You may contact Heather Steall, hsteall@mica.edu, in our Financial Aid office if you have questions concerning outside scholarships.
One student is chosen monthly $1,000 Currently accepting applications $5,000 - one winner is chosen every month Currently accepting applications $5,000 - ten winners will be chosen 23/24 application not yet availableContact 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
Earnest Scholarship Fund
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 20,2023 and closes June 1, 2023
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
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
March 1, 2024 deadline
$10,000 award
Future Designer Scholarship
December 1, 2023 deadline
$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
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
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
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
Varying deadlines
Varying amounts
Elks LegacyAwards
February 5, 2024 deadline -
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
Application available in mid-November 2023
$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
Application opens August 24, 2023 and closes November 16, 2023
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
Application opens October 1, 2023 -
Offered to Greek American Students20/$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
Application opens September 21, 2023 to December 5, 2023
varying amounts
Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation
$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.
Essay Contest
Abbott and Fenner Scholarship
June 7, 2024 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, 2024 deadline
$500 award
Child of an American Veteran Scholarship
December 31, 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 diabetesvarying 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
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, 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
23/24 application not yet available
varying awards
Database Search Engines