Scholarships for Design Majors

Good design makes everything better. If you have an eye for design, you may be looking to get a major in design at college. Whether you want to study interior design, industrial design, graphic design or something else, there are a number of scholarships out there to help you save some money along the way. Many companies and private organizations have scholarships to promote the various studies of design. Many local and state societies also offer scholarships to local students. Requirements for the scholarships vary, but most require a minimum GPA – usually at least a 3.5 – and some consider financial need of applicants. Applicants may be asked to submit a personal statement and/or letters of recommendation. If you’re planning on studying design at college, check out the scholarships below.

Showing 21-40 of 56 scholarships
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  • 2,500
  • 1 award
  • Feb-24-2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Engineering|Marketing|Applied Sciences|Graphic Design|Printing Management|Paper and Print Science|Art & Design|
  • School (K-12): |Gull Lake High School, Richland, MI|
  • Residence: Live in |Michigan|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 4.5
Kelly J. Zeser Memorial Scholarship Adams County Community Foundation
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Design|Creative Arts|
  • Residence: Live in |Adams, IN|
  • Age / Grade Level: |High school senior|
  • competition 2.0
  • effort level 2.0
Ted Schwartz Memorial Scholarship Adams County Community Foundation
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Interior Design|Visual Arts|Photography|Graphic Design|Illustration|Art Education|
  • School (K-12): |South Adams High School, Berne, IN|
  • Residence: Live in |Adams, IN|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 1.0
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  • 1,600
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Visual Arts|Photography|Graphic Design|Drawing|Painting|Printmaking|Fiber arts|Sculpture|Ceramics|Digital Art (computer)|Film-making/video Production|
  • School (College): Attend |University of HawaiiManoa (HI)|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|College|
  • competition 1.5
  • effort level 2.0
Inez Eleanor Radell National Graduate Fellowship American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)
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  • 1,000 - 5,000
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Design|Construction|Marketing of Apparel|
  • Residence: |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Citizenship: |U.S. Citizen|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 1.5
CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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  • 3,000
  • 1 award
  • April 2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Decorative Arts|Architecture|Interior Design|Visual Arts|Photography|Graphic Design|Illustration|Drawing|Painting|Ceramics|Film-making/video Production|Fashion|Sketching|
  • Residence: |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • Ethnicity: Be |African American/Black|
  • competition 1.0
  • effort level 5.0
Fellowships at the Winterthur Organization of American Historians
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • January 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Decorative Arts|Architecture|Design|Material Culture|Consumer Culture|Garden and Landscape Studies|Cultural History|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 1.0
Study Scholarship for Architecture German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Oct-31-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Architecture|Interior Design|Urban Planning|Landscape Architecture|Monument Conservation|Urban Development|Regional Planning|Landscape Planning|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 4.0
  • effort level 2.0
Brand Boeshaar Scholarship Community Foundation of the Great River Bend
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  • 12,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Design|Fine Arts|Art Education|
  • School (K-12): Attend a school in |Eastern Iowa, IA|Western Illinois, IL|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
Fellowships at Historic Deerfield Organization of American Historians
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  • n/a
  • 7 awards
  • February 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Art History|Archaeology|History|American Studies|Architecture|Art|Design|Material Culture|Preservation and Museum Studies|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College junior|College senior|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 4.5
Study Scholarship for Visual Art German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • Oct-31-2024
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Design|Fine Arts|Film|Visual Communications|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
The Jonathan Family Scholarship Fund Community Foundation of Mendocino County
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  • 500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Music|Architecture|Art|Design|Building Construction|
  • School (K-12): |Laytonville High School, Laytonville, CA|
  • School (College): Attend a |Four-year|Community College|Vocational School|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 2.0
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  • 1,200
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +2 More
  • Major: Study |Art History|Electronics|Photography|Graphic Design|Printmaking|Sculpture|Ceramics|Drawing and Painting|Fiber|Glass|
  • School (K-12): |Public High School|
  • Residence: Live in |Hawaii|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.5
Gianninoto Industrial Design Graduate Scholarship Industrial Designers Society of America
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  • 1,500
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Industrial Design|
  • Age / Grade Level: |Graduate Student|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 1.0
Legacy Scholarship for Graduate Students American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Educational Foundation, Inc.
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  • 4,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Interior Design|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College junior|College senior|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 5.0
Legacy Scholarship for Undergraduates American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Educational Foundation, Inc.
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  • 4,000
  • 1 award
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Interior Design|
  • Age / Grade Level: |College junior|College senior|
  • competition 3.5
  • effort level 5.0
Trever Bennett Memorial Art Scholarship High Desert Community Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Art|Dance|Photography|Graphic Design|Drawing|Painting|Sculpture|Digital Production|Theatre|
  • Residence: Live in |High Desert, CA|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
Buick Achievers Scholarship Scholarship America/GM Foundation
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  • 25,000
  • 50 awards
  • n/a
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +4 More
  • Major: Study |Chemical Engineering|Manufacturing Engineering|Industrial Engineering|Mechanical Engineering|Engineering Technology|Computer Science|Electrical Engineering|Automotive Design|Environmental Engineering|Software Engineering|Graphic Design|Information Technology|Computer Engineering|Sculpture|Materials Science|Mechatronics|Control Engineering|Systems Engineering|Energy Engineering|Plastic/Polymers Engineering|Product Design|Transportation Design|
  • Residence: Live in |United States|Puerto Rico| as a |Permanent U.S. Resident|
  • School (College): |Four-year|Accredited College|Accredited University|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.5
Siverts Publishing Scholarship High Desert Community Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: +1 More
  • Major: Study |Journalism|Photography|New Media|Graphic Design|Mass Communications|Broadcast Journalism|Video Production|
  • Residence: Live in |High Desert, San Bernardino|
  • School (College): |Accredited Public College|Accredited Private College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 5.0
Walter Blackburn Scholarship Central Indiana Community Foundation
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  • n/a
  • 1 award
  • March 2025
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
  • Major: Study |Architecture|Design|Fine Arts|Performing Arts|Construction Management|
  • Residence: Live in |Marion, IN|
  • School (College): Attend an |University|College|
  • competition 3.0
  • effort level 1.0
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