Financing Options - Returning Students

Competitive Scholarships for Returning Undergraduate Students

In addition to MICA-funded scholarships, the competitive scholarships for returning undergraduate students are made possible through bequests, annual gifts, and special grants and are awarded in recognition of academic achievement and demonstrated aptitude in art.
  1. Up to 10 digital images

    Each image must be:

      • 300 dpi
      • No larger than 7" on the longest side
      • .jpeg or .gif formatted (.gif loop length must be 18 seconds or shorter)
      • You may include image captions that describe the title, dimensions, and date of your work
  2. Up to 5 digital images and up to 1 minute 30 seconds of media.

    Each image must be:

    • 300 dpi
    • No larger than 7" on the longest side
    • .jpeg or .gif formatted (.gif loop length must be 18 seconds or shorter)
    • You may include image captions that describe the title, dimensions, and date of your work

    Each media file must be:

      • Video, animation, audio, or documentation of time-based work
      • .mp3, .mp4, or .mov format
      • Files may contain one media work or several cut together into one file
      • You may include a caption with the title and date of your work
      • For video documentation of time-based art, performance, or installation, any sound must be part of the original work, not added for the purpose of the scholarship review. However, voice-over to assist in clarification or "to set the stage" is acceptable. It may not be used to describe meaning, technique, your process, interpretation, or intention.
  3. Up to 3 minutes of media.

    Each media file must be:

    • Video, animation, audio, or documentation of time-based work
    • .mp3, .mp4, or .mov format
    • Files may contain one media work or several cut together into one file
    • You may include a caption with the title and date of your work
    • For video documentation of time-based art, performance, or installation, any sound must be part of the original work, not added for the purpose of the scholarship review. However, voice-over to assist in clarification or "to set the stage" is acceptable. It may not be used to describe meaning, technique, your process, interpretation, or intention.
  4. Interactive work.

    The following must be included:

    • Provide a link to a webpage with interactive work instead of a Behance project
    • Juries will spend 3 minutes viewing/interacting with the work
  5. Written work -Available to Art History or HMST majors only
    • Provide a link to a Google Document of up to 2500 words in length instead of a Behance project
    • Document's Sharing Settings must be set to "Anyone with the link can view"
    • May be one paper or several smaller works combined into one document
    • Acceptable art historical writing may be (but not limited to): exhibitions reviews, research papers, essays, or formal analyses. Acceptable Humanistic Studies writing may be: book reviews, research papers, essays, formal analysis or original creative writing.