Average Award:

$4000.00 to $20,000.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

No

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Scholarship History:

Established in the 1980s, and supported by an endowment created through generous gifts raised via the JMU Art Auction. Portfolio scholarships are initially awarded to incoming freshmen majoring in either Studio Art or Art History who show artistic promise in any area of studio production through a merit-based portfolio review.  Approximately 12-14 portfolio scholarships are offered each year. Awards range from $1000.00 per year up to a full-tuition scholarship, and are renewable for up to four-years based on a recipient's satisfactory academic progress towards completion of an art degree. 

Average Award:

$1500.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

No

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Scholarship History:

Established by Marlene and Peter Coe to support JMU students seeking to complete a degree in the visual and performing arts.  The School of Art and Art History bestows the visual art award annually to the art major identified as the outstanding studio foundations student. One award is made each year.

Average Award:

$2500.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

No

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Scholarship History:

Established by the New Market Arts and Crafts Guild for JMU students majoring in any area of art. Preference in bestowing the award is shown to students whose permanent home is located in either Shenandoah County or the Shenandoah Valley.  One award is made each year.

Average Award:

$1000.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

No

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Scholarship History:

Established by Ms. Karin Ellis in honor of Dr. Jay D. Kain, JMU Professor Emeritus of Art Education, and former department head for the School of Art and Art History.  Award based on merit and review of applications submitted to the Art Education faculty.

Average Award:

$500.00 to $1500.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

No

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Scholarship History:

Established by the estate of J. Binford Walford to encourage students to pursue an architectural career upon graduation from JMU.   Awards are based on a juried portfolio review and written application conducted annually in the Spring of each year.  Three to five awards are made each year.

Average Award:

$1600.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

2.75

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Scholarship History:

Established in January 1997 by Ms. P. Buckley Moss. In grade school, young Patricia was perceived as a poor student, a circumstance probably attributable to dyslexia, a generally misunderstood reading and perceptional "disorder".  Nonetheless, one of her teachers determined that this little girl who was "Not Proficient In Anything" was artistically gifted. This outside opinion helped to convince Pat's mother to enroll her daughter in an extraordinary public school for girls: the Washington Irving High School for the Fine Arts. It was there, in what obviously was a friendly learning environment, that Pat's artistic abilities were finally encouraged and seriously nourished. Today, thousands of collectors in the United States, Europe, and Japan have come to recognize, appreciate, and treasure Pat Moss' art with its distinctive look and its great popular appeal. Pat Moss has become almost equally well known for her dedicated work with special education groups and her generous donations to children-related charities. Pat Moss has become a role model for the learning impaired and frequently is asked to speak to special education classes. 

Average Award:

$400.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

Highest graduating grade point average

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Scholarship History:

Established in honor of Frances Grove, an early professor of art who taught at JMU beginning in 1945.  One award is given annually to the student with the highest graduating grade point average and other indicators of outstanding scholarship. 

Average Award:

$400.00

Criteria:

   Minimum GPA:

No

Contact:

Scholarship History:

Established in honor of Dr. Crystal Theodore, Professor Emeriti of Art and Art History, and former department head for the School of Art and Art History.  One award is given annually to a student in recognition of their outstanding service to the School of Art and Art History.