Grants & Scholarships

Jump-start your college experience directly after graduation! The ‘Ahead of the Curve – Summer 2026 New High School Graduate Scholarship’ is for new 2026 high school graduates starting at ArtU in Summer 2026 immediately after graduating from high school. This scholarship will be applied to Fall 2026 tuition and fees at the Academy if all conditions of the scholarship are met. Transitioning directly from high school to college can help maintain academic momentum, and starting college immediately also allows students to potentially complete their education sooner.

Eligibility

• Must be a Spring 2026 high school graduate, starting classes at ArtU in Summer 2026 (start date: June 15^th, 2026)
• Meets the university’s admission requirements:
  • Completion of a Career Planning Session with an Undergraduate Admissions Specialist
  • Submission of an Official high school transcript
  • Must be enrolled in a degree-seeking program (AA/AAS/BA/BARCH/BS) and take at least six units.

Award Amount

• Scholarship is a one-time award of $3,000, given in the Fall 2026 semester.
• Must be enrolled in at least six units for the Fall 2026 semester.
• AND must have passed all six units in the Summer 2026.

Application Process

• Scholarship will automatically be applied once the student has met all the admissions requirements
  • Completion of the CPS
  • Official high school transcript received by the Office of the Registrar
• AND once the student completes their six units in Summer 2026 with passing grades.

ArtU has scholarship opportunities for international students based on academic merit, need, and portfolio submissions, up to $5,000 per semester.

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For more information on our Military Scholarship click here

ROTC provides eligible full-time undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to earn a college scholarship while taking ROTC courses.

Mission

• To recruit, educate, train, and inspire ROTC Cadets in order to commission officers of character for the Total Army.

Information

Eligible Academy of Art University students may qualify for:

• Full or partial scholarship towards tuition
• Yearly book stipend up to $1,200 per year
• Monthly Stipend of $420

Take Action

Contact Admissions at Admissions@academyart.edu or 1-800-544-2787 for an introduction to the ROTC recruiter.

The Alumni Tuition Benefit supports all returning Academy alumni with a 20% tuition benefit off all courses and or additional degrees/certificates.

Award Information

• This benefit is for the recipient only and not redeemable for cash. It may only be applied toward tuition expenses.

Minimum Eligibility Requirements

• Applicant must have previously completed an undergraduate degree, graduate degree, Certificate, or Award of Completion at Academy of Art University

Additional Information

Contact your Admissions Specialist at 800-544-2787 or 415-274-2200.

SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS AND BUILD NEW ONES

The Art Educators Studio Program offers art educators one TUITION-FREE art and design class to enhance existing skills, teach new skills, and give art educators an opportunity to master the most up-to-date software artists use.

TUITION-FREE FREEDOM TO EXPLORE

The Academy’s program offers a one-time full tuition grant* for a maximum of one undergraduate or graduate class in either the Spring, Summer, or Fall semester; each class is worth three units.

Art Educators may choose from the entire catalog of classes that do not have a prerequisite course listed.**
A class can be taken every semester to continuously grow skills while building a portfolio of work.

*Grant recipients are responsible for supplementary costs and fees, including a $50 administration fee, and any lab, materials, or other fees associated with individual classes, along with dorm costs if recipient chooses to live in Academy of Art University dorms.
**For interest in a class that does have a prerequisite, it may be possible to have the requirement waived. Please speak with an Academy counselor to determine qualification.

THREE UNIQUE WAYS TO STUDY AT THE ACADEMY

• Study on campus in beautiful San Francisco.
• Study online, asynchronously from anywhere in the country.
• Join live classes through Zoom.

ENROLL TODAY

Applying is easy. Download the application by clicking the link below. Scan a copy of your Teaching Credential Certificate or a letter from your supervisor or mentor describing your role in the school as an art teacher. Then, email both (as .pdf or .jpg attachments) to grantprograms@academyart.edu

• Get the Art Educators Studio Program Application
• View Eligible Courses

Academy of Art University offers scholarships to qualified students who are transferring to the Academy from other accredited institutions.

