Pougialis Fine Art Award

For continuing undergraduate students

The Pougialis Fine Art Award is a yearly competition that offers promising Fine Arts students an opportunity to study as an apprentice with a senior artist of national and international standing for one semester and have an exhibition in a DEPS gallery. Scholarship applicants are expected to produce and later install creative work for the competition. In addition, the award is to help defray the cost of tuition.

 

Dealines to Apply:

Steps you must complete:
  1. Pougialis Fine Art Award 2024-25 by February 01, 2024
  2. Art Installation - Installation details below

 

The Pougialis Fine Art Award is open to:

  • Full-time, undergraduate Fine Art majors who have completed a minimum of 30 credit hours by the end of the Fall 2023 semester, including post-baccalaureate students
    • Transfer and post-baccalaureate students must have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours at Columbia by the end of the Fall 2023 semester
  • Students who have earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher
  • Students who are able to submit creative work in Fine Art that demonstrates strong accomplishment, talent, and ability
  • International students may apply
Award based on:
  • Academic merit
  • Demonstration of talent, ability, and/or accomplishment in Fine Art
Award amounts:
  • First Place: Up to $5,350 awarded towards tuition in Fall 2024 and a semester-long mentorship with a leading Chicago-based artist
  • Second Place: Up to $2,250 awarded towards tuition in Fall 2024
  • In addition, both awardees will have an exhibition in one of the DEPS galleries in Spring or Summer 2025.

    • Endowed scholarship award amounts are subject to change.
  • Information Sessions: 
    • Information sessions to assist students with questions about installation will be held... 
  • Notification of the award:

    • All applicants will be notified by email in March 2024.

Questions?

Contact: scholarships@colum.edu

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