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The School of Art and Art History, the College of Visual and Performing Arts and the University itself provide various forms of student financial aid.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS (MA in art history and MFA in studio)

University Graduate Fellowships in Art - about $7,000–$10,000 per year, often with tuition waivers.

Graphicstudio Graduate Assistantships - for one or two exceptionally talented high-achievement students to assist world-famous artists at USF's acclaimed center of art research and production, about $8,000 per year plus tuition waivers.

Graduate Student Assistantships - about 20 available each semester, for exceptional students to teach or assist classes and work in other capacities in the School of Art and Art History or the Contemporary Art Museum, amounts vary from about $4,000 to $8,000 per year plus tuition waivers.

James Rosenquist Fellowships - named for the famous American artist, a local resident. Awards vary in amount, usually from $2,000 to $6,000.

Jean Rozier Winter Fellowships - about $700-$1,500, for exceptional students. Determined by faculty. See posted announcements around the Art Building (FAH).

Terwilliger Fellowship - about $250. Determined by faculty. See posted announcements around the Art Building (FAH).

Judy Patterson Award - about $100. For an exceptional MFA student. See posted announcements around the Art Building (FAH).

Graduate Student Research Awards - about $500-$1,000 for materials or travel related to studio and art history research and creative activity. Determined by faculty. Applications annually. Notices posted and in student mailboxes.

ALL PROGRAMS - UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE

Las Damas de Arte Scholarships and Awards - about $500-$1,500. Determined by faculty. See posted announcements around the Art Building (FAH). Also, awards provided to the USF Annual Student Art Exhibition each Spring.

Faculty/Staff Awards - about $250-$500. Provided to the USF Annual Student Exhibition.

CADRE Art History Research Awards - about $250-$500. Provided for outstanding art history research papers submitted in competitions annually. Notices posted around the Art Building (FAH).

Students Art Exhibition Awards - including the Salvador Dali Museum "Best of Show Award," $6,000-$10,000 awarded annually to outstanding artworks in the Annual USF Student Art Exhibition, held each Spring. Competitive and juried.

Harrison and Jane Covington Award - about $1,000. Determined by faculty. See announcements posted around the Art Building each Spring.

Undergraduate Scholarships

 

NOTE: Other financial aid information, including assistance specifically for undergraduate or graduate students and or minorities can be found on: USF's financial aid website.