

Dean's Scholarship
This merit scholarship program awards eligible students entering the
Corcoran's BFA program.
Academic Achievement Award
This program gives strongest consideration to high school seniors with
minimum cumulative grade point averages of 3.50.
President's Award
This merit-based award is open to eligible transfer students and first-time
freshmen.
Arthur J. Ellis Scholarship
The Ellis Endowment was created to honor the memory of the late Arthur
J. Ellis, a pioneering Washington Post photographer for more than
47 years. Ellis scholarships are available to eligible first-time
freshmen
majoring in photojournalism. Recipients are chosen based on review
of academic records and portfolios.
Delaware College of Art and Design (DCAD) Partnership Grant
Open to eligible transfer students from the Delaware College of
Art + Design, award amounts begin at $2,000.
Corcoran College of Art + Design Grant
This need-based grant program is designed for eligible new and
continuing students.
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards
These scholarships are awarded to eligible students who have
been named by the National Scholastic Jury and who enroll at
the Corcoran.
More information about
the scholarships can be found at www.artandwriting.org.
NEA JOHN RENNA SCHOLARSHIP
John Anthony Renna bequeathed his estate to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for the purpose of supporting scholarships for art students of limited financial resources. The NEA John Renna Art Scholarships initiative awarded a grant for the Corcoran College of Art + Design to provide scholarships. With these funds, the Corcoran College will award four-year, half- and full-tuition scholarships for full-time enrollment beginning in the fall of 2008. Students will be evaluated based on their academic and artistic accomplishments as revealed in their application for admission and their financial need as evaluated through the Department of Education’s
federal methodology (FAFSA results). Applications are due March 15, 2008.
Please contact the Office of Admissions for details and an application.
Download the NEA John Renna Scholarship Application >

Corcoran College of Art + Design Scholarship
Through the generosity of the Corcoran Gallery of Art's Women's Committee,
continuing students who do not have multi-year scholarships may be eligible
for a one-year merit scholarship.
Endowed Scholarships
There are a number of endowed scholarships given by generous donors to
the Corcoran. Each scholarship has specific recipient criteria. For example,
some are targeted only to returning students; others are targeted to
students in specific majors, or to students with financial need. Eligible
recipients of these scholarships are awarded on an annual basis. For
more information, please contact the Corcoran Office of Financial Aid.
Clara Mills Chester Scholarship
Gene B. Davis Memorial Scholarship
Joshua S. Feld Scholarship
Edna Wattis Dumke Scholarship
The Myra Miller Groobert
Memorial Scholarship Fund
The Leonard A. Haft Memorial Scholarship
Samuel Boyer Holvey Scholarship
Mae W. Jurow Scholarship
Raymond Kruger Memorial Scholarship
The Richard Lahey and Carlotta Gonzales
Lahey Memorial Scholarship Fund
Constance Stuart Larrabee
Photography Scholarship
Mary Lyle Memorial Scholarship
The Erna Marie Neves Scholarship Fund
Linda Rosenbaum Scholarship
Margaret D. Rust Memorial Scholarship
Lolo Sarnoff Scholarship
Clarice and Robert H. Smith Scholarship
Martha Von Hirsch Memorial Scholarship
Eugen Weisz Memorial Scholarship
Eugen and Renee Weisz Scholarship
Leon and Ruth E. Yochelson Scholarship
Delaware College of Art and Design
Partnership Grant
Corcoran College of Art + Design
Scholarship
Corcoran College of Art + Design Grant