One of the benefits of entering the Scholastic Awards is the opportunity to have your work considered for national scholarships ranging from $500 to $12,500. In addition to scholarships for creative teens, educators can earn cash awards for their support of their students. Take time to review our scholarships for 2023—some of them require a written statement to go along with the work and/or that your art or writing explores a particular theme. Please note that these scholarships are for individual teens and will not be awarded to works created by groups of collaborators.
The Flaunt It Award
The Flaunt It Award, developed in collaboration with Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It and supported by Don’t Hide It, Flaunt It, RBC Foundation USA, and Morgan Stanley, offers $1,000 scholarships to two students, and $250 cash awards for their educators, who look or feel different and reflect and share their experiences about what makes them unique and explores DHIFI’s theme: “The things that make me different makes me, me.” All students and categories are eligible. During the entry process, students must opt-in to be considered for this award and a written response of 50 words or more is required.
The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon
Underwritten by The Herb Block Foundation, The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon offers $1,000 scholarships for three students whose visual art offers commentary or criticism on current events, social events, or political topics. All students who submit editorial cartoons are automatically eligible for this award and no written response is required.
New York Life Award
Underwritten by the New York Life Foundation, the National New York Life Award offers $1,000 scholarships to six students whose works explore personal grief and loss, and $250 cash awards for their educators. This award additionally offers state-level scholarships of $500 to two students from each of the following states: California, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. All students and categories are eligible. During the entry process, students must opt-in to be considered for this award and a written response of 50 words or more is required.
Portfolio Awards
The Portfolio Awards are made possible by generous individual donors and other supporters. This award offers $12,500 scholarships to 16 Gold Medal Portfolio winners and $1,000 cash awards for their educators. Additionally, this award offers $2,000 scholarships to 24 Silver Medal with Distinction Portfolio winners and $250 for their educators. All graduating seniors who enter portfolios consisting of a collection of six works with accompanying Artist or Writer Statements and Personal Statements are automatically eligible for this award.
The portfolio awards are supported by: BLICK Art Materials, Command Companies and the Merson Family, Derek Fordjour, the Jay Pritzker Foundation, Jill and Peter Kraus, Maurice R. Robinson Fund, The New York Times, Dav and Sayuri Pilkey, the Roome Fund, and Quad and the Windhover Foundation.
New This Year for Graduating Seniors: Dav Pilkey Awards
Two Gold Medal Portfolios and ten Silver Medal with Distinction Portfolios will receive the Dav Pilkey Award, underwritten by best-selling author Dav Pilkey.
In addition to the scholarships featured above, Scholastic Awards winners are also eligible for scholarships at many colleges and universities. View our list of colleges and universities to learn more about these opportunities and to see if the school you’re interested in is one of our scholarship partners.
The deadline to apply for these scholarships is approaching fast—in many regions, the deadline is December 1! Apply now so that you don’t miss out on these great opportunities!