Department of Art and Design Fine Arts Honors Scholarship Application
Due March 1st, 2016 for Fall 2016 Admission
Name:
Address:
E-mail and Phone number:
High School (name and location):
High School Mentor (name and email):
Guidance Counselor (name and email):
Applied to Drake? Y / N
Interested in studying (may circle more than one):
Art History / Graphic Design / Drawing / Painting / Printmaking / Sculpture
Fine Arts Honors Scholarships are awarded to entering first year students only and are awarded
for four years as long as the student is enrolled in a Department of Art and Design’s degree
programs, including BFA and BA degrees.
Applicants interested in Art History should attach a writing sample of no more than 3 pages that
analyze a specific work of art or literature, a historical event or text, or other relevant topics.
Applicants interested in Studio Art and/or Graphic Design should attach at least 6 and no more
than 8 images of your most current artwork. Images should be no larger than 1000 pixels in any
direction and be less than 1 MB in size. Please save images at the highest resolution possible
within these limits. Include title, medium, and date of work for each image. Please put one
image per page with information into this Word document (a single page template included in
this document) and “Save As” a single PDF file that is named in the following format:
Lastname_firstname.pdf (.pdf extension will be automatically added)
Free image editing software is available online at http://apps.pixlr.com/editor/ and allows
applicants to crop, rotate, resize, and do light editing work on images. These programs work on
both PC and Mac computers. Please do not use filters or effects on your images for your
portfolio.
Once you have compiled your portfolio, please send the single PDF file (which cannot exceed 10
MB total) to Alina Grimm, Fine Arts Coordinator: alina.grimm@drake.edu. Please also contact
Alina Grimm should you have any questions about the portfolio scholarship application.
Image Template
Artist
Title
Materials
Dimensions
Date completed