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Scholarship Application (PDF) (MS Word)

The mission of the Melbourne Art Festival (MAF) is to organize and present an annual art festival and to promote and encourage artistic endeavors, education, and appreciation in Brevard County. One of the ways we do this is through an Art Student Scholarship Program.

In 2008, the Melbourne Art Festival will award two $1,500.00, scholarships to a graduating senior or alumnus from a Brevard County high school (or home-schooled senior). Applicants will be judged on the basis of his/her artistic and academic abilities, as well as performance, character and extracurricular activities. This year, for the first time, scholarships will be guaranteed to continue for 4 years as long as the recipient is in good academic standing and continuously enrolled in their program.

The recipient must be planning to attend (or currently attending) an accredited college in a Visual Arts or Graphic Arts Program. The Melbourne Art Festival scholarship will be given as a gift paid directly to the school into the student's account, to be used for tuition, books and/or art supplies. Recipients who do not complete at least one full term of college study must reimburse the scholarship money to the Melbourne Art Festival.

The application can be downloaded from this web site and must be completed and submitted to the Melbourne Art Festival office, together with all required supporting documentation, by Friday March 15th. Incomplete or late applications will NOT be considered. Finalists will be asked to submit a representative sample of their work that will be judged to determine the scholarship winners. The winner’s sample will become the property of The Melbourne Art Festival, Inc.

Check your application carefully to make sure all paperwork is filled out completely and is included with your submission.

This year’s deadline is Friday, March 14, 2008

CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS
  1. Applicant MUST complete the both pages of the MAF Scholarship Application.
  2. Applicant MUST be a senior or alumnus from a public, private or home school located in Brevard County.  Alternatively, applicant may be enrolled and attending Brevard Community College.
  3. Applicant MUST have been accepted at an accredited college in Visual Arts or Graphic Arts Program and  a letter of acceptance from the college of choice MUST accompany the application.
    Three (3) letters of reference, including one from the applicant’s art instructor, MUST accompany the application.
  4. An Official Transcript MUST accompany the application.
  5. If applicant is a minor, approval signature of parent/legal guardian MUST be on application.