APPLICATIONS OPEN

Friday, September 1, 2023

DEADLINE

Friday, March 1, 2024

ELIBIGLE STUDENTS

High school seniors planning to attend UNK next academic year.

REQUIREMENTS

• Application to UNK Art and Design
• Essay (300 words or less)
• Ten portfolio images
• ACT/SAT scores

The purpose of this scholarship is to assist incoming freshmen with supplemental financial resources.

These are primarily talent-based scholarships. A faculty scholarship committee will select recipients based on the applicant’s performance in three areas: academic status, answers to two short essay questions, and the student’s portfolio. The review committee will focus on student portfolios that demonstrate an above average capacity for creative thought and a strong technical ability in a variety of media.

To be eligible, incoming freshmen recipients must have completed all application and documentation found under the “What is required?” section (see below). By Fall semester, the student must enroll and must have a declared major in Studio Art, Visual Communications, or Art Education at UNK.

Check the UNK Scholarship and Aid page for more scholarship opportunities.

What is awarded?

The Incoming Freshmen Art Scholarships will be awarded in the form of tuition reduction. The sum will be applied to the student’s total academic enrollment cost. Several scholarships of $3,000 or more have been awarded in the past. However, the award may not exceed tuition. Some recipients have been awarded tuition reductions that conditionally applies over two academic school years.

What is required?

Student must be a high school senior during the current year and must be admitted to UNK  as an Art major during the next academic year. Freshman scholarship recipients will be compared to the UNK Registrar’s information in the fall to verify eligibility. Applicants must:

1. Apply to UNK at UNK.edu. Instructions are provided on the website.
2. Compose two short essays (300 words or less) based on the following prompts: Please explain why you would like to attend UNK and Please explain why the Department of Art and Design should grant you a scholarship.
3. Collect ten (10) portfolio images (photographs or scans of artwork) to upload to the online application. Those works need to have been created by the student during the previous two (2) years. Ideally, these works should be selected from at least two (2) areas in the following disciplines. These disciplines include:
   – 2D Artwork (drawing, illustration, painting, printmaking, & photography)
   – 3D Artwork (ceramic, sculpture, and mixed media)
   – Graphic Design (logos, print design, motion graphics, social media graphics, and website design).
4. Complete and collect your ACT or SAT score.
5. Submit an online application, upload the ten example images, and send the essay and other required information by the deadline.

How do I apply and submit my work?

1. Once you have applied to UNK and have been admitted, you will receive credentials for MyBlue. Log in to MyBlue.
2. At the top of the MyBlue Home Page, you will see a link to access the General Incoming Freshman Scholarship Application. Click on the link.
3. You will be asked to sign-in using your TrueYou username and password.
4. Once logged in to the applications section, you will find a link to the Incoming Freshman Scholarship Application.
5. Provide the information requested within the application. You will also find text boxes for your essay submissions along with the ability to upload the images of your work.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact the UNK Office of Financial Aid.