2025 FAWC Scholars Awards
“I am truly so grateful to FAWC for providing a scholarship program so I could attend this week. This class was the injection of creative inspiration I needed in my work. I learned and grew more than I could possibly have imagined.”
-Summer Workshop Student
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: March 1, 2025
- Awardee Notification: Early April 2025
Our Commitment to Access
Last year, we proudly provided full tuition scholarships to 20% of our students—over 110 artists and writers. This included:
- Local Cape Cod creators (50% of recipients)
- National participants receiving housing and travel support
- Partnerships with leading arts organizations and academic institutions
The Fine Arts Work Center is committed to awarding scholarships to increase access to our summer workshops, with a special focus on engaging young people, people with low incomes, and individuals from BIPOC, AAPI, LGBTQIA+, and other communities historically underserved by FAWC.
We couldn’t have committed to our scholarship program without support from our philanthropic community. Thanks to the generosity of donors, businesses, and government agencies, we expanded our efforts last summer and plan to do so again in 2025.
Important
Do not register for a workshop before applying for a scholarship. We reserve space in each workshop for scholarship recipients. If you receive an award, we will work with you to secure your spot in one of your top workshop choices.
Available Scholarships
Sponsored and Named Awards – Apply here.
Full tuition, housing, and possible travel stipend included
- Cave Canem: 4 scholarships for Cave Canem Fellows
- Community Building Art Works: 2 scholarships for veterans working with CBAW
- Indigenous Nation Poets: 2 scholarships for Native American poets
- Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA): 2 scholarships for currently enrolled IAIA MFA students
- Kundiman: 3 scholarships for Asian American writers
- NYU: 2 scholarships for currently enrolled NYU students
- Periplus Collective: 2 scholarships for Periplus Collective members
Cape Cod Resident Awards
Tuition-only scholarships
- General FAWC Scholarships: Multiple awards for local artists and writers
- Wampanoag Scholarships: Multiple awards for Wampanoag artists and writers
- Jacobs-Ganz Scholarship: Visual arts focus
- Rudy Kikel Memorial: Poetry focus
- Michael Mazur Memorial: Printmaking focus
- Michael Prodanou Award: Drawing/painting focus
General Scholarships
A limited number of tuition-only awards available for both creative writing and visual arts workshops
Partner Organization Scholarships
We are proud to collaborate with a diverse network of organizations committed to supporting artists and writers. These opportunities are managed directly by our partners and are intended for members of their specific communities.
Arts Organizations & Nonprofits
- Art Lords
- Future Perfect Project
- Georgia Writers
- Lambda Literary
- Mass Poetry
- Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture/City of Boston
- Undocupoets
Educational Partners
- Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation
- Dartmouth College
- MassArt
- Susquehanna University
- University of Houston Creative Writing Program
- University of Texas, El Paso
- Washington University in St. Louis
Scholarship Supporter
Please remember to check this page often, as our list of partnerships and available scholarships is continually expanding!
Scholarship Partners
Our scholarship program is made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. We also thank the individual supporters of our scholarship program.
