The 2013 Alumni Scholarship Awards program application cycle has passed.

Complete information about the 2014 awards cycle will be available in late summer, 2013.

See below for a general overview. Changes may be made to this overview before the 2014 application cycle begins.

Application instructions and guidelines will be available for download in early fall, 2013.

The deadline for the 2014 award cycle will be in December of 2013.

Each year Alumni Scholarship Awards and Named Fund Awards are given to final year undergraduate and graduate students to aid the completion of their final thesis/portfolio projects. These cash awards are intended to cover project expenses, and range from $500 to $2,000, depending on the project budget total. Applications are reviewed and rated by an alumni panel whose recommendations are approved by The Alumni Society Board of Directors. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher is required to qualify for these awards.

Who can apply?

All matriculated students (BFA, MFA, MPS, MA and MAT candidates), in any major, whose final thesis/portfolio project will be completed in the Spring semester 2014 (or Summer 2014 for all one-year MPS program and MAT Art Education candidates only).

Applicants must be in their final year at SVA, planning to graduate in Spring 2014 (or Summer 2014 for all one-year MPS program and MAT Art Education candidates only). If you are graduating earlier, please contact the office to discuss your eligibility.

Applicants must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

What can you apply for?

Support for the direct costs of completing your final thesis/portfolio project.

All projects must be completed by the end of Spring semester 2014 (or Summer 2014 for all one-year MPS program and MAT Art Education candidates only).

How do you apply?

Complete award information, and application instructions and guidelines will be available for download in early fall, 2013.

All applications must be submitted through The Alumni Society Awards SlideRoom online application system.

The SlideRoom application portal will open in fall, 2013: https://svaalumniawards.slideroom.com

There is no application fee for the Alumni Scholarship Awards program.

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DATES AND LOCATION TO BE ANNOUNCED

Application review and adjudication will take place in January, 2014.

Applicants will receive notification of award status by e-mail in February, 2014.

Award checks will be distributed at the end of February, 2014.

If you have additional questions, please call 212.592.2300 or email alumni@sva.edu. Applicants are encouraged to call or stop by the office with any questions.

Eligible applicants for the Fall 2013 Housing Scholarship with be contacted by email on May 16, 2013. Complete application instructions and guidelines will be provided at that time. The Fall 2013 application deadline will be on May 30, 2013. Finalists will be selected by a review panel. Finalists will be required to attend an interview with the review panel on the morning of June 18, 2013.

The intent of the Alumni Society Housing Scholarship is to provide on-campus housing for a student who otherwise would commute from home. One award will be given, and will cover the cost of on-campus housing for the duration of study at SVA (not to exceed four years). The scholarship does not cover the cost of meals, and all applicants must be able to cover the costs of food and other out-of-pocket living expenses. The scholarship does not cover the required housing deposit and placement fee (the deposit is refundable, the placement fee is non-refundable).

Please note: eligible Housing Scholarship applicants are pre-selected from applicants already accepted to SVA for the Fall semester, based on the following criteria:

• Incoming freshman (non-transfer student)
• Home address is within 100 mile radius from zip code 10010
• Minimum high school GPA of 3.0 (as on file with the College Office of Admissions)
• Demonstrated financial need

The final award decision will be based on a combination of individual merit and financial need, as demonstrated in a personal essay, a portfolio review, letters of recommendation and select finalist interviews – independent of the College’s admissions process. Financial need will be verified by the Office of Financial Aid, but special circumstances may be addressed in the applicant’s personal essay.

The scholarship is renewable after freshman year for each of the subsequent three years of attendance at SVA, not to exceed four full academic years. Annual renewal of the scholarship is dependent on maintaining full-time enrollment and a minimum GPA of 3.0. The intent is to allow the recipient to live on campus during their entire full-time matriculation period at SVA. There is no application fee for the Alumni Society Housing Scholarship.

Complete application guidelines and instructions will be provided to eligible applicants in the email inviting them to apply.

• Required application materials will include the following:
  • Basic Applicant Information
  • Written Personal Essay
  • Work Sample/Portfolio Submission
  • Two (2) Letters of Recommendation