2023 WCA/NH Annual College Scholarship
We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Women’s Caucus for Art/New
Hampshire Chapter (WCA/NH) Annual Scholarship, $2,000. to be awarded to a
deserving female-identified undergraduate student majoring in one of
the visual arts, at a degree-granting New Hampshire college or university. The
student must be a full-time resident of New Hampshire and the deadline is April 1,
2023. (Please note that we are no longer accepting submissions from graduate
students).
ONLINE SUBMISSION: Go to EntryThingy – WCA/NH
Sign up for the online application via EntryThingy. Upload images and provide all
information.
Be sure to include an Artist Statement: Current School, Major, whether Full or
Part time, Anticipated Graduation Date, and Current Status. If necessary, email
the statement separately to Darlene Nadeau at dncoach@yahoo.com, use Subject:
WCANH Scholarship
Open To:
- A female-identified undergraduate student majoring in the visual
arts at a degree-granting, accredited New Hampshire college or university. - The student must be a NH full-time resident; student must supply residency
proof if requested. - High School students are not eligible.
- Student must be currently enrolled in a NH college or university.
- Submissions must be received by midnight April 1, 2023.
- Recipient of award will be notified by May 10, 2023.
This award includes a $2,000 College Scholarship, and a one-year membership in WCA/NH, including exhibition opportunities. The Scholarship award is paid directly to the school upon confirmation of enrollment. The award is made to Bursars Office prior to the winner’s next semester.
To apply, go to EntryThingy – WCA/NH
WCA/NH Scholarship History
Since 2005, the New Hampshire Chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA/NH) has awarded an annual scholarship of $1,000 to a female-identified NH resident majoring in the visual arts at a NH college or university and showing artistic merit and promise. The scholarship also awards a one-year membership in WCA/NH, which includes access to exhibition opportunities and other programs. WCA/NH receives over a dozen applicants from across the state each year, and their portfolios are judged by WCA/NH Board members representing different disciplines in the visual arts. Each year’s Annual Scholarship Program begins in February and submissions are accepted throughout the Spring. Judging takes place in April. Funds for the annual scholarship are raised through donations. Click here to contribute!
Past WCA/NH College Scholarship Winners
2022: Laura Lucas a Visual Arts Major at Keene State College. 2021: Moriah Sanborn of Alexandria NH, a Visual Arts Major at the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord. 2020: Sheyenne Lester, majoring in Theatre Technology and a Minor in Sculpture at Plymouth State University , and Brittney Thompson, majoring in Studio Art/Graphic design at Keene State College. 2019: Alexandra Buciak, majoring in illustration at the NH Institute of Art. 2018: Paige Benshemer, majoring in Studio Art Colby-Sawyer College. 2017: Allison Carrasquillo and Mindi Holland, both studying at the New Hampshire Institute of Art in Manchester, NH. 2016: Helena Akhtar, from Manchester, NH, studying Photography at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. 2015: Bonnie Farren is a student at the New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord. 2014: Hannah Smith of Plymouth, NH. She is a junior at Plymouth State University majoring in Printmaking. 2013: Kayla Bernier of Silver Lake, NH, attended Plymouth State University majoring in Graphic Design with minors in Media Studies and Photography. 2012: Marissa Maitland, of Manchester NH, attended the New Hampshire Institute of Art as a Painting major, was awarded the 2012 Scholarship award of $1,000. 2011: Jillian St. Pierre of Hooksett, NH, attending New Hampshire Institute of Art as a Ceramics Major.
List of Eligible Institutions
Colby-Sawyer College · Dartmouth College · Franklin Pierce College · Great Bay Community College · Keene State College · Lakes Region Community College · Manchester Community College · New England College · New Hampshire Technical Institute Concord · Plymouth State University · Rivier University · Southern New Hampshire University · St. Anselm College · University of New Hampshire
Email us at info@wcanh.org to add your institution.