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CCFA Scholarships


The College of Communication and Fine Arts offers a variety of scholarships to students. Most scholarships are within the Tiger Scholarship Manager, but some talent or audition-based scholarships must be accessed through the individual departments. For more information about these type of scholarships contact the following:

Gary Golightly, Department of Art

Mary Wilson, Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music

Jacob Allen, Department of Theatre & Dance

The annual application deadline is Feb. 2 of each calendar year. 

To apply, go to the Tiger Scholarship Manager website.


Architecture

The Department of Architecture offers the following scholarships and awards:

  • The Professor Sherry Bryan-Hagge Endowed Scholarship
  • The J. Carson Looney Endowed Scholarship in Design Excellence
  • The H. Frank Ricks Endowed Scholarship in Design Excellence
  • The LRK Architects Endowed Scholarship
  • The Van Walton Memorial Scholarship
  • The CSI Memphis Dempsie Morrison, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
  • The James Weaver Memorial Scholarship
  • The Tau Sigma Delta Medal
  • The AIA Henry Adams Medal and Certificate
  • The Alpha Rho Chi Medal
  • The Architectural Research Centers Consortium Jonathan King Medal
  • The AIA Memphis Scholarship
  • The AIA Chattanooga Scholarship

Please contact the Department of Architecture for more information about these scholarships and awards.


Art

The Department of Art offers the following scholarships and awards:

  • The Maude and Thomas Littlejohn Memorial Scholarship
  • The Bobick Family Art Education Scholarship
  • The Donald and Mary Vaughn Art Scholarship
  • The Art Directors Club of Memphis Scholarship
  • The Dana D. Johnson Art Scholarship
  • The Frances Falls Austin Memorial Scholarship
  • The Mary Margaret Ross Art Alumni Scholarship
  • Talent-based Scholarships in Visual Arts
  • The Ad Fed Communigraphics Scholarship
  • The Memphis-Germantown Art League / Dr. Leona Boyland Award
  • The J.W. Brittan Egyptology Scholarship
  • The Craig R. Garrett Memorial Scholarship for Photography

Please contact Joleen Wheelis, CCFA Senior Adminstrative Secretary, for more information about these scholarships.

A portfolio review is required for some scholarships. Please submit your portfolios to the Department of Art office in ACB Room 200 ONLY on February 12, between 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM. The day to retrieve portfolios is February 28.


Communication & Film

The Department of Communication & Film offers the following scholarships and awards:

  • The George Klein Scholarship
  • The Memphis Radio Group Scholarship
  • The Elvis Presley Scholarship
  • The WREG-TV Scholarship

Please contact Joleen Wheelis, CCFA Senior Administrative Secretary, for more information about these scholarships.

The Department of Journalism and Strategic Media offers the following scholarships and awards:

  • The Frank Ahlgren Scholarship
  • The John DeCleux Scholarship
  • Paul R. Coppock Scholarship
  • Billy M. Jones Scholarship
  • The John Paul Jones Journalism Scholarship
  • Kathy Krieger Award
  • The Memphis Gridiron Show Inc. Scholarship
  • The Joe and Lila Norton Journalism Scholarship
  • The Eleanor B. O'Neill Scholarship
  • Variety Club Robert Johnson Scholarship
  • Ken Sossaman Memorial Fund
  • Laura Norton-Dye Memorial Scholarship
  • The Olin F. Morris Fellowship
  • McDaniel Scholarship Fund in Journalism
  • Marge Thrasher White Scholarship
  • UofM Journalism Alumni Enrichment Fund
  • Michael David Greene Memorial Scholarship
  • Journalism Alumni Scholarship

Please contact Joleen Wheelis, CCFA Senior Administrative Secretary, for more information about these scholarships.


School of Music

The Scheidt School of Music offers the following scholarships and awards:

  • The Douglas C. Lemmon Memorial Scholarship
  • The Robert Kelley Memorial Scholarship
  • The Sidney J. McKay Fellowship (Band)
  • The Joe D'Gerolamo Memorial Scholarship (Jazz)
  • The Elba Gandy Memorial Scholarship
  • The Herbert Herman Memorial Scholarship (Piano)
  • The Jim Green and Tag Hedges Green Graduate Fellowship in Music
  • The Jerry Lee Lewis Endowed Scholarship
  • The Ethel T. Maxwell Voice Scholarship
  • The John G. Hughes Music Scholarship (Organ)
  • The Berl Olswanger Scholarship
  • The Lubrani Clarinet Award
  • The Smith Music Composition Award
  • The Sam Phillips Scholarship
  • The Elvis Presley Endowed Scholarship
  • The Santi Family Legacy Scholarship
  • James and Christopher Gholson Scholarship
  • Dr. Barbara D. Mashburn Choral Scholarship
  • Dr. Charles Schulz Scholarship
  • The Charlie Rich Scholarship
  • The Clement Santi Memorial Music Scholarship
  • The Larry O. Jordan Scholarship
  • The Sun Trust Scholarship
  • The Charles Riecker Memorial

Please contact Joleen Wheelis, CCFA Senior Administrative Secretary, for more information about these scholarships.

The Department of Theatre & Dance offers the following awards and scholarships:

  • The Wampler Family Scholarship
  • The R.P. Tracks Award
  • The Hohenberg Award
  • Talent-based Tuition Scholarships
  • The Joanna Helming Alumni Scholarship
  • The Clement Santi Memorial Theatre Scholarship
  • The Cybill Shepherd Scholarship
  • The Elvis Presley Scholarship

Please contact Joleen Wheelis, CCFA Senior Administrative Secretary, for more information about these scholarships.