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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 CCFA Interim Dean Ryan Fisher 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 CCFA for more information about these scholarships.

  • Journalism and Strategic Media

    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 Ryan Fisher for more information about these scholarships.

  • 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 Ryan Fisher for more information about these scholarships.

  • Theatre & Dance

    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 Ryan Fisher for more information about these scholarships.