Full Tuition Fee Scholarship at Maine College of Art, USA

Grants and scholarships are “gift aid” as they are financial aid that does not have to be repaid. Grants are often need-based, while scholarships are usually merit-based.

Each year MECA offers one renewable full tuition scholarship for a first-time freshman coming directly from high school to attend the Bachelor of Fine Arts Program. To be considered for this scholarship competition each applicant must:

• Be a high school senior applying for Fall 2020 admission
• Complete a full BFA application for Fall 2020 by February 1, 2020
• Submit a portfolio through Slideroom

The Full Tuition Scholarship recipient will be informed by mid-March 2020.

Full Tuition Scholarship Competition & Honors Placement details:

Each year, the Dean of Maine College of Art reviews applications to identify the top tier of first-year students intending to enroll at MECA. From this group of applicants, 15 students are offered placement in MECA’s Honors FY-In course, taught by the Chair of Foundation.

This advanced course is modeled after MECA’s Second Year Lab courses in that these students will take skills they have demonstrated through their application portfolio and apply them to a new idea that they will follow from inception to completion. For many students this is the first opportunity they have to spend an entire semester focused on one idea, and this can lead to new levels of consideration and completion in their work. In addition to placement in the Honors FY-In course, these students will be given the opportunity to participate in advanced critique sessions with members of our faculty throughout the year.

Along with consideration for placement in the Honors program, this application also qualifies high school students to be considered for the Full Tuition Scholarship that MECA awards to one applicant each year. Eligible applicants must be enrolled in high school at the time of their completed application and enroll in the college as a first-time, first-year student in the fall term. To qualify, students must complete the application process for undergraduate admissions by February 1 and submit their portfolio for review in Slideroom. There is no additional application form.

Winners of the Full Tuition Scholarship demonstrate academic rigor in their high school academic career, exhibit technical skill and personal voice in their application portfolio, and a strong commitment to community. The selection of our Full Tuition Scholar is made by a committee comprised of the Dean of the College, the Associate Dean of the College, the Director of Admissions, and the Executive Vice President of the College.

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