Portfolio Merit Scholarship
Each year upwards of $25,000 in scholarship money is awarded to new incoming students through the College’s Portfolio Merit Scholarship Competition.
Enter by Friday, March 25 at 11:59 PM
Scholarship awards
Each scholarship award will be divided evenly per semester for the student’s first year of study. Awards will be granted by a panel of PCA&D faculty and admissions staff based on the artwork applicants submit.
- $6,000: 1 awards
- $4,000: 2 awards
- $2,000: 3 awards
- $1,000: 5 awards
who's eligible?
Interested students who enter the competition AND…
- Apply for the Fall 2022 semester and submit all PCA&D application materials by March 25, 2022.
- Have already applied and submitted all PCA&D application materials for the Fall 2022 semester.
- Have already been accepted or made their tuition deposit for the Fall 2022 semester as a new incoming student.
Current PCA&D students do not qualify for this competition.
How to enter
The submission deadline is 11:59 PM on Friday, March 25, 2022. Submit images of your 6 best artworks to PCA&D SlideRoom.
If you haven’t already, apply here to attend PCA&D for the Fall 2022 semester and submit all required admissions materials prior to the March 25th deadline.
If you’ve already submitted a portfolio as part of your admissions application, you will need to submit your 6 best artworks in PCA&D SlideRoom separately.
What should i include
Specific instructions for uploading your images are located in SlideRoom. You do not need to submit a particular kind of artwork to be considered. Just choose your 6 best artworks to enter. Our panel will be looking for strong portfolios that showcase creativity and technique in the 6 works entered.
Sign up for our online Art School Toolkit: Scholarship Portfolios on March 2nd and get specific tips to create a stand-out competition portfolio.
WINNER SELECTION & NOTIFICATION
Submissions will be juried by a panel of PCA&D faculty and admissions staff. All portfolio merit scholarship winners will be notified by April 1, 2022.
MORE ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
PCA&D Accepted Student & Early Registration Day is Saturday, April 9th and our refundable Tuition Deposit deadline is May 1st. After May 1st, PCA&D will continue to accept applications for the Fall 2022 semester on a rolling basis.
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