Scholarships

Each year, the Olive Hyde Art Guild provides scholarships to students who are pursuing higher education in art. The next submission period opens in January 2026.

Requirements for all applicants:

High school applicants must be a Fremont high school senior and Fremont resident.
Ohlone College applicants must be a visual art or multi-media art major.

• Minmum GPA of 2.5 GPA.
• Pursuing visual arts at an accredited institution in fall 2025.
• Attend awards reception on May 16, 2025 if selected as a finalist.

College and High School student compete separately for awards. Finalists have their work showcased at an in-person reception and awards presentation.

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.

One applicant will receive the $1000 Jan Schafir Memorial Award.

Two applicants will each receive $500, sponsored by the Project Mini Art program.

Award checks will be sent to the Financial Aid office of the school/college each recipient is attending and is not renewable.

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.

2025 Scholarships

Congratulations to our 2025 winners!

• Jasmine Li, American High School, $2,000 award for Outstanding Artistic Talent
• Alisa Liao, Mission San Jose High School, $500 award for Artistic Excellence
• Logan Hu, Irvington High School, $250 art supplies gift certificate for Artistic Merit
• Yupei Zhu, Ohlone College, $2,000 award for Outstanding Artistic Talent
• Sophia Parisi, Ohlone College, $500 award for Artistic Excellence
• Veronica Kosinski, Ohlone College, $250 art supplies gift certificate for Artistic Merit
• Marina Martins-Juncker, Ohlone College, $1000 Jan Schafir Memorial Award for Visual Art
• Megan Olson, Art Teacher, American High School, is recognized with $500 as instructor for winning high school student

Photos: Scott Capen

2025 Jurors: Rhys Nguyen and Wednesday DeGuzman

Rhys Nguyen is a Vietnamese working artist as a Collection Coordinator and mentor at P.A.I.N.T. Creative program, a studio space serving artists with developmental and intellectual disabilities. His own artwork is inspired by the forms and motifs found in traditional Vietnamese folk art, Japanese Ukiyo-e and 20th century impressionist painters. It examines the disquiet that nostalgia stirs in him: the sense of grief and yearning, softened by time and healing.

Wednesday DeGuzman was a Finalist Olive Hyde Art Guild Scholarship program in 2017. She is a Filipina illustrator and designer from the Bay Area. She believes the meaning of art is connection. Her work reflects her life experiences, cultural background, and the lessons she’s absorbed from close friends and community. Her art is increments of her values and lived events, showing how she sees the world through detailed visual narratives.