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
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
none at this time |
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 |