Portfolio Merit Scholarship
Each year upwards of $50,000 in scholarship money is awarded to new incoming students through the College’s Portfolio Merit Scholarship Competition.
Enter by Friday, March 31 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.
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$5,000: 1 first-time student award / 1 transfer award
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$3,500: 2 first-time student awards / 2 transfer awards
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$2,500: 4 first-time student awards / 2 transfer awards
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$1,000: 6 first-time student awards / 4 transfer awards
who's eligible?
Interested students who enter the competition AND…
- Apply for the Fall 2023 semester, submitting all PCA&D application materials by March 31.
- Already applied and submitted all PCA&D application materials for the Fall 2023 semester.
- Already been accepted or made their tuition deposit for the Fall 2023 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 31, 2023. 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 2023 semester and submit all required admissions materials prior to the March 31st deadline.
If you’ve already submitted a portfolio as part of your admission application, you’ll 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 originality, creativity, and technique in the 6 works entered.
Sign up for our online Art School Toolkit: Scholarship Portfolios on Wednesday, February 8 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 6, 2023.
MORE ADMISSIONS INFORMATION
PCA&D’s first Accepted Student Day for Fall 2023 is Saturday, March 11 and our refundable Tuition Deposit deadline is May 1. After May 1, PCA&D will continue to accept applications for the Fall 2023 semester on a rolling basis.