Scholarships and Discounts
The Fine Arts Work Center is committed to providing scholarships making it possible for as many students as possible to attend a creative writing or visual arts workshop. Scholarships are for one-week workshops only.
Application Deadline: March 14
Notification: early April
One scholarship application per person.
Available Scholarships:
- Agha Shahid Ali Scholarship – In memory of poet Agha Shahid Ali, one full-tuition scholarship for a poetry workshop.
- Hatty Fitts Walker Scholarship – In memory of Hatty Fitts Walker, ten full-tuition scholarships, plus on-site housing, for writers and artists of color 30 years of age or younger.
- Michael Mazur Scholarship – In memory of Michael Mazur, one full-tuition scholarship for a printmaking workshop.
- Michael Prodanou Scholarship – Thanks to the support of Provincetown artist Michael Prodanou, one full-tuition scholarship for a drawing or painting workshop.
- Rudy Kikel Scholarship – In memory of Rudy Kikel, one full-tuition scholarship for a poetry workshop to an individual who needs financial assistance to attend, is 30 years of age or younger, and who demonstrates ability as a poet.
- Richard McCann Scholarship – In memory of Richard McCann, seven full-tuition scholarships for creative writing or visual arts workshops.
- Cape Cod Scholarship – The Summer Program is offering a variable number of full-tuition scholarships for both creative writing and visual arts workshops for year-round residents of Cape Cod.
- General Scholarship – The Summer Program is offering a variable number of full-tuition scholarships for both creative writing and visual arts workshops.
- Youth Poet Laureate Retreat Scholarship – three full-tuition scholarships, plus on-site housing for Boston area youth poets. Selected by the City of Boston Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture – no online application
Discounts
The Summer Program offers the following tuition discounts, which will be deducted at time of registration.Maximum total discounts is $50.
Returning Student$50 discount for returning student
Multiple Workshops$50 discount for an additional workshop after the first one
24PearlStreet Student$50 discount for students of 24PearlStreet Online Writing Program
Year-Round Cape Cod Resident$50 discount for year-round residents of Cape Cod
Current MFA Student$50 discount for students currently enrolled in an MFA program
Armed Services Veteran$50 discount for Veterans
GrubStreet Member$50 discount for GrubStreet members
In addition to the discounts listed above, we periodically offer special promotions advertised through our e-newsletters and Facebook page.