Scholarships
Attention Current Art and Fashion Design and Merchandising Students:
The scholarship applications for the 2013-14 Academic Year can be downloaded here. Faculty recommendation forms can be downloaded here. Note that all applications and recommendation forms are due by 5PM April 3 to the Art Department Office Room 150 Art Building. A complete list of scholarships available for 2013-14 is listed here. In addition to the scholarships listed, the department is accepting applications for the Brian Killian & Company Endowed Scholarship and the Bud Bernstein Endowed Prize Fund.
In addition to the departmental scholarships listed below, click here for general information about financial aid at Wayne State University. To search for a WSU scholarship click here.
Applications for Department of Art and Art History scholarships are available in Rm. 150 Art Building.
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Scholarship/Award |
Eligibility |
Amount (Dependent upon availability of funds) |
Additional Information |
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Talent Scholarship Fund (Studio Arts)
Wilfred C. Becker Memorial Scholarship |
Any Michigan high school senior planning to specialize in a studio art area
Award based on portfolio review |
Award of approximately half tuition per academic year (fall and winter terms)
Renewable each year for a total of four years of baccalaureate study
$1500, renewable each year for a total of four years of baccalaureate study
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Click here for the current general, college-wide application. For elements in the application process that are specific to art, contact the department: (313) 577-2980.
Portfolio reviews are scheduled individually.
Portfolio reviews are scheduled individually.
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| Albert and Peggy DeSalle Scholarship Fund (Metal Arts or Photography) |
Full or part-time undergraduate or graduate students with at least a sophomore standing majoring in the metal arts or photography, or a closely related field |
Amount varies depending on funds available
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You must submit CD of work and application for consideration for this scholarship
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| John and Irene Sowinski Scholarship Fund |
at least sophomore class standing majoring in art
Financial need may be a part of the selection process |
Amount varies depending on funds available | You must submit CD of work and application for consideration for this scholarship
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| Marji Kunz Memorial Scholarship Fund (Fashion Design & Merchandising) |
Any student at sophomore level or above in the Department of Art & Art History who displays an aptitude in creative design, display work, writing, fashion retailing or modeling
A presentation to a selection committee is required |
Amount varies depending on funds available |
Call for application deadline.
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| Sylvia Marciniak Annual Scholarship in Art |
Full or part-time undergraduate students with declared major in drawing or painting and at least one semester of course work in drawing or painting. Applicant must demonstrate financial need. |
Amount varies depending on funds available |
You must submit CD of work and application for consideration for this scholarship
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| Albert L. and Alice W. Steinbach Scholarship Fund (Art History, Graduate Level) |
Any graduate student in the Department of Art & Art History specializing in art history and interested in teaching and scholarship in that area |
Amount varies depending on funds available |
For more information on this scholarship, scroll down. |
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Brian Killian & Company Endowed Scholarship (Interior Design) |
Available to senior level undergraduate students with a declared major in Interior Design | Amount varies depending on funds available |
Student must submit a short essay naming a particular interior designer, describing that designer's style and explaining what is believed to be significant about that styel. |
| Linda Marlene Iden Endowed Scholarship (Fine Arts) |
Undergraduate pursuing a program in the fine arts
Evidence of accomplishment in the arts is required, and financial need is considered. |
$500 per academic year |
You must submit CD of work and application for consideration for this scholarship
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| Bud Bernstein Endowed Prize Fund | Available to full-time BFA and MFA students majoring in drawing, painting, printmaking or sculpture with a minimum 3.0 gpa to assist students pursuing special or ambitious projects requiring unually high expenses for material or services needed to complete project. |
Amount varies depending on funds available |
You must submit CD, one-page proposal, and detailed budget for consideration |
| President's Endowed Scholarship (Fine Arts, Graduate Level) | Please contact department for details | ||
| John B. Hunter, Jr. and Louise H. Hunter Endowed Scholarship in Art | Available to graduate or undergraduate students enrolled as art majors | Amount varies depending on funds available |
You must submit CD of work and application for consideration for this scholarship
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The Steinbach Scholarship was established by private donors to recognize outstanding scholarship and scholastic achievement and to support and encourage students specializing in art history in the Department of Art and Art History. Recipients are selected on the basis of scholastic achievement, potential to make professional contributions to teaching and scholarship in the field of art history and financial need. Awards may be used to defray the costs of travel or other expenses associated with the pursuit of specific research projects in the field of art history.
To apply, submit a letter stating your academic goals and objectives, describing a specific research project and telling how the award would help you to pursue the project. The letter of application should be accompanied by (1) a copy of your transcript, (2) a budget for your project and (3) the names and addresses of three academic references who have agreed to provide letters on your behalf. Please ask your referees to send their letters of reference directly to:
Chair, Art History Scholarship Committee
Department of Art and Art HIstory
150 Community Arts Building
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202