Art Department Scholarship Opportunities
College can be expensive, but it doesn't have to be! In addition to university-wide scholarship opportunities, the Fine Art Department has scholarships exclusively available to our program. All students should apply to the general Academic Works application as well as individual scholarships.
Alexis Kuhr Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the fund is to support MFA students in Art in their second or third year of the program with financial need as determined by the University. Recipients should have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and demonstrate excellence in their art practice. Preference will be given to graduate students who are the first in their family to attend college. Varies
Art History Summer Enrichment Grant
This Summer Enrichment Grant to help support an internship in the field of Art History. Varies
CHC Finish Strong Honors Thesis Award - College of Humanities and Fine Arts
The “CHC Finish Strong Thesis Award” program offers a spring stipend of $2,500 to ten students (one from each UMass school or college) enrolled in their thesis to focus on finishing. Financial need is a component of the selection process. Awardees will be expected to sign a participant agreement that covers expectations, including individual and cohort meetings and a brief reflection after graduation.
Complete the university’s general scholarship application and search for “CHC Finish Strong Thesis Award.” $2,500
College of Humanities and Fine Arts Tuition Assistance Fund
Scholarship available to College of Humanities and Fine Arts major with a preference for qualified, female students with financial need from small towns in western Massachusetts. $3,000
Department Chair’s Award for BFA Project
Department Chair’s Award for BFA Project is awarded by the Art Department Chair to undergraduate art majors who demonstrate dedication and passion for the studio arts.
*Please note this scholarship requires students to have successfully completed ART402: BFA Degree Project and the submission of a portfolio. Varies
Excellence in Art
Excellence in Art Scholarships are awarded by the Art Department to undergraduate art majors who demonstrate dedication and passion for the studio arts.
*Please note this scholarship requires the submission of a portfolio. $350
Frank Prentice Rand Fund
Established to support students majoring in Theater or Art with academic merit and demonstrated financial need. Varies
George M. Wardlaw Art Department Scholarship
The George M. Wardlaw Art Department Scholarship was established to provide a scholarship to one or more undergraduate or graduate art majors on the basis of demonstrated excellence in the visual arts.
*Please note this scholarship requires the submission of a portfolio. Varies
Henry and Jean Hall Humanities and Fine Arts Scholarship Fund
A scholarship that supports students majoring in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts who have financial need and who are in good academic standing. Varies
Lisa Hayward Basile Scholarship (Fall)
The purpose of the Fund will be to support students in the Art Education Program with financial need as determined by UMass Amherst. Available to Undergraduate and Graduate Students. Varies
Michael S. Roif Award in Film Studies
Established in memory of Michael S. Roif ’83 MBA to provide financial assistance to one or more students enrolled in the certificate program in the Interdepartmental Program in Film Studies who has demonstrated excellence and creativity in their work. By faculty nomination only.
Nominees must be undergraduate Film Studies Certificate students or students in the Film Studies concentration who have completed a film, video, moving image, media or a written project in a UMass film studies course within the past three semesters. $937.50
Richard Humphreys Award for Excellence in Painting
Established to provide support for the undergraduate painting program in the Department of Art.
*Please note this scholarship requires the submission of a portfolio via the Scholarship Portfolio Submission Form, in a single PDF containing 3-5 images or links to time-based work, and a 150-word statement. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeMGGLiXfeKbcw0gVoFGmBynxLiU1HWB_WpwCtm8Pwz7XIOg/viewform?usp=sf_link $1,500
Robert D. Gordon '48 and Nancy M. Gordon '49 Scholarship in the Fine Arts
The Robert D. Gordon ’48 and Nancy M. Gordon ’49 Scholarship in the Fine Arts was established to provide scholarship(s) for undergraduate student(s) entering their senior year and majoring in Painting and Printmaking; Ceramics and Sculpting; or Computer Art, Intermedia, and Animation. Varies