Scholarships

Fifty scholarships (one per state) may be awarded to full-time, non-transfer students, accepted and entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 9 semesters. Applicants must meet the Henry H. Freeman requirements listed in the current NCAD scholarship packet.

Northwest College of Art & Design offers TWO scholarships each year to at least half- time transfer students entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 9 semesters. Applicants must meet the Merit Scholarship requirements listed in the current NCAD scholarship packet.

Two Entering Freshman Merit scholarships may be awarded to full time, non-transfer students, accepted and entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 2 semesters. Applicants must meet the Merit Scholarship requirements listed in the current NCAD scholarship packet.

One scholarship may be awarded to a graduating senior from each high school. Applicants must be a full time, non-transfer student, accepted and entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 2 semesters. Applicants must meet the Merit Scholarship requirements listed in the current NCAD scholarship packet.

Five tuition waivers may be awarded to out of state, full time, non-transfer students, accepted and entering NCAD for the first time. The tuition waiver is distributed over 2 semesters. Applicants must meet the Relocation Tuition Waiver requirements listed in the current NCAD scholarship packet.

Two Entering Freshmen Need-Based scholarships may be awarded to full time, non-transfer students, accepted and entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 2 semesters. Applicants must meet the Need-Based Scholarship requirements listed in the current NCA Scholarship packet.

Sydnee Cummings was a talented and enthusiastic student from Milton, WA who was killed tragically in a car accident on her way home from work March 14, 2011. Though her time at NCAD was short, Sydnee showed the promise to become a professional graphic designer and photographer. She was an active, fun, and likeable person who loved her parents and really enjoyed school and her classmates. To honor Sydnee, the NCAD Continuing scholarship offered each semester to eligible upperclassmen has been renamed to memorialize Sydnee’s life.

Sydnee Cummings Memorial scholarships are open to full time students currently enrolled at NCAD. Two scholarships per academic level may be awarded each semester. Applicants must meet all scholarship requirements listed on the current scholarship application.

Northwest College of Art & Design is a Collegiate Partner of Scholarship America® and the Dollars for Scholars® family of community scholarship foundations. Northwest College of Art & Design has agreed that Dollars for Scholars awards of up to $2500 per student will not adversely affect scholarship funding by Northwest College of Art & Design.

This annual scholarship competition is a talent based competition. Their aim is to find young artists who exhibit the most artistic potential and talent and those that have the greatest potential for making change in the world through their profession and community contributions. Visit http://mcmillenfoundation.org/guidelines.html for guidelines and eligibility information.

• Awards up to $25,000 per year (after all other scholarships/grants)
• Renewable
• Approved Washington Art Colleges Only
• Visual Arts Majors
• First year, transfer, graduates and returning students eligible

Fifty scholarships (one per state) may be awarded to full-time, non-transfer AOS students, accepted and entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 4 semesters. Applicants must meet all application requirements listed in the scholarship guidelines to participate.

Northwest College of Art & Design offers TWO $1,300 scholarships each year to AOS transfer students entering NCAD at least half- time for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 4 semesters. Applicants must meet all application requirements listed in the scholarship guidelines in order to participate.

Two $500 Entering Freshman Merit scholarships may be awarded to full time, non-transfer AOS students, accepted and entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over 2 semesters. Applicants must meet all application requirements listed in the scholarship guidelines in order to participate.

One (per high school) $500 merit based scholarship each year may be awarded to a graduating senior from each Kitsap and Pierce County high schools. Applicants must be full time, non-transfer AOS students. A tuition waiver is distributed over 2 semesters. Applicants must meet all scholarship guidelines in order to participate.

Five tuition waivers are open to out of state, full time, non-transfer AOS students, entering NCAD for the first time. The tuition waiver is distributed over the first academic year (two semesters). Applicants must meet the scholarship guidelines in order to participate.

Two $500 Entering Freshmen Need-Based scholarships may be awarded to full time, non-transfer AOS students entering NCAD for the first time. A tuition waiver is distributed over the first academic year (2 semesters). Applicants must meet all application requirements as listed in the scholarship guidelines in order to participate.

Sydnee Cummings was a talented and enthusiastic student from Milton, WA who was killed tragically in a car accident on her way home from work March 14, 2011. Though her time at NCAD was short, Sydnee showed the promise to become a professional graphic designer and photographer. She was an active, fun, and likeable person who loved her parents and really enjoyed school and her classmates. To honor Sydnee, the NCAD Continuing scholarship offered each semester to eligible upperclassmen has been renamed to memorialize Sydnee’s life.

Sydnee Cummings Memorial scholarships are open to full time students currently enrolled at NCAD. Two scholarships per academic level may be awarded each semester. Applicants must meet all scholarship requirements listed on the current scholarship application.

Northwest College of Art & Design is a participating college of the Careers That Work! program. Each year, every high school in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington (public and private) are given five $1,000 tuition scholarships to award to graduating students headed to one of the participating career colleges. Seniors awarded the Careers That Work! by their high school are not restricted to colleges within their home state.  That means seniors  graduating  in Idaho, Oregon or Washington may be awarded the scholarship for attendance at any participating private career college in any of those three states. Scholarship recipients are identified and awarded by the high school.

Northwest College of Art & Design is a Collegiate Partner of Scholarship America® and the Dollars for Scholars® family of community scholarship foundations. Northwest College of Art & Design has agreed that Dollars for Scholars awards of up to $2500 per student will not adversely affect scholarship funding by Northwest College of Art & Design.