Scholarships & Competitions at The Art Institute of Portland

Your link to in-house scholarship opportunities, outside scholarship competitions and resources, and tips on the scholarship application process.  

Current Scholarship & Competition Opportunities

OSAC SCHOLARSHIP ALERT: 2011 E-Application Available Now!
Early Bird Deadline: February 16, 2011
Final Deadline: March 1, 2011
The Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC) electronic scholarship application is now available online! OSAC administers more than 400 scholarship programs for the benefit of Oregon students and families, distributing approximately $17 million in student aid annually. By filling out just one online application (E-App), students are able to match their applications to hundreds of scholarship opportunities - what could be easier than that?  Please visit www.getcollegefunds.org to familiarize yourself with the website so that you can get started on your OSAC application in the coming weeks. You may even want to download a PDF copy of the E-App Workbook here to get started.  If you have any questions, need assistance with your application, or need a hard copy Workbook, please contact Chrissy Purcell: cpurcell@aii.edu.

Scholarship Experts "Shout It Out!" Scholarship
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Scholarship Experts is offering $1,000 to students who have something they want to shout out to the world. SImply register online and submit an essay measuring 250 words or less in length that addresses the question, "If you could say one thing to the entire world at once, what would it be and why?"  Click here for more details and to complete your application!

Tivoli Audio 10th Anniversary Design Challenge
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Attention graphic designers, photographers, and illustrators!! If your specialty is poster design, consider spending some time on this awesome competition. Tivoli is a world leader in the design and manufacture of table radios, and in partnership with designboom.com they are inviting designers, illustrators, and photographers to prepare a poster to celebrate their 10th Anniversary. All entries need to include an image of the new Tivoli Audio Model 10 radio and the Tivoli Audio Logo. First Prize is $3,000 and gets her/his design featured on a billboard in Times Square, Second Prize is $2,000 and Third Prize is $1,000. Click here for more details.

#1 Cappex Facebook Fan Scholarship
Deadline: September 30, 2010
Cappex is a scholarship search engine with some fun internal scholarships. Simply create a profile with www.cappex.com to view and apply to their opportunities. Be Cappex's #1 fan on facebook, along with a well-rounded Cappex profile of extracurricular, leadership, and volunteer activities.

Red Vines 2010 Drawing Contest
Deadline September 30, 2010
Do you like illustration, Red Vines, or label design? If the answer is yes, then check out the 2010 Red Vines Drawing Contest here and click "Jar Entry Form" to view the PDF directions. Simply draw up a new Red Vines Label by September 30 and you're on your way.

Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) Student Aid Program
Application Deadline: October 1, 2010
PAVE offers a Student Aid Program to assist students with basic financial needs who are studying in the fields of interior design, retail design, or visual merchandising. Please visit http://www.paveinfo.org/about/studentaid.cfm for more details on how to apply! 

James Alan Cox Foundation Photojournalism Scholarship
Deadline: October 15, 2010
The James Alan Cox Foundation is offering four $2,500 scholarships for student video work, and one $2,500 scholarship for student still photography with a focus on photojournalism. They are looking for video or still photography that "tells a story." For more info on how to apply, please click here for full requirements.

NANPA Janie Moore Green Photography Grant
Deadline: October 31, 2010
North American Nature Photography Association offers an annual scholarship award to currently enrolled students specializing in photography. Applicants are asked tos ubmit duplicate transparencies or prints demonstrating their photographic skill and a short essay explaining what inspired you to pursue studies in Photography. Get more details and download a PDF application here.

Planning and Visual Education Partnership (PAVE) 2010 Student Design Competition
Application Deadline: November 3, 2010
PAVE has released the details for their 16th Annual Student Design Competition, this year sponsored by Godiva Chocolatier. The competition has two categories: Visual Merchandising and Store Design. The competition is open to college-level students involved in retail planning/interior design/visual merchanidising and will accept individual entries only (not team entries). Prizes range from $500 to $5,000 in educational grants! Please visit www.paveinfo.org/competition/com_2010.cfm if you would like to view the PDF competition details or complete an entry form online.

Soroptimist Women's Opportunity Awards
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Each year, Soroptimist offers scholarship awards to women who provide the primary financial support for their family members (including children, spouse, siblings, and/or parents), who have financial need, and who are enrolled or have been accepted to an undergraduate degree program. Applications are completed electronically and require two reerences/recommendations. Visit Soroptimist for more details and get a head start on this fantastic opportunity!

Raise The Nation Scholarships for Single Parent Women & Dependents of Single Parent Women
Deadline: December 1, 2010
Raise The Nation is an organization that strives to provide economic support to single parent women and their dependent children who want to pursue or continue higher education. They offer two scholarships: the first is the Continuing Education Scholarship, designed for single parent women who have been denied sufficient funds to start or continue school. The second is the Child of a Single Parent Woman Scholarship, designed for children who want to start or continue higher education who are listed as dependents on their single parent mother's tax return. Both opportunities have income limits for applicants - please click here for more details on eligibility and how to apply.

The Gallery Collection Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
Submission Window: March 17, 2010 - January 15, 2011
Have you ever received a greeting card and thought, "I could have designed that!"? Well, here's your chance! The Gallery Collection is hosting its 4th Annual Greeting Card Scholarship contest. The Gallery Collection is taking entries from graphic designers, illustrators, painters, and photographers who submit an image for the front of a greeting card - whether it be intended for a birthday, thank you, sympathy, or holiday card. Click here for more details on eligibility and how to apply!

For links to additional outside scholarship resources, please refer to the Online Resources page.

Art Institute of Portland Merit Award
Application Deadline: Rolling
If you are a current or prospective student at The Art Institute of Portland who has at least a 3.0 GPA, you may be eligible to receive a 2010 Art Institute of Portland Merit Award. Merit award applications are available each spring term from your Financial Aid Officer, and awards are applied to student accounts beginning each summer term of the new academic year.  Funds are limited so the earlier you apply, the better! Please contact your Financial Aid Officer if you would like to apply. To find out who your Financial Aid Officer is, please contact Student Financial Services, located on the 2nd floor or available via telephone at 503.382.4784.

Updated 9.7.2010