Private Scholarships

The following privately administered scholarships are separated below according to their application process.

You may contact Heather Steall, hsteall@mica.edu, in our Financial Aid office if you have questions concerning private scholarships.
Contact our Financial Aid Office directly for these applications

Associated Italian-American Charites of MD (AIAC)
Scholarship for U.S. Citizen with Italian heritage. Contact in Sept. for Oct winner.

Baltimore Rotary Scholarship for MD residents in their Junior or Senior year
who do community service. Contact in Oct. for Dec. winners.

Friends of the Arts (FOTA) Scholarship for Anne Arundel County residents.
Contact in January for the Deadline in April.

Take a survey and enter a drawing for these scholarships

Ascent Student Loans Daily Scholarship	One student is chosen monthly	$1,000
Discover $5000 Monthly Scholarship Sweepstakes	Currently accepting applications	$5,000 - one winner is chosen every month
Earnest Scholarship Fund	Currently accepting applications	$5,000 - ten winners will be chosen

Submit video with this scholarship application

none at this time

Submit art or design with these scholarship applications

Academy of Motion Pictures Student Academy Awards	Applications opens March 20,2024 and closes June 1, 2024
Adventographer Travel Scholarship	Sept. 1st, and Feb. 1st deadline annually	$1,500 bi-annual award
Annual Art & Design Scholarship	Deadline June 1st annually	$1,000 award
American Hat Makers Scholarship	March 29, 2024 deadline	1st place $500 2nd place $300 3rd place $200
AXA Art Prize	Application will launch in January 2024	$10,000 award
CARiD Scholarship	Fall deadline October 30th / Spring deadline April 30th	$1,000 bi-annual award
Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship	March 1, 2024 deadline	$10,000 award
Future Designer Scholarship	24/25 application not yet available	$2,500 award
Greater Than Gatsby Annual Scholarship	May 1st annually	$10,000 award
HonorsGradu Multimedia Scholarship	March 1, 2024	5/$10,000
John F. and Anna Lee Stacy Scholarship Fund	Applications accepted Nov 1st- Feb 1st annually	$500-$5,000 awarded at the discretion of the committee may be awarded in quarterly installments.
Korea Arts Foundation of America (KAFA)	Offered bi-annually/Application not available until 2024	$15,000 award
National Sculpture Society Scholarship	varying deadlines	varying award amounts
Pretty Lightroom Presets Bi-Annual Scholarship	April 15th deadline annually for photo majors	$500 bi-annual award

Application needed for these scholarships

2+2 Transfer Scholarship	Must be MD resident	$1,000 award
Boomer Benefits Scholarship	August 27, 2024 deadline - only for adult students age 50+	$1,000 award
Central Scholarship Bureau	Varying deadlines	Varying amounts
Chairish Design Your Future Scholarship	January 1 & June 30 annually	$2,500 bi-annual award
Coca-Cola Scholars Program	24/25 application not yet available - for students who will be high school seniors at the time	150/$20,000
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation	Varying deadline dates	Varying award amounts
Dell Scholars Program	Application open from October 1st through December 1st. For under-served and lower-income high school seniors.	$20,000 award
ELKS Most Valuable Contest for HS Seniors	Varying deadlines	Varying amounts
Elks LegacyAwards	24/25 application not yet available - For HS seniors and child and grandchild of current lodge members in MD, DC & Delaware.	$4,000 award
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund	May 15th annually	Award amounts vary
Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund	March 14, 2024 deadline	$1,000 - $5,000
Foster Care To Success Scholarship	Accepting applications January 1 - March 31 annually. For students in foster care or adopted.	$2,500 - $5,000
Gates Millennium Scholarship	Please click on the link for more information
Gilman International Scholarship	for US citizens who are planning on studying abroad	Over 2800 for up to $5,000 each
Global Experiences Scholarships	Deadline dates vary. For students interested in study abroad internships	Award amount varies
Hispanic Scholarship Fund	varying deadlines	varying amounts
Jack Kent Cooke Foundation	24/25 application not yet available	Up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school
Leslie T. and Francis Posey Scholarship Fund	April 1, 2024 deadline - Must demonstrate financial need, be accepted to or enrolled in GRADUATE school pursuing either painting or sculpture and have and undergraduate degree in either painting or sculpture	Award amounts vary
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation	varying deadlines	varying amounts
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program	March 31, 2024 deadline	30 merit-based/$3,000 to $12,000
Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation Scholarship	24/25 application not yet available - Offered to Greek American Students	20/$10,000 each based on academic achievement and financial need 20/$2,500 each based solely on academic achievement
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship	Application opens in Spring 2024	For new American immigrants or child of immigrants pursuing graduate school in the US
Point Foundation LGBTQ Scholarships	24/25 application not yet available	varying amounts
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation	May 1, 2024 deadline	$1,000 - $5,000
PRINT IT Scholarship for Aspiring Content Creators	January 11, 2025 deadline	$1,000
Rising Black Designers Scholarship & Design	March 1, 2024 deadline	5/$10,000
Rotary Club of Annapolis (District 7620)	April 15, 2024 deadline	4/$1,500
SSA Native American Scholarships	Application opens Oct 1st each year and deadline date is Jan 31st.
William Lee Scholarship Trendspot	March 31, 2024 deadline - For Ceramic arts majors	Amounts vary from $1,000-$5,000

Essay Contest

Abbott and Fenner Scholarship	June 7, 2024 deadline	$1,000 award
AES Engineers Scholarship	October 8, 2024 deadline	$500 award
American Military Veteran's Scholarship	Memorial Day (Last Monday in May) deadline	$500 award
Apartment Guide Scholarship	Application open from February 16 - April 12 annually	Two $2,500 awards
B. Davis Scholarship	May 21, 2024 deadline	$1,000 award
Big Sun Scholarship	June 19, 2024 deadline	$500 award
Child of an American Veteran Scholarship	Application opens June 15, 2024	$1,500 award
College Jumpstart Scholarship	October 17 and April 15 deadline annually	$1,000 bi-annual award
Creative Safety Supply Scholarship	December 15 and July 15 annually	$1,000 award
Diabetes Council Scholarship	varying dates for students with diabetes	varying amounts
KidGuard For Educations Scholarship	October 31st deadline annually	$500-$1,000 range
LA Tutors 123 Innovation Scholarship	The deadline is the 20th of each month	$500 award monthly
Maryland Mensa Scholarship	Please click on the link for more information
OppLoans Scholarship	Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, and June 30 annually	$2,500 quarterly
PrestigeLinks Digital Marketing Scholarship	July 31, 2024 deadline	$1,000 award
Vegetarian Resource Group Scholarship	February 20, 2024 deadline	2/$5,000 1/$10,000
WiseMerchant Scholarship Fund	July 15th and Dec 15th annually	$500 bi-annual award
Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships	24/25 application not yet available	varying awards