Department of Art and Design Fine Arts Honors Scholarship Application

Applications accepted at any time, for priority consideration application should be submitted before January 22, 2018.

Name:

Address:

E-mail and Phone number:

High School (name and location):

High School Mentor (name and email):

Guidance Counselor (name and email):

Applied to Drake? Y / N

Interested in studying (may circle more than one):

Art History / Graphic Design / Drawing / Painting / Printmaking / Sculpture

Fine Arts Honors Scholarships are awarded to entering first year students only and are awarded for four years as long as the student is enrolled in a Department of Art and Design’s degree programs, including BFA and BA degrees.

Applicants interested in Art History should attach a writing sample of no more than 3 pages that analyze a specific work of art or literature, a historical event or text, or other relevant topics. The writing sample should include references and citations.

Applicants interested in Studio Art and/or Graphic Design should attach at least 6 and no more than 8images of your most current artwork. Images should be no larger than 1000 pixels in any direction and be less than 1 MB in size. Please save images at the highest resolution possible within these limits. Include title, medium, and date of work for each image. Please put one image per page with information into this Word document (a single page template included in this document) and “Save As” a single PDF file that is named in the following format:

Lastname_firstname.pdf (.pdf extension will be automatically added)

Free image editing software is available online at and allows applicants to crop, rotate, resize, and do light editing work on images. These programs work on both PC and Mac computers. Please do not use filters or effects on your images for your portfolio.

Once you have compiled your portfolio, please send the single PDF file (which cannot exceed 10 MB total) to Benjamin Gardner . Please also contact Professor Gardnershould you have any questions about the portfolio scholarship application.

Please note that awarded scholarships may affect your overall financial aid package from the university.

Image Template

Artist

Title

Materials

Dimensions

Date completed