giving : scholarships

For aspiring artists, scholarship assistance can have a profound effect on their pursuit of a degree. Because of the uncertainties of earning capacity in many visual art fields, the decision to study art requires a significant personal commitment.

At Maine College of Art, over 90 percent of our students receive financial aid and many of our students receive financial support from one of the College's annual or endowed scholarship funds. The vast majority of MECA's scholarship funds are awarded based on financial need. A number of awards based strictly on artistic ability are given at the annual Merit Scholarship Competition.

• Special Opportunity!
  A remarkable $500,000 challenge has been made to the College this year. Your gift to endowed scholarships can help release an additional $500,000 gift to help provide financial assistance to MECA's BFA and MFA degree students. Please consider your gift in support of student scholarships.

• Endowed Scholarships
  can be established with a minimum gift of $50,000 or more. The College's endowment policy allows for an amount of up to five (5) percent of the value of endowment funds to be spent for direct support, with the remainder of the earnings re-invested in the fund. Thus, an endowed scholarship of $50,000 can generate an annual award of $2,500.
  
  The College also offers several non-endowed scholarships that are funded by donors on an Annual basis.
  
  For more information about establishing an endowed or annual scholarship fund, please contact the Advancement Office at 207.775.5098 or email advancement@meca.edu.
  

• Scholarship Funds
  Click here to see a list of MECA's scholarship funds and their descriptions.