The Department of Art and Design scholarship is awarded to first-year, full-time students who enroll in a four-year degree program in any major in the Department of Art and Design. Receipt of the scholarship is based on a review of the applicant portfolio, which shows exceptional promise in the visual arts field. It is renewable each year if the applicant remains enrolled in a four-year program in our department.
The department offers Bachelor of Fine Arts degree programs in art education, fine arts studio, photography and graphic design, and a Bachelor of Arts in visual arts.
To apply for an Art and Design Scholarship, applicants must follow the application guidelines. Failure to follow the guidelines may result in disqualification for consideration. Decisions made by the Department of Art and Design are final.
Selected students will see the award on their transparent financial aid offer.
Note: To be eligible, a student must have submitted an application for admission to the University of Dayton.
For further information on the department, our degree programs or our scholarships, please contact Joel Whitaker.
Application Guidelines
The following guidelines are for the preparation of the Art and Design Scholarship application for applicants presenting a Portfolio of Visual Work.
- Work in any medium or combination of media is acceptable. Applicants my submit 12 to 15 works.
- Images of art work must be submitted digitally as jpeg and not to exceed 2 MB in size.
- The completed inventory sheet (PDF) and all image files should be placed in a folder labeled with the applicant's name, date and 2025 A&D Scholarship Application (JayneSmith_2025_A&DScholarship). The title of each image file or .jpg should begin with applicant's last name then a number (ex. Smith01, Smith02, Smith03, etc.) to ensure proper viewing order.
- Work not easily conveyed by still image (e.g., time-based, interactive or animated work), should be placed in a separate folder. This folder must be clearly labeled as distinct from the applicant's other images. These file sizes should be kept to a minimum size. Any use of sound should be integral to a particular work (such as video, interactive or animated works).
- All work must be original, produced entirely by the applicant and made within the past two years. Images must be of high quality, i.e. sharp, properly exposed, accurate in color, with neutral backgrounds. Inferior images will seriously compromise our ability to evaluate the work.
- The works should be listed in the order they are to be viewed in the applicant's application.
Submission Directions
- Submit completed application via email to: Jenna Bryant, jbryant2@udayton.edu.
- In the subject heading of the application email include: Applicant's Name and 2025 A&D First Year Scholarship Application.
- Application materials must be received via email by 4:30 p.m., Monday, November 3, 2025.