The School of Art provides several scholarships to its own students to help cover your tuition at Ball State. We offer awards to both incoming first-year students as well as upperclassmen, largely based on merits such as your portfolio of artwork, academic ability, and leadership potential.

First-Year Scholarships

The School of Art provides scholarships to incoming first-year students and rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors to help cover tuition at Ball State. Our scholarship decisions are based on students’ academic ability and financial need. First-year students do not need to apply for these awards. If you meet the criteria and are selected to receive a scholarship, we will notify you in late May or June.

The College of Fine Arts awards a limited number of performance-based scholarships for students with strong academics and outstanding talent.

Indiana residents will receive $4,000 a year for a four- year total of $16,000. Out-of-state residents will receive $2,000 a year for a four-year total of $8,000. These scholarships can be combined with any admission academic awards.

Scholarships will be renewed for up to four-years provided the student maintains a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Recipients must enroll in on-campus classes as full-time, degree-seeking students.

The School of Art awards a limited number of four-year performance scholarships to incoming first-year students in recognition of outstanding talent, leadership, and academic record.

Recipients of the Fine Art Scholarships will receive $1,000 a year to apply to educational expenses at the university.

This scholarship is renewable for a total of eight semesters provided the student maintains a cumulative GPA of 3.0.

The School of Art awards a number of one-year scholarships to first-year students.

The Outstanding First-Year Student Scholarships are one-year (non-renewable) amounting up to a maximum of $1,000. Half of each scholarship will be applied per semester to educational expenses at the university in a given academic year.

When applying to the university you may also be eligible for academic awards. Ball State offers many scholarships and awards that outstanding high school students will want to explore. These include the Presidential Scholarship, Ball State Scholars Award, Distinction Scholarship, Whitinger Scholarship, and more!

SEARCH FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

Students must be currently enrolled fulltime as a major in the School of Art and must have a minimum:

  • 12 credit hours
  • 3.0 cumulative GPA

The scholarship application is composed of the following components:

  • Scholarship Application Cover Sheet
  • Essay
  • Portfolio of creative and/or academic work
  • GPA

Scholarship Application for Currently Enrolled Students

Scholarship applications are updated in the spring, please refer to the actual application for deadline.

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