Department of Art and Design

Departmental Scholarships

William E. Derry Art Scholarship

GPA: n/a

Year in School: Incoming Freshman

Major: Art Major

Award Amount: $1000

Other: Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

Patricia Bulkeley Scholarship

GPA: minimum 3.0

Year in School: sophomore, junior, senior, or transfer.

Major: Art Major

Award Amount: $500 per year

Other: Automatically renewed if requirements continue to be met.

Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

Freshman Scholarship (amount varies)

GPA: n/a

Year in School: Incoming Freshman

Major: Art Major

Award Amount: (amount varies)

Other: Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

Rocky on Parade Scholarship ($1,000/yr)

GPA: n/a

Juried: Demonstrated talent, academic achievement, art activities/ community service

Year in School: preference to freshman, sophomore, or transfer.

Major: Art Major

Award Amount: $1000 per year

Other: Must re-apply each year.

Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

Michael & Elizabeth Rogers Scholarship ($1,000/yr)

GPA: minimum 3.0

Juried: Demonstrated talent, academic achievement, financial need

Year in School: preference to sophomore (30 - 59 s.h.)

Major: Art Major

Award Amount: $1000 per year

Other: Automatically renewed if requirements continue to be met.

Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

Walter Rowland and Alena Belle Purdum Scholarship in Art Education ($500 - $1,000/yr)

GPA: 3.30 minimum

Year in School: earned a minimum 60 s.h. credit

Major: Art - Teacher Education Major

Award Amount: $500-$1000 per year

Other: Must demonstrate leadership qualities such as by department and university involvement.

Must re-apply each year.

Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

William H. and Jo-Ann B. Sanders Scholarship ($1,000 - $1,500/yr)

GPA: minimum 3.0

Juried: Demonstrated talent based on submitted portfolio.

Year in School: sophomore, junior, senior, or transfer.

Major: Art Major

Award Amount: $1000-$1500 per year

Other: Must re-apply each year.

Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

National & International Studio Art Travel Scholarship

Travel Workshop

GPA: minimum 2.7 Juried: Demonstrated talentMajor: Art Major 

Deadline to Apply: Announced each semester 

Award Amount: $200  

Other: 

  • Must be registered for ARTS 450 Travel Workshop
  • A student cannot win a Travel Workshop and a Study Abroad scholarship in same year.
  • Maximum two N&ISA Travel Scholarships per student.

National & International Studio Art Travel Scholarship

Study Abroad Course

GPA: minimum 2.7 Juried: Demonstrated talent

Major: Art Major 

Deadline to Apply: Announced each semester 

Award Amount: $750  

Other: 

  • Must be registered for ARTS/ARTH Study Abroad course
  • A student cannot win a Travel Workshop and a Study Abroad scholarship in same year.
  • Maximum two N&ISA Travel Scholarships per student.

Janice Owens & Dr. Eric Stiffler Scholarship

GPA: minimum 3.0 overall and major

Year in School: sophomore standing or above

Major: Scholarship will be awarded in the following priority order:

  1. Student majoring in the visual arts (Art major)
  2. Student with a minor in philosophy or minimum of nine hours of credit in philosophy with a B average
  3. Any student with a major in the College of Arts and Sciences

Award Amount: $1,000 per year

Other: Must show evidence of college level extracurricular activities

Must re-apply each year

Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal

James Patrick O’Toole Memorial Scholarship

GPA: minimum 3.0 overall & 3.5 major

Year in School: Student must have completed their junior-year level course of study

Major: Art major & Full-time student

Award Amount: $1,000 per year

Other: Must be a graduate of a High School in McDonough or an adjacent county in Illinois.

 Demonstrated high ethics, leadership, community service, & overall integrity Amount applied ½ Fall and ½ Spring.

Applications submitted online through

WIU Scholarship Portal