Putting your education within reach.
Through a range of competitions and other opportunities, The Art Institutes system of schools is offering full and partial scholarships to new and current students during the upcoming school year. We also offer a variety of financial resources to help qualified students manage their school expenses. Our dedicated Student Financial Aid officers will help you explore all your options—including grants, loans, and scholarships—as you prepare to launch a creative career where you do what you love.
Financial aid is available for those who qualify.
Art Grant
Earn an average of up to 20% towards your bachelor's degree and up to 15% for your associate's degree.
Art Grant
Animation & Effects Culinary Fashion Film & Production Gaming & Technology Interior Design Marketing Visual Design
Earn an average of up to 20% towards your bachelor's degree and up to 15% for your associate's degree.
No deadline currently exists for this scholarship.
Bachelor’s and associate level programs that are eligible for an Art Grant are available in the following areas of study: Animation & Effects, Culinary, Fashion, Film & Production, Gaming & Technology, Interior & Product Design, Marketing and Visual Design.
For every 12 credits earned, as you maintain continuous enrollment and satisfy other eligibility criteria, you earn the grant to be applied to your tuition in the form of a tuition credit applied during the next successive academic quarter. Students who earn their first 0-90 credits at an Art Institutes school will earn the grant at up to 15% of tuition cost. Students who earn 91-180 credits will earn the grant at up to 25% of tuition cost; bachelor’s degree candidates can thereby earn an average of up to 20% of their tuition cost.
All new and current students are eligible, and there are no GPA requirements beyond Satisfactory Academic Progress requirements.
The Art Grant is offered at all Art Institutes schools except for The Art Institute of Pittsburgh—Online Division. Amounts vary by location. Check with the school you’re considering attending for exceptions and details.
Your actual total grant award may vary by program, degree, amount of credits to be completed in a program after the effective date of Art Grant availability, violations of school policies, or breaks in enrollment. Your total tuition charges may be impacted by course drops, course withdrawals, or failing grades. Check with the school for exceptions and details. Students must read and sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding The Art Grant, which sets forth eligibility requirements and other conditions, before any grant is awarded. The ART Grant program may not be used in combination with the Continual Transfer Waiver.
Figures based on tuition as of July 2018.
Financial Aid available to those who qualify.
Academic Achievement Scholarship
The Academic Achievement Scholarship allows qualifying new students to earn up to a 20% tuition scholarship, up to $17,605 by maintaining an honors level Grade Point Average (GPA) and completing community service related projects in their field of study while attending Ai as a full-time student.
Academic Achievement Scholarship
Culinary Fashion Marketing Visual Design Animation & Effects Film & Production Gaming & Technology Interior Design
The Academic Achievement Scholarship allows qualifying new students to earn up to a 20% tuition scholarship, up to $17,605 by maintaining an honors level Grade Point Average (GPA) and completing community service related projects in their field of study while attending Ai as a full-time student.
Deadline: No deadline currently exists for this scholarship.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & CRITERIA
• Student must be registered full time as defined in The Art Institute's Catalog.
• ACT and SAT scores recommended but not required.
• Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 to 4.0 from high school or prior college; transcripts must be provided for verification.
• Must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 to 4.0 while attending The Art Institute.
• Three letters of recommendation; combination of high school guidance counselor and teachers or 3 teachers or community leaders.
• Must show portfolio of work.
• 1st and 2nd year recipients must complete two community service projects in their field of study and submit the projects to be reviewed by a committee.
• 3rd year recipients must complete one community service project in their field of student and submit the project to be reviewed by a committee.
• Must remain continuously enrolled, with no breaks in enrollment.
• Must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP), as defined in The Art Institute's catalog.
• Must be enrolled in a Certificate, Diploma, Associate degree, or Bachelor degree academic program at The Art Institute.
• Must have the Memorandum of Understanding completed, signed, dated, and on file with the institution in order for the Scholarship to be disbursed.
• Employees or eligible immediate family members participating in the DCEH Tuition Voucher Program are not eligible to participate in the Scholarship program.
• Maintain a GPA of 3.8 to 4.0 on a cumulative basis each quarter to receive up to a 20% tuition scholarship value, up to $17,605.*
• Maintain a GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 on a cumulative basis each quarter to receive up to a 15% tuition scholarship value, up to $13,205.*
* The Scholarship amount is based on the initial award. In the event the student earns a higher or lower cumulative GPA in a subsequent quarter, if applicable, the student must maintain the cumulative GPA identified from the initial award in order to continue receiving the Scholarship. Your actual total grant award may vary by program, degree, amount of credits to be completed in a program after the effective date of Academic Achievement Scholarship availability, violations of school policies, or breaks in enrollment. Your total tuition charges may be impacted by course drops, course withdrawals, or failing grades. Check with the school for exceptions and details.