Art History Scholarships

College of Arts and Sciences - Art History
College of Arts and Sciences - Architecture
College of Arts and Sciences - Visual Arts

These funds will be used to provide scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in the arts and enrolled at the University of San Diego who are engaged in undergraduate or graduate research at an external museum of art, such as the Timken Museum of Art (“Timken”), under the specific direction of a current University of San Diego faculty member in the department of art. 

College of Arts and Sciences - Art History
College of Arts and Sciences - Architecture
College of Arts and Sciences - Visual Arts

This is a tuition scholarship awarded to undergraduate students majoring in Visual Art, Art History, or Architecture. These students are identified by the Office of Financial Aid based on considerations of financial need. 

College of Arts and Sciences - Art History
College of Arts and Sciences - Architecture
College of Arts and Sciences - Visual Arts

• Majoring in Visual Arts, Art History, or Architecture
• In financial need
• In need of art supplies

These funds provide financial assistance for undergraduate students majoring in Visual Art, Art History, or Architecture to purchase materials for required coursework in classes.

Application cycle deadlines:

1. The first cycle will open on September 18th, with a deadline of Friday, September 22nd. Notification of approval for this cycle will be sent on Monday, September 25th.

2. The second cycle will open on October 23rd, with a deadline of Friday, October 27th. Notification of approval for this cycle will be sent on Monday, October 30th.

You can find the application document by following the link below: 

College of Arts and Sciences - Art History
College of Arts and Sciences - Architecture
College of Arts and Sciences - Visual Arts

• Majoring in Visual Art, Art History, or Architecture
• In financial need
• In need of art supplies

These funds provide financial assistance for undergraduate students majoring in Visual Art, Art History, or Architecture to purchase materials for required coursework in classes.

Application cycle deadlines:

1. The first cycle will open on September 18th, with a deadline of Friday, September 22nd. Notification of approval for this cycle will be sent on Monday, September 25th.

2. The second cycle will open on October 23rd, with a deadline of Friday, October 27th. Notification of approval for this cycle will be sent on Monday, October 30th.

You can find the application document by following the link below: 

College of Arts and Sciences - Art History

Any art history major (minors will be given secondary consideration) with at least a 3.0 grade point average can apply. 

Interested majors should determine where (and when) they would like to travel, develop a compelling rationale for the research to be undertaken, and calculate the total amount of funding required to make such a trip possible. Applications will consist of the following:

1. Letter describing qualifications, goals, and full itinerary;
2. Budget (including transportation, lodging, food, entry fees);
3. Current transcript.

Please submit applications to Dr. Derrick Cartwright at dcartwright@sandiego.edu

The Whitcomb-MacFarland Fellowship was created to provide art history undergraduates with opportunities to experience superior museums and archives throughout the world. The fund was established through a generous bequest from Ann MacFarland, a former art history student at USD, in honor of her favorite professor, Therese Truitt Whitcomb. MacFarland and Whitcomb together envisioned a permanent resource that would generously support international and domestic travel without financial worry for any art history student of high academic potential.

All applicants are encouraged to check with USD’s Financial Aid Office in advance to ensure that their “ability to benefit” is approved.