Eligibility

To qualify for an Academy Transfer Scholarship, you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Must have attended another college or university, and have completed at least 1 semester at a United States based college or university (i.e. NOT Academy of Art University)
• Meet the Academy’s admission requirements for Undergraduate or Graduate programs:
  • Completion of a Career Planning Session (CPS) with an Undergraduate Admissions Specialist
  • Submission of an official high school transcript or official GED
  • Submission of an official college transcript
• Must enroll in a degree-seeking program, be continuously enrolled every Fall and Spring semester, and take at least six units per semester

Award Amount

Transfer scholarships from the Academy are available up to a maximum amount of $10,000 USD. The award is divided evenly across eight semesters ($1,250/ per semester). The student must take at least six units each semester.

Application Process

Scholarship will be applied once you have met all of the admissions requirements:

• Completion of the CPS
• Official high school transcript/GED received
• Official college transcript has been received by the Office of the Registrar
• Transfer Scholarship Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by you and returned to your Admissions Specialist

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Empower Your Education with a Cal Grant

Your college journey deserves more than ambition, it deserves support. California’s Cal Grant Program opens doors for students with financial need and academic promise, helping cover tuition, fees, and living expenses so you can focus on your goals.

Awards are based on financial need, GPA, and program type, ensuring that every hardworking student has a fair opportunity to succeed. Students must be enrolled in minimum of six credits for consideration.

You must be a California resident for one year prior to applying for the Cal Grant.

Cal Grant A – Supporting Academic Excellence

The Cal Grant A helps low- to middle-income students who demonstrate strong academic performance and financial need.

How It Works:

• For low- to middle-income students who meet CSAC’s income and asset ceilings
• Minimum GPA: 3.00 (High School Entitlement) or 2.40 (Community College Transfer Entitlement)
• For academic programs that are 2–4 years in length

Best for students planning to attend a four-year college or university and focus on degree completion.

Cal Grant B – Building Opportunity and Access

The Cal Grant B provides vital support for low-income and disadvantaged students, helping you start strong and stay on track through graduation.

How it Works:

• For low-income students who meet CSAC’s income and asset ceilings
• Minimum GPA: 2.00
• For programs at least one year in length
• First year Only: Includes an Access Award for books and living expenses

Best for students beginning their journey at a community college or those needing both tuition and living expense support

Take the Next Step

Please visit the Cal Grant website for more information. If you attended an out-of-state high school and are now a resident of the state of California and wish to be considered for a Cal Grant award, please complete the Cal Grant GPA Verification Form and submit it to the Office of the Registrar (registrar@academyart.edu) before the application-filing deadline of March 2.

Because when you rise, so does California.

PRINT IT Scholarship for Aspiring Content Creators

Application Deadline: January 11, 2026
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: PRINT IT Scholarship for Aspiring Content Creators

Details: G.W. Networks Inc. is pleased to offer the PRINT IT Scholarship for Aspiring Content Creators to current college students who are actively involved in the creation of unique and engaging video or audio content or wish to pursue it in the future. G.W. Networks Inc. will award one (1) scholarship of $1,000.00 USD to the student who is able to demonstrate their focus on storytelling via unique video or audio content.

Eligibility Requirements:

• A citizen of the United States of America.
• Enrolled in an accredited College or University during the 2025 or 2026 academic year.

Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship

Application Deadline: January 30, 2026
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Technology Addiction Awareness Scholarship

Details: This scholarship helps you understand the negative effects of too much screen time.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Homeschooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

Dell Scholarship

Application Deadline: February 15, 2026
Award Amount(s): $20,000
Website: Dell Scholarship

Details: Dell Scholars demonstrate a unique set of characteristics in their quest for a college education: drive, tenacity, and ambition. They are students who are motivated and dream big, who know the journey to reach their goals won’t be easy but have the commitment and determination to continue working every day.

Every year, the Dell Scholars program selects 500 students nationwide, offering comprehensive support and a scholarship to each recipient. Our support is designed to help each Dell Scholar build their ideal pathway to graduation and beyond.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be a high school senior participating in an approved college readiness program
• Plan to enroll full-time at an accredited four-year college or university right after high school
• Be Pell Grant eligible
• Have at least a 2.4 GPA

Home Renovation NYC Scholarship: Inspiring Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Living Spaces

Application Deadline: April 21, 2026
Award Amount(s): $500
Website: Home Renovation NYC Scholarship: Inspiring Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Living Spaces

Details: At NYCRenovation.com, we’re passionate about creating spaces that not only look great—but do good. As leaders in home renovation across New York City’s five boroughs, we believe in the power of sustainable, eco-conscious design to shape healthier homes and stronger communities.

