Outside Private Scholarships

Outside scholarships are awarded to a student’s financial aid award upon receipt of the scholarship check from the donor. Once funds are received by CalArts, they will be disbursed to your student account according to our disbursement schedule. If you have received or are expecting to receive an outside scholarship, please notify the Financial Aid Office, as they are required to document this information accordingly and make any necessary adjustments to your financial aid per federal guidelines. 

Scholarship Universe

Scholarship Universe is a tool to match you with outside scholarships that you can apply for.  You can access the Scholarship Universe Application through CalArts Single Sign-On at sso.calarts.edu, or directly by clicking here.

Other Search Engines

The links below will take students to outside search engines, where students can search for additional scholarships that they may be eligible for.  Note that these search engines often require students to sign up/create a profile in order to use them.

These are outside Dance scholarships that eligible students can apply for.  Please note that these scholarships have application deadlines, and may not be open for application at certain times of the year.

These are outside Film/Video scholarships that eligible students can apply for.  Please note that these scholarships have application deadlines, and may not be open for application at certain times of the year.

These are outside Theater scholarships that eligible students can apply for.  Please note that these scholarships have application deadlines, and may not be open for application at certain times of the year.