Scholarships
2023 Scholarships
Each year, the Olive Hyde Art Guild provides scholarships to students who are pursuing higher education in art.
Submission deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023.
Scholarship finalists will be notified by May 7, 2023.
High School recipients must meet the following requirements:
- Fremont high school senior with 2.5 GPA or higher.
- Fremont resident.
- Pursuing visual arts in higher education in Fall 2023.
- Attend awards reception if selected as a finalist, Friday, May 19.
Ohlone College recipients must meet the following requirements:
- Visual art or multi-media/graphic art major.
- Registered Ohlone College student with minimum GPA of 2.5.
- Pursuing visual arts in higher education in Fall 2023.
- Attend awards reception if selected as a finalist, Friday, May 19.
The scholarship is to be used at an accredited school/college for classes of visual arts. 6 winning students will be honored and their work showcased in an online forum. The awards will be announced after final judging. Artwork submitted as jpg or pdf on a thumb drive must be available for the final judging.
Complete application includes:
- Responses to scholarship questions.
- Portfolio of 4-6 artworks.
- Unofficial transcript stating GPA and completed courses.
- Written permission of parent/guardian if under 18 years old.
Scholarships are awarded as follows
Ohlone College students and Fremont high school students will compete separately. Each group will receive the following:
- The first place winner receives $2000
- Two honorable mention winners will each receive $250 gift certificates from Blick Art Supply.
- The high school teacher of the first place winner will receive $500 for classroom art supplies
A one-time memorial award of $750 in honor of guild member Jan Schafir will be awarded to one applicant this year.
Awards will be sent to the Financial Aid office of the school/college each recipient is attending, and is not renewable.
Selection
6 recipients are selected in May.
Application Process
We prefer that students apply online.
Online Scholarship Application
Or you can mail your complete paper application, along with a thumb drive of your images, to the address below.
Scholarship Committee, Olive Hyde Art Guild
P.O. Box 3073, Fremont, CA 94539
Download 2023 Scholarship Application
Disclaimer
- Proof of acceptance from school/college is required prior to awarding of scholarship.
- Olive Hyde Art Guild reserves the right to hold a public show of applicants’ work.
- Olive Hyde Art Guild reserves the right not to award a scholarship.
Congratulations again to our 2022 winners!
- Natasha Cruz, Ohlone College, $250 Jurors Recognition award.
- Crista Rodriguez, Ohlone College, $250 Jurors Recognition award.
- Sara Fang, American High School, $2,000 Jurors award for Outstanding Artistic Talent.
- Katrina Ng, American High School, $250 Jurors Recognition award.
- Sharon Tahk, American High School, $250 Jurors Recognition award.
- Chieh Wang, Ohlone College, $2,000 Jurors award for Outstanding Artistic Talent.
Visit our online scrapbook for more photos!
