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Scholarships

Recognized Outstanding Achievements and Programs

Incoming students may qualify for multiple Recognized Outstanding Achievement awards for artistic or academic programs. Awards culminate in one SCAD scholarship representing all achievements.

Recognized Achievements
Recognized Academic Achievements

Students who apply, are accepted and enroll at SCAD, having met or exceeded admission requirements, and provide documentation of one of the following SCAD recognized achievements may be eligible to receive a scholarship of at least US$1,500. Accepted students may be eligible for a higher award based on additional materials.

Achievement/Program
States	Qualifiers	Minimum Award Amount

Alabama Visual Arts Achievement
Ala.	First-, second- and third-place winners in each category State Portfolio Winners	US$1,500 US$500 (matching award)

Artois Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts
Calif., Colo., Ga.	Advanced art education diploma recipients	US$1,500

Congressional Arts Competition
All states	District first-place winners	US$3,000

Florida State Fair
Fla.	Selection for exhibition	US$1,500

George Rodrigue Foundation of the Arts
La.	Visual arts competition winners*	US$5,000 for first-place *range from US$500 for 10th place.

Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation
All states	Summer seminar graduates	US$3,000

Master's Academy of Fine Arts
Ala., Ga., Mich., N.H., N.C., Okla., Pa., Tenn., Texas	Program graduates	US$1,500

Mount Olive National Art Honors Society Invitational Art Competition
N.J.	Best in Show	US$1,500

National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts Young Arts Program
All states	Merit award, honorable mention, finalist	US$3,000-20,000

Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition
Ohio	Top 300 selected for exhibition	US$3,000

Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute
Okla.	Summer program graduates	US$1,500

Scholastic Art and Writing Program
All states	Gold Key recipients	US$3,000

Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS)
Texas	First-place winner in fine arts and writing categories	US$1,500

Tennessee Regional State Art Exhibition
Tenn.	Best in Show and Best in Category	US$1,500

Texas Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE)
Texas	Gold seal winners	US$3,000

THEA Foundation
Ark.	Winners and runners-up in visual and performing arts, and film/video	(Matching award)

Educational Theatre Association International Thespian Society
All states	Chapter and international thespian scholarship winners Students qualifying for national individual events Showcase auditions at International Thespian Festival Students selected for cast, crew, production and design in international thespian cast productions Thespian Playworks finalists	US$3,000

Utrecht Self-portrait Contest
All states	Placing high school seniors	US$1,500

Governor's Honors Programs
Appomattox Regional Governor's School for the Arts and Technology Arkansas Governor's School California State Summer School for the Arts Georgia Governor's Honors Program The Governor's Institutes of Vermont Governor's School for the Arts The Kansas Regents Honors Academy Kentucky Governor's School for the Arts Louisiana Governor's Program for Gifted Children (GPGC) Missouri Scholars & Fine Arts Academies Nassau BOCES New Jersey Governor's School New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) New York Governor's Summer School for the Arts North Carolina's Governor School North Dakota's Governor School Pennsylvania's Governor School South Carolina's Governor School for the Arts The Summer High School Institute Tennessee Governor's School Virginia's Governor's School West Virginia Governor's School	Participants	US$1,500

Students who apply, are accepted and enroll at SCAD, having met or exceeded admission requirements, and provide documentation of SCAD recognized academic achievements may be eligible to receive an academic scholarship of at least US$1,500. Accepted students may be eligible for a higher award based on SAT scores evaluated on a scale of 1600 (ACT scores on a scale of 36) with consideration given to math and critical reading sections and/or grade point averages evaluated on a 4.0 scale.

Achievement/Program
States	Qualifiers	Minimum Award Amount

Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society
Ala., Ariz., Ark., Calif., Colo., Conn., Del., Fla., Ga., Hawaii, Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kan., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., Neb., Nev., N.H., N.J., N.M., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Ore., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Texas, Vt., Va., W. Va., Wis.		US$1,500

Hong Kong Award for Young People
Hong Kong citizens	Gold and silver winners	US$3,000/HK$23,250

Hong Kong Outstanding Student Awards
Hong Kong citizens	Short list, finalist, winner designations	US$3,000/HK$23,250

International Baccalaureate Program
All states	Diploma recipients	US$3,000-15,000 based on score

National Merit Scholarship Foundation
All states	Finalists, semi-finalists	US$5,000

National Hispanic Recognition Program
All states	Acknowledged scholars	US$1,500

Phi Theta Kappa
All states	Members	US$5,000

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Recognition

Naughty Dog recognizes Liu and Lenz
Philip Liu, M.F.A. visual effects student and SCAD alumnus (B.A., digital media, 2011) and Joseph Lenz, M.A. visual effects student and SCAD alumnus (B.F.A., visual effects, 2011) were recognized by the game company Naughty Dog for game art created submitted to a Fan Art Competition based on their upcoming game "The Last of Us." This project was created in an independent study with Luis Cataldi, chair of the SCAD interactive design and game development. See full game art.
Craig Stevens receives educator prize
SCAD professor Craig Stevens, a photographer, printmaker and educator, has received the inaugural $5,000 Susan Carr Educator Prize from the American Society of Media Photographers. Stevens has taught photography at SCAD for 25 years.
C&R Press publishes Chris Bundy book
"Baby You're a Rich Man," a book by writing professor Chris Bundy, has been published by C&R Press. The book, illustrated by SCAD alumnus Max Currie (B.F.A., sequential art, 2012), follows the story of Ken Richman, a down-on-his-luck, B-level variety star on Japanese television who is forced to go into hiding when he becomes the target of an escaped prisoner. "Baby You're a Rich Man" will be released in May.
Absher was named Liz Claiborne Design Scholar
B.F.A. fashion student Katherine Absher was named the 2013 Liz Claiborne Design Scholar by the Council of Fashion Designers of America. The prestigious $25,000 award is presented each year to the student who best addresses through fashion the lifestyle and needs of women, as judged by a panel of fashion industry experts.