • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors • Graduate Students

The NCTA AWMF Scholarship offers $10,000 to female communications/media students for original media projects.

Katrin Lamon Fellowship

Literature • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Journalism • For Native American / American Indian students • Graduate Students

The Katrin Lamon Fellowship supports American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students in literature and communication with awards up to $30,000.

Elizabeth Furber Fellowship – Women studying Creative Fine Arts

Arts • Studio Arts • Photography • Art History • Music • Writing • Architecture • Design/Visual Communications • Fashion • Graphic Design • Game Design • Interior Design • Theatre/Performing Arts • Literature • For Native American / American Indian students • For Women • Graduate Students

The Elizabeth Furber Fellowship offers $5,000 to American Indian and Alaska Native women in Creative Fine Arts graduate programs.

The Target Advancing Design Diversity Scholarship

Graphic Design • Design/Visual Communications • Game Design • Interior Design • Transportation/Logistics • Industrial Engineering • UX/Technical Design • For Black and/or African American students • Freshmen

The Target Advancing Design Diversity Scholarship offers $3,000/year for Black/African American design students. Apply now!

The Game Changers Scholarship

Design/Visual Communications • Game Design • Interior Design • Urban Design • Political Science/Government • Criminal Justice • Psychology • Counseling • Public Health • Sociology • Communications • Health/Medical Technology • IT/Information Technology • Technology • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Arts Management • Management • Natural Resources Management • Operations Management • Sports Management • Accounting • Economics • Biology • Marine Biology/Sciences • Chemistry • Physics • Geological & Earth Sciences • Astronomy • Environmental Engineering • Agricultural Science • Animal Sciences • Meteorology • Climate Sciences • Computer Science • Environmental Science • Fire Science/Firefighting • Food Sciences & Technology • Information Sciences • Materials Science • Science • Arts • Art History • English • Foreign Languages • Religious/Theological Studies • History • Social Sciences • International Relations • Gender Studies • Writing • Graphic Design • For Women • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Game Changers Scholarship awards $2,000 to multicultural women for business, sciences, or liberal arts degrees. Minimum GPA: 3.0.

Center for Architecture Design Scholarship

New York • Architecture • Design/Visual Communications • Graphic Design • Urban Design • Interior Design • Civil Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Construction Engineering • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

Scholarship for NY students pursuing degrees in architecture, design, or engineering. Up to $5,000 available. Portfolio and recommendations required.

The Voyager Scholarship

English • Conservation • Environmental Science • Foreign Languages • Health Education • Healthcare-Related • History • Hospitality • Journalism • Law • Law Enforcement • Legal • Literature • Mental Health • Social Work • Social Sciences • Sociology • Public Health • Public Policy & Administration • Public Relations • Teacher Education • Teaching • Art History • Arts • Arts Management • Biology • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Childcare • Climate Sciences • Communications • Criminal Justice • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Education • Political Science/Government • International Relations • Juniors • Seniors

The Voyager Scholarship offers up to $50,000 for junior students committed to public service. Open to U.S. citizens and DACA students.

Leaders Commemorative Scholarship

Design/Visual Communications • Graphic Design • Interior Design • Urban Design • Community Service • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduates

The Leaders Commemorative Scholarship offers $1,500 for undergraduates in Interior Design with leadership and community service experience.

Michael Jackson Scholarship

Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Theatre/Performing Arts • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors

The Michael Jackson Scholarship provides up to $4,000 for Communications and Performing Arts students with a 3.0 GPA and financial need.

The Midwest Broadcasts Journalists Association Scholarship

Iowa • Minnesota • Nebraska • North Dakota • South Dakota • Wisconsin • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Journalism • Photography • Public Relations • Radio & Television • Writing • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Graduate Students • Seniors

The Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association offers $1,500 scholarships for students pursuing broadcast journalism in the Midwest.

Ruth Clark Furniture Design Scholarship

Interior Design • Design/Visual Communications • Carpentry/Masonry • Graduate Students • Juniors • Sophomores • Seniors • Freshmen

The Ruth Clark Furniture Design Scholarship offers $4,000 to students focused on residential furniture design, honoring founding member Ruth Clark.

Scott Campitelli Memorial Scholarship

Vermont • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • High school • Freshmen

The Scott Campitelli Memorial Scholarship offers $2,000 to Vermont high school seniors pursuing Communications with financial need.

Tony Coelho Media Scholarship

For students with disabilities • Digital Communications/Media • Film • Music • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Sophomores • Freshmen • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Tony Coelho Media Scholarship offers $5,625 for students with disabilities pursuing media careers. Apply with essays and a recommendation.

