Art Scholarships
Scholarships for Art Majors
The School of Art, Craft & Design offers a range of scholarships and award opportunities beyond the general scholarships available to university students.
To apply for an art scholarship, you will be required to upload 5 images of your artwork and submit 50-word statements about what you make, why you make it and how you make it. You cannot save an application and come back later to complete it. Select the button below to start.
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Contact us for assistance, email art@tntech.edu or call 931-372-3738.
- Students are encouraged to read the information on the Tennessee Tech Scholarships site.
- Search for additional scholarships on the ScholarWeb.
- In order to be eligible for any Tennessee Tech Scholarship, all students must complete the ScholarWeb Application by December 15 each year.
› Amy Davidson Fibers Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Amy Davidson Fibers Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to one student who majors in art and pursues a degree from the School of Art, Craft & Design, preference will be given to any fibers majors applying.
$500 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming fall semester.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Anderson Bailey Clay Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Anderson Bailey Clay Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to one student who is focusing on ceramics.
$1500 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming academic year, half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Approach the Light, the Becky Anderson Scholarship Endowment
- » 2025-26 Becky Anderson Scholarship Endowment Criteria
- Must be an upper division student in good standing in accordance with current institutional policies.
- A non-traditional student is most desirable.
- Must major in art and pursue a degree from the School of Art, Craft & Design.
- Must be studying at the Center for Craft.
- Must have a minimum GPA of 2.50.
- Must be a full-time student enrolled in 12 or more hours.
- The scholarship is renewable.
› Bacchanal Art Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Bacchanal Art Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to up to eight student who are art majors, the scholarship is not renewable and may be awarded to a student only once.
$2000 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming academic year, half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Curtiss Brock Glass Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Curtiss Brock Glass Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to one BFA glass student.
$1500 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming academic year, half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Damon MacNaught Glass Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Damon MacNaught Glass Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to one BFA glass student.
$1000 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming academic year, half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Jesse Filoteo Memorial Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Jesse Filoteo Memorial Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to one design student.
$1000 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming academic year, half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Nancy Nichols Williams Honorary Painting Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Nancy Nichols Williams Honorary Painting Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to one student who is a BFA painting major.
$1000 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming fall semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Nichols Freshman Art Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Nichols Freshman Art Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Awarded to one student who is an incoming Freshman art major; it is not renewable beyond the Freshman year.
$1000 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming fall semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Sally Crain-Jager Painting Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Sally Crain-Jager Painting Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1.
Must major in art and pursue a degree from the School of Art, Craft & Design with a focus on painting.
$500 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming fall semester.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
› Windgate Craft Scholarship
- » 2025-26 Windgate Craft Scholarship Criteria
Deadline February 1. Students must complete the FAFSA.
Awarded up to ten students who major in art and pursue a degree from the School of Art, Craft & Design who are focusing in craft studios, this scholarship may be awarded to a student multiple times and incoming freshmen may apply.
$2500 scholarship to be applied to the upcoming academic year, half in the fall semester and half in the spring semester for full-time enrollment. The award will be pro-rated for part-time students.
Students must first submit their ScholarWeb application online by December 15.
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