Art scholarships

Art scholarships

Bluffton awards three scholarships starting at $1,000 per year to promising and talented first-year students majoring in art, graphic design, art with teaching licensure, art and writing or pre-art therapy. The scholarships are renewable for four years for art majors maintaining a 2.5 GPA.

A portfolio of artwork is required for art scholarship consideration.

You are welcome to email a link of a digitized portfolio to Andi Baumgartner at baumgartnera@bluffton.edu, or mail to Andi Baumgartner, Bluffton University, 1 University Drive, Bluffton OH 45817-2014.

Deadline for portfolio submission is March 1, 2021.

A portfolio represents your skills as an artist or designer, including craftsmanship, technique, creativity and the ability to communicate visual ideas. High school seniors use portfolios to gain admission to art schools and portfolio scholarships. Professionals use them to secure employment.
>>> Portfolio preparation tips

Please submit the Portfolio Information Form below, along with a portfolio. Portfolios and the art scholarship application must both be received for scholarship consideration.

Art scholarship application

Deadline for application and portfolio submission is March 1, 2021.

If you see this don't fill out this input box.

First name*

Last name*

Address*

City, state and zip *

Email*

High school*

Your art experience

Summarize your high school art experience*

Art teacher(s)*

Describe additional art experiences outside of school

Summarize your strengths as an artist at this time

What are your artistic goals for your education at Bluffton

Additional comments to help us know you better

For more information, contact

Andreas Baumgartner
Associate professor of art
567-429-8963
baumgartnera@bluffton.edu