Scholarships

Scholarships for Studio, Art Education & Art History Majors:

Daniel Vollmer Scholarship - The Daniel Vollmer Scholarship is for outstanding students in the visual arts. This scholarship is awarded to new incoming first year students. The scholarship recognizes students who have shown talent and promise in the visual arts during their high school years.

• To qualify for this scholarship you must enroll and to matriculate through one of the following majors: Art Education, Art History and Studio Art (either the BA or BFA)  
• It is a 60% of their first year tuition talent based scholarship which is renewable over the four years.Scholarships are awarded on the basis of artistic and/or scholastic achievement in the visual arts and a student’s written statement.
• One-half of the annual scholarship amount is applied to each semester of the year of award.
• Vollmer scholarships are renewable for each of the three years after the initial year of award as long as the recipient exhibits satisfactory progress in their area of study. An artistic and academic review will be done by Visual Arts faculty at the end of each year to determine renewal of this scholarship.
• You must remain enrolled in one of our majors and maintain a 3.0 grade average in the major.
• Due date is February 1

Application Procedures for the scholarship:

Studio Art or Art Education You must submit a CD Portfolio:

Art Images: Applicants must submit a portfolio consisting of 10-12 images of work done during their high school years. Please limit your images to 12 pieces of art work additional images will not be viewed so choose your 12 best works!

• Images may be any 2D or 3D media. These projects may have been made to complete a school assignment or something created on your own initiative.
  • 3-D work you may include 2 views of that work which will count as one work.
  • Images should be saved to the CD in >JPEG= format only.
  • Be sure to write your name on the CD.
• Image List: Images must be accompanied by a written list of work on the on the CD. CD in Word or PDF format. It should include the following information:
  • title of each work as they are presented on the CD,
  • date that the piece was created,
  • media the materials used to make the work,
  • size (H, W, D), and
  • A very brief description of the class assignment if applicable

• Written Statement: You must also submit a 250-400 word written statement. Please be clear and to the point. This file should be included on your portfolio CD in Word or PDF format. The statement should examine one of the following:
  • o What well known artist, designer, or architect has inspired you and what is or was their role in society? Why has this influenced you and your work? Please do not write about local artists, teachers, or friends.
  • o What makes an effective artist, designer, or architect and what are your own goals in the art world?

• Background Summary: Provide a background summary in Word or PDF format which includes the following information:
  • the course work you have taken in high school related to the visual arts,
  • any additional course work you have taken or private lessons,
  • any exhibits of your work, or any honors you have won in the visual arts, and
  • any additional special projects related to the visual arts.

Application Procedure for Art Historians:

• Applicants for a Vollmer Scholarship in art history must submit the following files in Word or PDF format on a CD:
  • a high school paper you wrote for a history, world cultures, or art history class
  • a written statement describing your interest in art history and identify the skills and abilities that are leading you to pursue an education in art history. Please limit this to 250-300 words.

Please Note: Vollmer recipients are not eligible for any other academic scholarships awarded by Messiah College.