Scholarships & Competitions
Passion for Fashion Competition
Graduating high school students interested in either fashion design or fashion merchandising are eligible to compete for scholarships ranging from $3,000 to full tuition. Winners are selected on the basis of a garment design, product or plan, as well as an essay. One local winner from each Art Institutes location offering fashion programs advances to the national competition. The deadline for entries is in November. Contact the admissions office for rules and entry forms.
Poster Design Competition
Graduating high school seniors who are interested in entering a design or media arts program at any Art Institute may compete in The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts Poster Design Scholarship Competition. Scholarships of $2,000 and $3,000 are awarded at the local level, and up to $25,000 at the national level. The deadline for entering is in February. Contact the admissions office for rules and entry forms.
Best Teen Chef Culinary Scholarship Competition
Graduating high school students who are interested in entering the culinary arts program at any Art Institute offering culinary arts are eligible to compete for scholarships starting at $2,000. Winners are selected based on a preliminary competition written entry, a local semi-final cook-off, and a national finals cookoff. The deadline for entering is in February. Contact the admissions office for rules and entry forms.
National Scholarship
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale offers a various amount of scholarships to incoming students as well as to current students.