Scholarships & Discounts | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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Scholarships & Discounts

Scholarships

Continuing Education strives to make arts learning opportunities accessible to students from all economic backgrounds. Whenever possible, we offer tuition scholarships to those demonstrating financial need.

Current Scholarship Opportunities*

A limited number of financial need-based scholarships are available for youth and teen classes. .

A limited number of scholarships for the Summer Art Educator Workshops are available. .

Scholarships are dependent on funding and are distributed until funds are depleted. Scholarship applications are reviewed weekly on Fridays. Scholarship awards will be emailed to applicants by the end of the day the following Monday. Please do not register for a class until you have received notice about your application. Attendance in a class using a scholarship is on a space available basis. A scholarship does not guarantee a spot in a class. Only one scholarship will be awarded per person.

*Full Scholarships cover 95% of class cost, partial scholarships cover 50% of class costs. Supply costs not included.

Funding Sponsors

In addition to funding provided directly by 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø Continuing Education, current scholarship opportunities have been generously funded by the following sponsors:

  • Coyne Family Foundation
  • Walser Foundation funded by the Walser Automotive Group
  • William Boss Foundation
  • Best Buy Children's Foundation
  • Carolyn Foundation
  • Walker Family Foundation
  • Smaby Foundation

Discounts

A number of discount opportunities are available to continuing education students.

51±¬ÁϹÙÍø Alumni

  • 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø alumni* are eligible to take one adult, noncredit class per semester for a fee of $25 plus any required materials and facilities fees. To take advantage of this discount, call the Continuing Education office at 612.874.3765 to register and pay with a credit card. Seats at this special rate are limited and are first come, first served. Regular cancellation and refund policies apply. Please note that classes that can be taken towards an 51±¬ÁϹÙÍø degree are not eligible for this discount. Please ensure that you can fully participate in the selected class before registering.

*Alumni are considered those who have graduated with a BFA, BSc, MA, or MFA degree. Alumni status will be verified. Alumni discounts do not apply to Kids and Teens Classes, Art Educator Workshops, or semester passes for the Figure Drawing Co-op