Student Design Competition

Architecture • Design/Visual Communications • Fashion • Game Design • Graphic Design • Interior Design • Urban Design • UX/Technical Design • Marketing • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The Student Design Competition awards up to $5,000 to college students in design fields for innovative project submissions.

Jacqueline Jenkins Scholarship for Visual Arts

North Carolina • Design/Visual Communications • Arts

The Jacqueline Jenkins Scholarship offers $250+ for full-time Visual Arts students at College of The Albemarle with a 2.0 GPA.

TMCF | NRG HBCU Excellence in Education Scholarship

Texas • Finance • Law • Marketing • Meteorology • Animal Sciences • Agricultural Science • Climate Sciences • Computer Science • Environmental Science • Food Sciences & Technology • Information Sciences • Marine Biology/Sciences • Materials Science • Engineering • Construction Engineering • Computer Engineering • Civil Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Electrical Engineering • STEM • Mathematics • Technology • UX/Technical Design • IT/Information Technology • Physics • Chemistry • Astronomy • Energy • Automotive • Aviation/Aeronautical • Accounting • Agriculture • Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Design/Visual Communications • Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Juniors

The TMCF | NRG HBCU Scholarship offers up to $10,000 for STEM and business majors with a 3.0 GPA at select Texas universities.

TMCF | Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) Scholarship

Business (MBA) • Business Administration • Agriculture • Management • Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Design/Visual Communications • Hospitality • Marketing • Juniors • Seniors

The TMCF | RNDC Scholarship offers up to $10,000 for HBCU juniors/seniors majoring in Business, Hospitality, Sales, or Marketing.

Microsoft Imagine Cup Global Competition

Technology • Computer Science • Information Sciences • Design/Visual Communications • UX/Technical Design • High school • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

Microsoft Imagine Cup offers $100,000 to student founders using AI on Microsoft Cloud. Open to students globally.

Rennie Taylor/Alton Blakeslee Fellowship

Communications • Science • Journalism • Design/Visual Communications • Graduate Students

The Rennie Taylor/Alton Blakeslee Fellowship awards $6,000 to aspiring science writers pursuing graduate studies.

Agota M. Bardos Award

Design/Visual Communications • Arts • Art History • Photography • Film • Community Service • High school • Freshmen

The Agota M. Bardos Award offers $1,000 to first/second-gen immigrant students for community and arts achievements. Apply with an essay.

Courcelle Scholarship

Vermont • Radio & Television • Film • Graphic Design • Journalism • Photography • Marketing • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Public Relations • Community Service • High school • Freshmen

The Courcelle Scholarship offers $2,000 to Rutland County high school seniors pursuing education in media and arts fields.

Lisa Kaminski Memorial Scholarship

Kentucky • Ohio • Indiana • STEM • Marine Biology/Sciences • Materials Science • Science • Information Sciences • Geological & Earth Sciences • Environmental Science • Food Sciences & Technology • Computer Science • Climate Sciences • Meteorology • Animal Sciences • Graphic Design • Energy • Astronomy • UX/Technical Design • IT/Information Technology • Technology • Health/Medical Technology • Physics • Aerospace • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Computer Engineering • Construction Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Industrial Engineering • Mechanical Engineering • Medical/Biomedical Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Biology • Automotive • Aviation/Aeronautical • Chemistry • Design/Visual Communications • Cybersecurity • Mathematics • Freshmen

The Lisa Kaminski Memorial Scholarship offers $3,000 for STEM majors in Greater Cincinnati with community service records. Women preferred.

TMCF | ServiceNow HBCU Scholarship

Accounting • Business (MBA) • Agriculture • Business Administration • Finance • English • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Computer Engineering • Computer Science • Mathematics • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

The TMCF | ServiceNow HBCU Scholarship offers $8,200 for eligible students in various majors. Apply now!

TMCF | HBCU Ignite Scholarship from Adobe

Accounting • Finance • Marketing • Communications • Design/Visual Communications • Digital Communications/Media • Journalism • Computer Engineering • Computer Science • Advertising • Information Sciences • IT/Information Technology • Graphic Design • UX/Technical Design • Management • Business (MBA) • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Freshmen

Apply for the TMCF | HBCU Ignite Scholarship from Adobe, offering up to $15,000 for eligible students in various majors.

Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition

Other Trades/Crafts • Design/Visual Communications • UX/Technical Design • High school • Freshmen • Sophomores • Juniors • Seniors • Graduate Students

Enter the Aluminum Extrusion Design Competition for a chance to win up to $5,000 by addressing societal and environmental challenges.

The deGraffenried Design Scholarship for the National Art Honor Society

Design/Visual Communications • Graphic Design • UX/Technical Design • Urban Design • Freshmen

The deGraffenried Design Scholarship offers $7,500 for NAHS members pursuing design degrees. Apply now!