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 outside 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
Submit video with this scholarship application
Submit art or design with these scholarship applications
Academy of Motion Pictures Student Academy Awards |
23/24 application not yet available |
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Adventographer Travel Scholarship |
Sept. 1st, and Feb. 1st deadline annually |
$1,500 bi-annual award |
Annual Art & Design Scholarship |
Deadline May 31 annually |
$1,000 award |
AXA Art Prize |
23/24 application not yet available |
$10,000 award |
CARiD Scholarship |
Fall deadline October 30th / Spring deadline April 30th |
$1,000 bi-annual award |
Create-A-Greeting Card Scholarship |
23/24 application not yet available |
$10,000 award |
Future Designer Scholarship |
December 21, 2023 deadline |
$2,500 award |
Graphic Design Degree Hub Scholarship |
Fall deadline October 31st annually Spring deadline July 31st annually |
$1,500 biannual award |
Greater Than Gatsby Annual Scholarship |
March 1st annually |
$10,000 award |
HonorsGradu Multimedia Scholarship |
23/24 application not yet available |
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 |
Lesley T. and Frances U. Posey Scholarship |
23/24 application not yet available |
$5,000 to $7,500 award |
National Sculpture Society Scholarship |
varying deadlines |
varying award amounts |
Pretty Lightroom Presets Bi-Annual Scholarship |
June 15 and December 15 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, 2023 deadline - only for adult students age 50+ |
$1,000 award |
Central Scholarship Bureau |
Application is open from January 1 through April 1 each year |
Varying amounts |
Chairish Design Your Future Scholarship |
January 1 & June 30 annually |
$2,500 bi-annual award |
Coca-Cola Scholars Program |
Application available August 1, 2023 to October 2, 2023 - 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 |
23/24 application not yet available |
2/$50,000 2/$40,000 2/$30,000 14/$20,000 480/$4,000 |
Elks LegacyAwards |
23/24 application not yet available - For HS seniors and child and grandchild of current lodge members in MD, DC & Delaware. |
6/$6,000 |
Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund |
May 15th annually |
Award amounts vary |
Federal Employee Education & Assistance Fund |
23/24 application not yet available |
$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 |
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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 |
23/24 application not yet available |
Up to $40,000 per year to attend a four-year accredited undergraduate school |
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation |
varying deadlines |
varying amounts |
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program |
23/24 application not yet available |
30 merit-based/$3,000 to $12,000 |
Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation Scholarship |
23/24 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 |
October 26, 2023 deadline |
For new American immigrants or child of immigrants pursuing graduate school in the US |
Point Foundation LGBTQ Scholarships |
Deadline date varies |
varying amounts |
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation |
23/24 application not yet available
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$1,000 - $5,000 |
Rising Black Designers Scholarship & Design |
23/24 application not yet available |
5/$10,000 |
Rotary Club of Annapolis (District 7620) |
23/24 application not yet available |
4/$1,500 |
SSA Native American Scholarships |
Application opens Oct 1st each year and deadline date is Jan 31st. |
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Essay Contest
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship |
June 10, 2023 deadline |
$1,000 award |
AES Engineers Scholarship |
October 8, 2023 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, 2023 deadline |
$500 award |
Child of an American Veteran Scholarship |
June 15, 2023 deadline |
$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 |
Marc Zboch Academic Scholarship |
23/24 application not yet available |
$1,000 |
Maryland Mensa Scholarship |
Please click on the link for more information |
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Nice Beasts Veteran's College Scholarship |
Veteran's Day deadline annually |
$1,000 award |
OppLoans Scholarship |
Sept. 30, Dec. 31, March 31, and June 30 annually |
$2,500 quarterly |
PrestigeLinks Digital Marketing Scholarship |
July 31, 2023 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 |
23/24 application not yet available |
varying awards |
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