Art Department Accepting Scholarship Applications from High School Students

The University of Maine’s Department of Art is accepting scholarship applications from current high school seniors who will be applying to enter UMaine as art majors in the fall of 2015.

The Visual Arts Awards are $1,000 and $2,000 scholarships that are renewable for eight semesters and must be used within a five-year period. The awards are given based on merit and evidence or accomplishment in the study of studio art, art history or art education.

Applicants must be accepted to UMaine’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and choose an art major to receive a scholarship. Applications must be received by Jan. 28, 2015.

More information, including how to apply, is online and available by calling 207.581.3245.