Current Student Scholarships due February 15
Artwork PDF Instructions | FAQ’s | Review Rubric
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The Art & Design Program in the School of the Arts at Northern Kentucky University is pleased to offer scholarships for students majoring in art and design. Students may apply yearly for scholarship support.
Applicants will be judged on the merits of their artwork, as well as their overall grade point average, participation in visual arts courses, and overall artistic development. All scholarships in the Art & Design Program are awarded on a competitive basis.
Once the deadline passes, the Art & Design faculty, representing all areas of our program, will review each qualifying application (see Review Rubric above). Immediate notification will be sent from the chair of the scholarship committee to those that did not meet all of the qualifications, along with an explanation of why. After the faculty determines the scholarship recipients and award amounts, along with alternates, the Art & Design Program Head will send a letter of notification to all qualifying applicants. Those awarded scholarships will have to sign and return their letter of acceptance by the predetermined deadline.
Applications must be submitted by February 15 each year.
Each applicant must submit an online application through the one of the two links provided below. As part of the application, each student must:
1) Answer a series of essay questions
2) Upload their unofficial NKU transcript as a PDF document
3) Upload their properly labeled artwork as PDF document (see specifics below) Documents submitted incorrectly labeled and/or are in the wrong format or not openable will lead to disqualification.
These are the short essays you will be providing as part of the Sophomore, Junior & Senior Student Scholarship application:
NKU TRANSCRIPT
Upload your NKU unofficial transcript.
Before uploading, save it as a single document in a PDF.
Label it as follows: your last name_your first name_transcript
YOUR ARTWORK
Upload your properly labeled artwork as a PDF document.
Review the "Artwork PDF Instructions" at the top of the page and details below, then save all your artwork as a single document in a PDF.
Label the file as follows: your last name_your first name_artwork
* Please make sure to properly label your artwork.
All PDF documents must be openable and viewable in the most current version of Adobe Reader.
Seven (7) individual artworks must be submitted for scholarship consideration with a total of 14 images permitted, allowing for detail shots as needed. Work may be in a single discipline or a combination of work from 2D, 3D, and 4D areas. If a student is working in a series, each work of art he/she submits counts as one individual work of art. For more clarification, refer to the FAQ’s for assistance.
Please review the "Artwork PDF Instructions" document above for proper layout. Any embellishment on this layout will result in disqualification. Each image must be labeled as follows:
| Label | Example |
|---|---|
| Your Full Name | Joe Smith |
| Title of the Artwork | Conversations |
| Medium | Steel, fabric, and wood |
| Dimensions *(see specifics below) | 31” x 24” x 12” |
| Completed for **(see specifics below) | Completed for Art 317 |
Labels for "Detail" views of your artwork (or alternate views of a 3-D/Installation) should be as follows:
| Label | Example |
|---|---|
| Your Full Name | Joe Smith |
| Title of the Artwork | Conversations |
| Detail | Detail |
* Dimensions are required for all artworks submitted, whether photographs, digital art, drawings, etc. The committee understands that photographs and digital art can be printed or exist in multiple sizes/dimensions. In these cases, please submit the image dimensions in which the work was originally created.
Scholarship Details
Please be aware that having received a scholarship of any amount in the past does not guarantee that a student will receive one the next time they apply. Nor does it guarantee that if a student did receive a scholarship again that it will be for the same amount. Scholarship support includes: SOTA, Art & Design Program, Friends of Fine Arts, and the Schiff Family Photography Scholarship. The number and the kind of scholarships are determined by funds available. Several alternates will also be chosen.
As a art and design student who has achieved scholarship success, you should be available to participate in service opportunities in the Art & Design Program, School of the Arts, and/or the University, as needed during the scholarship award semester/year. These service opportunities include, but are not limited to:
For questions regarding the scholarship application process, please contact:
Scholarship Committee Chair
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