Art Scholarship Requirements and Details
- Application Due Date: Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
- Review Date: Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- Decisions will be made by: Friday, February 28, 2025
Available Studio Art Scholarships
- The W. Sinclair Walbridge Scholarship is comprised of a number of smaller, individual scholarships totaling up to $60,000. These will be awarded to promising sophomores, juniors, and seniors who are pursuing either a B.A. degree with a major in Art or a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. The awards recognize talent and academic achievement.
- The Matthew K. Morgan Memorial Scholarship of up to $900 (drawing or painting).
- William L. Rabideau Memorial up to $400 (fine arts & drawing).
- James G. Southworth up to $500 (fine arts & ceramics).
- Art on the Mall up to $900.
Eligibility: Applicants for these awards must be enrolled at the University of Toledo as a Department of Art studio art major or minor. If you are majoring in another program as a dual major, please indicate so on the application form.听Awards will be based on academic performance and quality of artwork, as determined by the Scholarship Committee.
How to Apply:
- Complete the .Your online form will be date-stamped as of the time you submit it. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Late applications will not be accepted! Please attach an artist鈥檚 statement.
- You will also need to submit a portfolio of artwork, made while enrolled at 果冻传媒, consisting of two and/or three-dimensional examples, and numbering no more than eight artworks. If you have either a diptych or triptych, either will count as ONE piece. However, you may not have 8 diptychs or triptychs and count that as 8 pieces. You may only have one diptych or one triptych as part of your overall submission. Artwork produced as a series is limited to a total of 8 works in the series, which will count as your entire submission.
- Any student not following the above instructions will be disqualified from scholarship review. Please work with your professors to edit and choose your best work for submission.听If your work, such as time-based work, falls outside of traditional presentation formats. Contact Lisa Edwards for file submission. Additionally, after writing your artist鈥檚 statement, please have a professor review the statement for clarity.
- Portfolios will be reviewed by the Studio Faculty. All applicants will be notified of the faculty鈥檚 decisions by email, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Once award recipients fill out and return the award contract and thank you letter to the donor, scholarships will be disbursed through the Office of Financial Aid beginning in the Fall 2025 Semester.
- Application Due Date: Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
- Review Date: Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- Decisions will be made by: Friday, February 28, 2025
For the upcoming academic year, the Art History program is now accepting applications for scholarships to outstanding students who are majoring in Art History.听Depending on budgetary considerations, there may be additional awards for Art History minors. We strongly encourage you to apply! Before you begin, we suggest you gather the materials you need to apply.
Complete the online聽.听Your form will be date-stamped as of the time you submit it. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Late applications will not be accepted! All applicants will be notified of the faculty鈥檚 decisions by email, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. Once award recipients fill out and return the award contract and thank you letter to the donor, scholarships will be disbursed through the Office of Financial Aid to begin Fall Semester 2025.
You must provide the total number of courses completed in ART, ARTH and AED courses as of Fall Semester 2025.
Your application will also need to include the following information and documents:
- Statement of need for assistance
- Statement of professional goals
- Application Due Date: Friday, Feb. 14, 2025
- Review Date: Friday, Feb. 21, 2025
- Decisions will be made by: Friday, February 28, 2025
The Art Education program provides financial support to University of Toledo undergraduate and graduate students majoring in art education. The W. Sinclair Walbridge Scholarship is intended to provide financial support during the academic year for which the scholarship is granted.
Complete the online . Your form will be date-stamped as of the time you submit it. Applications are due Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Late applications will not be accepted! Interviews may be conducted; applicants will be notified if that is the case. Reviews will begin Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. All applicants will be notified of the faculty鈥檚 decisions by email, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Once award recipients fill out and return the award contract and thank you letter to the donor, scholarships will be disbursed through the Office of Financial Aid beginning in the Fall 2025 Semester.
Documents you鈥檒l need to supply when applying for this scholarship:
- Statement of need for assistance
- Statement of professional goals
- Unofficial transcript or degree audit
- A portfolio of your studio work聽
- Statement of proposal for Research Fellowship (Graduate Student Applicants ONLY - must be 250-500 words, double-spaced)聽
GUIDELINES FOR DUAL MAJORS
If you are a dual major in different areas of the Department 鈥� Studio Art, Art History, Art Education 鈥� it is possible for you to apply for a scholarship in each area. While multiple applications are possible, it is rare that an individual will receive duplicate awards from each of the areas. However, it does increase your chances of receiving an award in any one area. Following are the steps that you need to follow in making dual applications if you are a dual-major:
- You must be officially declared as major in each area.
- You must fill out separate applications for each area in which you are applying and follow the specific procedures for each application.
- You must identify yourself as a dual major on the application(s).
果冻传媒 Department of Art Secretary
Lisa Edwards
419.530.8303
Lisa.Edwards@utoledo.edu