Private Scholarships

We encourage you to seek outside scholarship funding.  Below are some scholarship resources.  Additional scholarship opportunities are posted regularly on the CalArts Financial Aid Office Facebook page at www.facebook.com/CalArtsFAO.

Fastweb.com is a scholarship database. Users set up a profile and are emailed as scholarship opportuntiies become available that meet their criteria.

Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences-Randy Pauch Scholarship Fund - June 29

American Indian Graduate Center -  Undergraduates and Graduate Students

Americorps - No deadline - Undergraduates and Graduates

Asian and Pacific Islander Scholarship Fund - January 11, 2013 -

Beverly G. Alpay Memorial Education Fund for the Visual Arts - February 22, 2013 - Live within 25 miles of Palos Verdes, CA - Grad & Undergrad

Black College Dollars - Multiple Scholarships with various deadline dates

California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth - 22 years old and under

Change a Life Foundation - High School Students Only

Charterone Truefit Good Citzen Schoparship -  High School and Undergraduates

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute

The Ebell of Los Angeles -  L.A. County, Undergrads

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics - Undergrads

Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship - Undergrads

Fruit Company Scholarships - Graduates of Washington & Oregon High Schools

Geeta Rastogi Memorial Scholarship - Undergraduate

Gates Millinnium Scholarship - January 16, 2013

Hispanic Scholarship Fund - Multiple scholarships with various deadlines

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation - Undergrads

Jay Kennedy Scholarship - - 3rd or 4th year undergrads

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago - Undergrads

JVS Scholarship Fund -  Permanent Residents of L.A. County.

Kate Neal Kinley Memorial Fellowship 

Krylon Clear Choice Art Scholarship 

Latino College Dollars - Multiple scholarships with various deadlines

Military Commanders Scholarship Fund -Children of select military members

Phyllis Craig Scholarship Fund - Animation - April 29, 2013

Ronald McDonald House Charities - various awards and deadlines

Rose Brand Scholarship - Undergrad and Grad - Scenic Design, Technical Direction, or Scenic Art

Sallie Mae Fund - Multiple scholarships with various deadlines

Santa Barbara Scholarship Foundation - January 31, 2013 - Undergraduates and Graduates -  S.B. County resident

SchoolSoup.com - is a scholarship search website that matches the search to your profile.

Sony Gamers in Real Life Game Design Competition -  Undergraduates - Video game art, design, animation, production, programming or visual effects

Sunkist Growers Scholarship - April 30, 2013 - Undergrads

Talbots Womens $15,000 Scholarship - - Undergrad women

TG's Charley Wootan Grant Program -Undergrads and Grads

United Negro College Fund - Multiple scholarships with various deadlines

U.S. Bank Internet $1,000 Scholarship Program - - Undergrads

Warner Bros. Reach Scholarships - Burbank or L.A. County H.S. grad or animation student