Scholarships
Teens and educators are eligible for scholarships and cash awards by participating in the Awards!
Scholarships
National Medalists are eligible for scholarships of up to $12,500.
Portfolio Scholarships
High school seniors submitting a portfolio of six works are eligible for scholarships of up to $12,500.
New York Life Award
Supported by the New York Life Foundation, the New York Life Award offers $2,500 scholarships/travel stipends to ten teens whose works explore death and personal grief.
The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon
Supported by The Herb Block Foundation, The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon offers $2,000 scholarships for three teens whose visual art offers commentary or criticism on current events, social events, or political topics.
American Visions & Voices Award
Supported by Dav and Sayuri Pilkey, American Voices & Visions Awards offer $500 scholarships to approximately 150 works representing each region of the Scholastic Awards.
The Flaunt It Award
The Flaunt It Award, developed in collaboration with Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It and supported by Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It (DHIFI, Inc), RBC Foundation USA, and Morgan Stanley, recognizes teens who look or feel different from their peers and share their personal story about what makes them unique.
The Flaunt It Award includes two $2,000 scholarships (one for art and one for writing) for teens and a $500 cash award for their educator. Winners will be selected based on their outstanding exploration of DHIFI’s theme: “The things that make me different make me, me.”
Best-in-Grade Award
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Best-in-Grade Award recognizes 24 works at the national level (two art and two writing per grade, grades 7-12) with $500 scholarships. The Awards provide teens with encouragement and financial incentives to continue nurturing their creativity, strengthen their future college applications through this recognition, and continue to be arts advocates among their peers and to their communities.
Educator Awards
Educators of national award winners are also eligible for cash awards.