The Art Institutes sponsors a national scholarship competition annually for high school seniors interested in design. The Poster Competition is a three-part process including a preliminary entry submission. If selected, participant will advance to the local competition, held at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in March of each year. One first-place winner will be selected to advance to the national competition in May (no travel is involved).

National tuition scholarships will be awarded in addition to local tuition scholarships.  All tuition scholarships must be used at the location the student represents in the competition.  Tuition scholarships are non-transferable.  All decisions made by judges are final and may not be disputed.  To learn more, visit http://www.artinstitutes.edu/poster

Who is Eligible: High school seniors

Deadline: Mid-February. Please contact The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Admissions Office for the exact deadline.

Apply to: Call Admissions at 1.800.275.2470

Terms/Conditions: Students competing at the regional level must submit an entry form and poster design that cannot exceed 11" x 17", and must be submitted in jpg format (with a minimum 300 dpi resolution). The poster must incorporate the current year's slogan and include The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts logos. Entries must be appropriate for promotional/marketing purposes. Entries deemed vulgar and offensive will be disqualified. Entries must be original and not copied from other published sources, including books or magazines. No copyrighted, animated or team-created work will be accepted. Original artwork or submissions will not be returned.  A current high school transcript must be included with submission. For consideration send to: posterdesign@aii.edu.

Range of Award: 1st place ($3,000); 2nd place ($2,000) at the local competition; and 1st place ($25,000); 2nd place ($20,000); 3rd place ($15,000); 4th place ($10,000); 5th place ($8,000); 6th place ($6,000); 7th place ($5,000); 8th place ($4,000); 9th place ($3,000); 10th place ($2,000); 11th place ($1,000); and 12th place ($500) at the national competition.