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Supports southern Indiana students pursuing visual, performing, or literary arts.
Eligibility: High school seniors from Clark or Floyd County, Indiana with a minimum 2.8 GPA pursuing the arts.
Usually reopens around September 2027—check the listing to confirm.
A niche award for Indiana students entering graphic arts and printing technology programs.
Eligibility: High school seniors from Clark County, Indiana pursuing printing technology or graphic arts.
Usually reopens around September 2027—check the listing to confirm.
A paid teen council at the Museum of the Moving Image, giving NYC teens a hand in programming and media-arts education.
Eligibility: High school students in the NYC area. Stipend provided. (Deadline estimated from the typical October window.)
Usually reopens around October 2027—check the listing to confirm.
A prestigious multidisciplinary arts competition offering cash awards plus mentorship and career development for teen artists. Top winners are invited to National YoungArts Week for further evaluation and larger prizes.
Eligibility: Artists ages 15-18 (grades 10-12) working in disciplines including visual arts, photography, writing, music, dance, theater, and film. (Deadline based on the historical annual pattern; the 2027 cycle opens July 21, 2026.)
Usually reopens around October 2027—check the listing to confirm.
An NSHSS award recognizing high school dancers who also maintain strong academic records.
Eligibility: High school NSHSS members studying dance, with a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Usually reopens around October 2027—check the listing to confirm.
Awards four $2,000 scholarships to high schoolers who show strong technical skill and creative vision across a range of visual art media. Submissions are judged as a small portfolio rather than a single piece.
Eligibility: High school students (NSHSS members) submitting original work in photography, painting, drawing, mixed media, or digital art.
Usually reopens around October 2027—check the listing to confirm.
An NSHSS award for high school musicians combining performance ability with academic achievement.
Eligibility: High school NSHSS members studying music, with a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Usually reopens around October 2027—check the listing to confirm.
An NSHSS award recognizing high school theater students with strong academics.
Eligibility: High school NSHSS members studying theater, with a minimum 3.5 GPA.
Usually reopens around October 2027—check the listing to confirm.
A long-running national arts recognition program judged at local, state, and national levels, with modest cash awards for top entries at the national round.
Eligibility: Students in grades K-12 who submit original work in visual art, literature, music composition, film, dance, or photography around an annual theme. (Deadline varies by local PTA; estimated here.)
Usually reopens around November 2027—check the listing to confirm.
A creative problem-solving competition where student teams tackle open-ended STEM, arts, and service challenges, culminating in a global final tournament.
Eligibility: Teams of high school students, registered through a school or club. Entry fee applies. (Deadline estimated from the typical fall registration window.)
Usually reopens around November 2027—check the listing to confirm.
One of the largest state-funded visual arts fellowship programs, supporting Virginia student and professional artists.
Eligibility: Virginia residents who are college students or professional artists.
A Texas State University merit award for incoming students in applied arts programs.
Eligibility: High school seniors admitted to Texas State University's College of Applied Arts.
Supports young North Texas artists across visual arts, writing, music, and performance.
Eligibility: North Texas students in grades 8-12 pursuing creative work.
A national program for graduating Latino seniors, culminating in a week-long seminar at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., exploring arts, sciences, and humanities careers.
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors nationwide with a commitment to the arts, sciences, or humanities as they relate to Latino communities and culture. (Deadline estimated from the typical winter window.)
A free month-long residential program for gifted Virginia sophomores and juniors, run across several Virginia campuses with tracks in the sciences, humanities, and arts.
Eligibility: Virginia 10th and 11th graders, nominated by their school division. Free, month-long residential program. (Deadline estimated from the typical winter nomination window.)
South Carolina's selective, full-time residential public high school for students focused on the arts and humanities.
Eligibility: South Carolina high school students, admitted as a full-time residential public high school for the arts and humanities. (Deadline estimated from the typical winter admissions window.)
A Congressional Black Caucus Foundation scholarship honoring Curtis Mayfield, supporting Black students pursuing performing arts degrees.
Eligibility: African American or Black students pursuing a degree in the performing arts (theater, drama, comedy, music, dance, opera, marching band, and similar disciplines), with a 2.5+ GPA. Ten scholarships awarded. Part of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's annual scholarship program. (Deadline estimated — confirm on cbcfinc.org.)
A heritage-based arts award for Polish-American students in Western New York.
Eligibility: Polish-American college upperclassmen from Western New York pursuing the arts. (Deadline estimated from the typical winter window.)
Funds young two-dimensional visual artists through a national chapter-based competition, with a combined annual scholarship pool of about $16,000 split among regional and national winners. It's one of several discipline-specific awards run by the Society.
Eligibility: Visual artists ages 16-22 who submit work through a local NSAL chapter.
A substantial regional award for Charlotte-area students pursuing fine arts degrees.
Eligibility: High school seniors from the Charlotte, North Carolina region pursuing fine arts. (Deadline estimated from the typical winter window.)
