• Introduction
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• Financial Aid
• Scholarships
• Transfer Students
• International Students
• Housing

Scholarships

Funded by endowments, SCI-Arc scholarships are awarded on the basis of merit and financial need. They are available to all continuing students who are enrolled full-time in any program at SCI-Arc at the time they apply and who will have completed at least 24 units prior to the summer term that follows their application.

SCI-Arc scholarships are awarded to its full-time students based on academic achievement, portfolio submission, and demonstration of financial need. Service to the community may be considered. Applicants may be enrolled in the graduate or undergraduate programs as in-state, out-of-state, and/or international students, and must have completed at least one year of their respective programs. The weighting for scholarship decisions is as follows: Portfolio (40 pts); GPA (25 pts); financial need (25 pts); service (max. 10 pts).

Scholarship applications, available in March for the following academic year, require the following:

1. A completed scholarship application form
2. A brief statement (250 words or less) stating academic and career goals
3. A SCI-Arc Financial Aid form and/or the International Student application and the FAFSA (domestic students only)
4. One letter of recommendation from the student’s most recent SCI-Arc studio instructor
5. Portfolio (SCI-Arc work only)
6. Current transcript

Applications are reviewed by graduate and undergraduate scholarship committees. Your application materials must be submitted by the April deadline. Consult the academic counselor, who acts as the scholarship coordinator, for the exact date. Failure to meet the deadline will result in disqualification from the scholarship review process. Applications and further information are available from the financial aid office or Peter Dung, the academic counselor.

Admissions scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are awarded to entering undergraduate and graduate students. These scholarships are awarded on the basis of the applicant’s potential to succeed at SCI-Arc, overall merit of his or her application submissions and financial need.