To support the next generation of innovators, we’re excited to offer the Home Renovation NYC Scholarship, a $500 award dedicated to students who envision a greener future through smart and sustainable renovation.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Open to students currently enrolled in or accepted to a college or university in the USA or Canada
• Applicants must be pursuing or planning to pursue studies related to:
  • Architecture
  • Interior Design
  • Urban Planning
  • Environmental Studies
  • Engineering
  • Construction Management
  • Any related field focused on built environments
  • Any other field

E-waste Scholarship

Application Deadline: April 30, 2026
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: E-waste Scholarship

Details: This scholarship helps you understand the impact of e-waste and what can be done to reduce e-waste.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Homeschooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

The SellFoneNow Smart Tech Scholarship

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026
Award Amount(s): $750 CAD
Website: The SellFoneNow Smart Tech Scholarship

Details: Let’s be honest. Tech moves fast—sometimes too fast. A new phone releases, and suddenly last year’s model looks like a fossil. But is upgrading always the smart choice?

At SellFoneNow, we’re used to asking tough questions about value, timing, and tech habits. This year, we’re turning the conversation over to students—because when it comes to making savvy choices around personal tech, nobody navigates it like the people living on student budgets.

Eligibility Requirements:

• High school seniors who plan to attend college or university by Fall 2026
• Current undergraduate or graduate students enrolled at an accredited U.S. or Canadian institution
• Students from any field of study—technology, economics, marketing, literature, business, or even film. If you’ve got insight, you qualify.

Digital Privacy Scholarship

Application Deadline: June 30, 2026
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Digital Privacy Scholarship

Details: This scholarship helps you understand why you should be cautious about what you post on the Internet.

Eligibility Requirements:

• You must be a high school freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or a current or entering college or graduate school student of any level. Homeschooled students are also eligible. There is no age limit. You must also be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.

Water Damage Restoration Awareness Scholarship

Application Deadline: August 15, 2026
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Water Damage Restoration Awareness Scholarship

Details: Disasters never strike in isolation. A burst pipe can flood a basement, warp floors, weaken structural beams, and create electrical hazards. A kitchen fire can require tearing down walls, replacing plumbing, addressing hidden mold, and clearing legal violations before the property is safe again. Restoration is never just “drying things out” or “putting up new drywall”; it’s an intricate choreography of science, law, design, and human resilience.

The Water Damage Restoration Awareness Scholarship exists for one reason: to find the student who can think about this complexity—not in fragments, but as a single interconnected challenge — and turn it into a story worth reading.

Eligibility Requirements:

• High school seniors, undergraduate, and postgraduate students in the USA or Canada.
• Applicants must be enrolled or accepted at an accredited college, university, or institute.

The Domaine Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: May 1st (Fall)/December 1st (Spring)
Award Amount(s): $2000
Website: The Domaine Scholarship Program

Details: The Domaine Scholarship Program seeks to reward and support one student per semester who is actively pursuing an undergraduate degree in exchange for a thoughtful research and perspective piece on the buying patterns of the next generation of consumers.

Through this scholarship program, we are looking to tap into the fresh perspectives and insights of today’s college and university students. As a leading Shopify agency, we want to understand this generation’s shopping behaviors and preferences as we design and develop the ecommerce shopping experiences of the future, rewarding one innovative mind per semester with a $2,000 scholarship.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Open to all undergraduate students regardless of major.
• Must be current, full-time students at accredited two-year or four-year U.S. universities or colleges.
• Students should not be entering their first semester as a Freshman or their last semester as a Senior.

All Star Verified Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $1000
Website: All Star Verified Scholarship

Details: This is a merit-based scholarship and financial need is not considered. We designed this scholarship to help students pay for college and it may be used to pay for tuition or any related fees such as room and board. The first prize is $1,000.

Eligibility Requirements:

• This scholarship is open to high school, college, graduate, or adult students and parents of high school and college students.

