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402 3.25. This scholarship may not be granted in addition
SCAD eLearning Pre-college Scholarship
to other SCAD scholarships.
Qualified high school or home-schooled students admitted to SCAD for joint enrollment may be eligible to
Multicultural Student Scholarship
receive up to a half-tuition scholarship to enroll in courses
A limited number of scholarships may be awarded each
offered through SCAD eLearning. To be eligible, the
year to help make the benefits of a postsecondary or
student must follow the application requirements for
postgraduate education available to degree-seeking
first-time freshmen, be recommended for joint enroll-
students of various ethnic backgrounds who apply and
ment by a counselor or teacher, and be admitted for
are accepted to SCAD. Students should meet or exceed
joint enrollment. This award may be applied only toward
normal admission standards and must request scholar-
courses completed as a part-time, nondegree-seeking,
ship consideration by submitting a 500-word essay that
joint-enrolled student. Joint enrollment students who
addresses how their artwork, goals and experiences are
have taken courses on a nondegree-seeking basis and
influenced by their cultural background.
who wish to become degree-seeking must reapply as a degree-seeking student and adhere to all first-time
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship
freshman admission requirements. The scholarship
Phi Theta Kappa members who apply, are accepted
amount is based on enrollment in three courses (15 credit
and enroll at SCAD, having met or exceeded admission
hours) each quarter. The amount is prorated for those
requirements, are awarded an academic scholarship of
who enroll in fewer courses. Available courses may vary.
at least US$5,000 per year of enrollment at SCAD, up to 225 attempted quarter hours, or until completion of a
Scholastic Art and Writing Award Scholarship
bachelor’s degree. This scholarship may not be granted
SCAD is proud to recognize students’ outstanding artis-
in addition to other academic scholarships.
tic achievement. Gold Key and Gold Portfolio Award recipients may be eligible for SCAD Achievement Honors
SCAD and ACA Alumni Scholarship/application
scholarships should they apply and be accepted to SCAD.
and enrollment fee waiver
More information is available online at scad.edu/scholastic.
Scholarships of at least US$250 per course may be awarded to SCAD and ACA alumni who apply and are
Yellow Ribbon program grant
accepted to any undergraduate or graduate program at
SCAD voluntarily participates in the Yellow Ribbon GI
SCAD. The application fee and enrollment fee are waived
Education Enhancement Program, a provision of the
for SCAD and ACA alumni who apply and are accepted
Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008.
to any undergraduate or graduate program at SCAD, and
Through the Yellow Ribbon Program, eligible veterans
their transcripts may be provided to the SCAD admission
who apply and are accepted to SCAD may receive grant
department at no charge. This scholarship may not be
money from SCAD and a matching amount from the U.S.
granted in addition to other SCAD scholarships.
Department of Veterans Affairs toward their tuition at SCAD. Qualified students may receive either the Yellow
SCAD Challenge Scholarship Competition
Ribbon Grant or a SCAD scholarship based on academic
Offering high school/secondary school students an
and/or other achievement, whichever is higher. Although
international stage to exhibit their work, the SCAD
those who accept the Yellow Ribbon Grant are not eligi-
Challenge seeks the next generation of talented artists
ble to receive other institutional scholarship awards from
and designers. High school seniors and juniors, and
SCAD, they may qualify for additional federal or state
students completing their last two years of secondary
aid and outside scholarships. Students are encouraged
school, compete for SCAD scholarships and funding to
to complete the FAFSA and the Georgia aid application
attend SCAD pre-college programs. More information
to receive maximum financial aid benefits.
is available online at scad.edu/scadchallenge.
In order to qualify for this grant, the student must provide SCAD with a copy of his or her VA Certificate of Eligibility. Recipients continue to receive the grant