Scholarships
We call them scholarships.
You’ll call them difference makers.
Scholarships are a vital component of your success at CCAD, because they help reduce financial pressure and enable you to focus on what’s important. Your classroom work. Your studio time. Your future.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have questions in addition to those addressed here, we encourage you to reach out to the CCAD Admissions Office.
Scholarships are free money, provided to students based on several different factors:
Merit - GPA is the best indicator for success in college, we review your cumulative GPA to help determine your merit scholarship level.
Artistic Talent- your portfolio is a representation of you. We use the work in your portfolio to help determine the level of your merit scholarship.
Scholarships do not have to be paid back, but typically do have a minimum GPA you must keep to renew your award.
Scholarships are renewable each year, and generally remain the same amount throughout your time at CCAD.
You can be awarded more than one scholarship and you do not have to apply for these awards at CCAD.
When you apply to CCAD, you automatically apply for CCAD merit scholarships. If you want to apply for the Diversity Impact Scholarship, a separate essay is required.
Merit scholarships recognize your talent. And reward you for it.
The most meaningful aspect of being awarded a merit scholarship? You earned it.
Other scholarship opportunities
This scholarship prioritizes students of color as recipients.
Applications for this $3000 per year scholarship require submission of an essay. The essay provides an opportunity for applicants to define their sense of personal diversity and articulate how their identity characteristics, culture, and lived experiences have shaped them. All essays will be read and evaluated by the Diversity Impact Scholarship Selection Committee.
Requirements:
- Be admitted to CCAD
- Have all Financial Aid paperwork complete
- Submit a Diversity Impact Scholarship essay by the announced deadline
CCAD offers scholarships to students whose work appears in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition or Cameo Shows and who are admitted to CCAD by May 1.
CCAD will offer up to three tuition scholarships to Governor's “Award of Excellence” winners in the amount of $18,000 each ($4,500 a year renewable for up to four years).
Other participants whose work is in the Ohio Governor's Youth Art Exhibition or Cameo Shows (and who are not “Award of Excellence” winners) are eligible for $4,000 tuition scholarships ($1000 a year renewable for up to four years).
Awards must be used beginning in Fall semester, and cannot be deferred.
Requirements:
To be eligible for the Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition scholarship, students must meet the requirements determined by their respective high schools. Students should check with their high school guidance counselors for scholarship requirement details.
CCAD offers scholarships to seniors whose portfolios or individual category submissions to the Scholastic Art Awards are recognized as Gold Medal winners at the national level.
| National Portfolio Gold Medal | Winners are eligible for quarter-tuition scholarships, renewable for up to four years. | |
| National Gold Medal | Winners in individual categories are eligible for a $2,000 tuition scholarship ($500 per year for four years toward the BFA program). | $2000 |
Notes:
Awards must be used beginning in Fall semester and cannot be deferred.Specific scholarship amounts for the National Portfolio Gold Medal and National Scholastic Art Awards are not available as tuition may vary from year to year.
CCAD scholarships related to The 2023 Central Ohio OH003 regional Scholastic Awards include:
| Seniors American Visions | $2,000 tuition scholarship ($500 per year for four years toward the BFA program). | $2000 |
| Seniors Gold Key and Gold Key portfolios | $1,000 tuition scholarship ($250 per year for four years toward the BFA program). | $1000 |
| Seniors Silver Key and Silver Key portfolios | $500 tuition scholarship ($125 per year for four years toward the BFA program). | $500 |
Notes:
Regional Scholastic Art Awards-related scholarships are coordinated with other financial aid awards.
Awards must be used beginning in Fall 2023 semester and cannot be deferred.
CCAD offers scholarships to National Art Honor Society certificate holders who submit certificates to the college. (Up to $4000 each)
Certificate holders are eligible for $4,000 tuition scholarships ($1,000 per year for four years).
National Art Honor Society-related scholarships are coordinated with other financial aid awards.
Requirements:
Students must be inducted into the National Art Honor Society through their high school. Students should check with their high school guidance counselor for induction requirements
CCAD offers scholarships to students who are recognized as winners at the national level of the National YoungArts Foundation competition.
National winners (Gold, Silver and Levels I, II and III) are eligible for four-year, quarter-tuition scholarships. Specific scholarship amounts are not available as tuition may vary from year to year.
YoungArts-related scholarships are coordinated with other financial aid awards.
Awards must be used beginning in Fall semester and cannot be deferred.
Requirements:
Students must participate through their high school and be recognized as winners at the national level. Students are required to provide proof to CCAD that they were recognized at the national level.