SuperMoney’s Financial Literacy Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $500
Website: SuperMoney’s Financial Literacy Scholarship

Details: SuperMoney’s mission is to help everyone reach their financial goals. SuperMoney’s Financial Literacy Scholarship seeks to celebrate students who share our same mission.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be enrolled full-time in high school as a senior or be a part-time or full-time student in a college, graduate school, trade school, or coding bootcamp.
• Have an overall average GPA of at least 3.0
• Be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.

Johnny Chen Media Content Writing Annual Scholarship Contest

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $600
Website: Johnny Chen Media Content Writing Annual Scholarship Contest

Details: Johnny Chen, with Johnny Chen Media, has built his successful SEO agency through education and determination. At Johnny Chen Media, we understand the value of investing in the future. That’s why we offer an annual scholarship to students who need financial support to further their education.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Be enrolled in a college or university in the United States for the upcoming school year
• Have a minimum GPA of 2.5
• Application submissions are due by the last day of the month for each school semester

UncommonGoods Scholarships

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: UncommonGoods Scholarships

Details: We know it isn’t always easy when you’re just starting out in a creative field of study. So, we’re offering a scholarship to help hardworking student-artists out, because hey—you might be gracing our assortment with your work someday!

Eligibility Requirements

• We’re looking for undergraduate art or design majors at accredited universities.

ChooseWhat Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: ChooseWhat Scholarship

Details: Have you ever earned money as a contractor or a small business owner? If so, this scholarship opportunity is for you.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Any undergraduate or graduate student currently enrolled in a degree program at any accredited American College, University or Trade School with self-employment experience may apply.

Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): Maximum of $30,000
Website: Edith Nourse Rogers Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) Scholarship

Details: VA has launched the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program for students training in high demand STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) fields. The Rogers STEM Scholarship will provide up to nine months of additional Post-9/11 GI Bill® benefits (to a maximum of $30,000) to qualifying Veterans and Fry Scholars seeking an undergraduate STEM degree or who have earned a STEM degree and are seeking a teaching certification.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be a Veteran or Fry Scholar enrolled in a STEM degree program and has completed at least 60 semester credit hours (or 90 quarter credit hours)
• Must be a Veteran or Fry Scholar who has earned a STEM degree and is now seeking a teaching certification

GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government Web site.

Nitro College Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $5,000
Website: Nitro College Scholarship

Details: Nitro cares about providing you the resources you need to successfully navigate financing college. That’s why we’re offering you the opportunity to earn a $5,000 scholarship from Nitro. We know that college is a big step forward in achieving your goals and we want to help you get there using all the tools Nitro has to offer.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Open to all legal residents of the United States and the District of Columbia
• Students must be applying to or enrolled in an accredited college or university for the upcoming (2017-2018) school year

Roshan Rahbari Scholarship Fund

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $5,000
Website: Roshan Rahbari Scholarship Fund

Details: The Roshan Rahbari Scholarship Fund seeks to support outstanding community college students with financial need to transfer to and complete their bachelor’s degrees at four-year colleges and universities.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Current resident of California
• Current community college student transferring to a four-year college or university on a part-time or full-time basis
• Minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0
• Demonstrated service to community or school
• Demonstrated financial need
• Character qualities such as integrity, compassion and generosity

The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $15,000
Website: The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant

Details: Available to emerging figurative artists with a representational style of painting, drawing, sculpture, or printmaking. Offers additional renewal awards to selected applicants.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must attend a university, a four-year college or a two-year college
• Must be at least 18 years old
• Restricted to individuals with the following interests: art

Blankstyle Scholarship

Application Deadline: Open/No Deadline
Award Amount(s): $1,000
Website: Blankstyle Scholarship

Details: At Blankstyle.com we realize the importance of education. Our employees range from artists to content writers, and from programmers to customer service representatives. The commonality with our team is great communication hinging on a solid foundation of education. We understand that in today’s economy, it is expensive and challenging to obtain a quality education. As we benefit from our educated team here at Blankstyle.com, so does the world in that education equates to a brighter future for all who seek it.

Eligibility Requirements:

• a high school senior that has been accepted to an accredited university or
• a current student enrolled in college courses