The following privately administered scholarships are separated below according to their application process.
You may contact Heather Steall, hsteall@mica.edu, in our Financial Aid office if you have questions concerning private scholarships.
Contact our Financial Aid Office directly for these applications
| Baltimore Rotary Scholarship for MD residents in their Junior or Senior year who do community service. Contact in Oct. for Dec. winners. |
| Friends of the Arts (FOTA) Scholarship for Anne Arundel County residents. Contact in Jan. for the deadline in April. |
Take a survey and enter a drawing for these scholarships
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One student is chosen monthly |
$1,000 |
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Monthly sweepstakes |
$1000 monthly award |
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Currently accepting applications |
For graduate and undergraduate students/ One $5000 scholarship is awarded each month |
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| The Earnest Scholarship Fund | Currently accepting applications |
Enter to win one of 50 Earnest Scholarships/$5000 each |
Submit video with this scholarship application
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Submit art or design with these scholarship applications
| Academy of Motion Pictures Student Academy Awards | 22/23 application not yet available | |
| Adventographer Travel Scholarship | Sept. 1st, and Feb. 1st deadline annually | $1,500 bi-annual award |
| Annual Art & Design Scholarship | May 31, annually | $1,000 award |
| AXA Art Prize | March 22, 2023 deadline | $10,000 award |
| CARiD Scholarship | Fall deadline October 30th / Spring deadline April 30th | $1,000 bi-annual award |
| Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship | March 3, 2023 deadline | $10,000 award |
| Future Designer Scholarship | 2023 application not yet available | $2,500 award |
| Graphic Design Degree Hub Scholarship | Fall deadline October 31st annually Spring deadline July 31st annually |
$1,500 biannual award |
| Greater Than Gatsby Annual Scholarship | March 1st annually | $10,000 award |
| HonorsGradu Multimedia Scholarship | April 30, 2023 deadline | 5/$10,000 |
| John F. and Anna Lee Stacy Scholarship Fund | Application accepted November 1st - February 1st annually | $500-$5,000 awarded at the discretion of the committee may be awarded in quarterly installments. |
| Korea Arts Foundation of America (KAFA) | Offered bi-annually/Application not available until 2024 | $15,000 award |
| Lesley T. and Frances U. Posey Foundation Scholarship | Application available from February 1, 2023 - April 4, 2023 | $5,000-$7,000 |
| National Sculpture Society Scholarship | varying deadlines | varying award amounts |
| Pretty Lightroom Presets Bi-Annual Scholarship | June 15 and December 15 deadline annually for photo majors | $500 bi-annual award |
Application needed for these scholarships
| 2+2 Transfer Scholarship | Must be a Maryland Resident | $1,000 award |
| Boomer Benefits Scholarship | August 27, 2023 deadline - Only to adult students age 50+ |
$1,000 award |
| Central Scholarship Bureau | Application is open from January 1st through April 1st each year | Varying amounts |
| Chairish Design Your Future Scholarship | January 1 and June 30 annually | $2,500 bi-annual award |
| Coca-Cola Scholars Program | 23/24 application not yet available - for students who will be high school seniors at that time. | 150/$20,000 |
| Congressional Black Caucus Foundation | Varying deadline dates | Varying award amounts |
| Dell Scholars Program | Application open from October 1st through December 1st. For under-served and lower-income high school seniors. | $20,000 award |
| ELKS Most Valuable Student Scholarship | February 6, 2023 deadline | 2/$50,000 2/$40,000 2/$30,000 14/$20,000 480/$4,000 |
| Elks LegacyAwards | February 6, 2023 deadline - For HS senior and child or grandchild of current lodge members in MD, DC, & Delaware |
6/$4,000 |
| Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund | May 15th annually - For dependents directly affected by the attacks on September 11, 2001. | Award amounts vary |
| Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund | March 16, 2023 deadline | $1,000 - $5,000 |
| Foster Care To Success Scholarship | Accepting applications January 1 - March 31 annually. For students in foster care or adopted. | $2,500 - $5,000 |
| Gates Millennium Scholarship | Please click on the link for more information | |
| Gilman International Scholarship | For US citizens who are planning on studying abroad | Over 2800 for up to $5,000 each |
| Global Experiences Scholarships | Deadline dates vary. For students interested in study abroad internships | Award amount vary |
| Hispanic Scholarship Fund | varying deadlines | varying amounts |
| Jack Kent Cooke Foundation | 23/24 application not yet available | Up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school |
| National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program | March 31, 2023 deadline | 30 merit-based/$3,000 to $12,000 |
| Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation Scholarship | January 31, 2023 deadline - Offered to Greek American Students |
20/$10,000 each based on academic achievement and financial need 20/$2,500 each based solely on academic achievement |
| Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship | 2023 application not yet available | For new American immigrants or children of immigrants pursuing graduate school in US |
| Point Foundation LGBTQ Scholarships | Deadline dates vary | varying amounts |
| Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation |
May 1, 2023 deadline |
$1,000 - $5,000 |
| Rising Black Designers Scholarship & Design Challenge | January 16, 2023 Deadline | 5/$10,000 |
| Rotary Club of Annapolis (District 7620) | 2023 application not yet available | 4/$1,500 |
| SAA Native American Scholarships | Application opens Oct 1st each year and deadline is January 31st. |
Essay Contest
| Abbott and Fenner Scholarship | June 10, 2023 deadline | $1,000 award |
| AES Engineers Scholarship | October 8, 2023 deadline | $500 award |
| American Military Veteran's Scholarship | Memorial Day (Last Monday in May) deadline | $500 award |
| Apartment Guide Scholarship | Application open from February 16 - April 12 annually | 2/$2500 award |
| B. Davis Scholarship | May 21, 2023 deadline | $1,000 award |
| Big Sun Scholarship | June 19, 2023 deadline | $500 award |
| Child of an American Veteran Scholarship | June 15, 2023 deadline | $1,500 award |
| College Jumpstart Scholarship | October 17 and April 15 deadline annually | $1,000 bi-annual award |
| Creative Safety Supply Scholarship | December 15 and July 15 annually | $1,000 award |
| Diabetes Council Scholarship | varying dates for students with diabetes |
varying amounts |
| KidGuard For Educations Scholarship | October 31 annually | $500-$1,000 range |
| LA Tutors 123 Innovation Scholarship | The deadline is the 20th of each month | $500 award monthly |
| Marc Zboch Academic Scholarship | February 21, 2023 deadline | $1,000 |
| Maryland Mensa Scholarship | Please click on the link for more information | |
| Nice Beasts Veteran's College Scholarship | Veteran's Day deadline annually | $1,000 award |
| OppLoans Scholarship | Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, and June 30 annually | $2,500 quarterly |
| PrestigeLinks Digital Marketing Scholarship | July 31, 2023 deadline | $1000 award |
| Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship | February 20, 2023 deadline | 2/$5,000 1/$10,000 |
| WiseMerchant Scholarship Fund | July 15th and Dec 15th annually | $500 bi-annual award |
| Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships | Application opens February 2023 | varying awards |