Art Scholarships
Supporting gifted high school art students.
Do you know a high school senior entering college to pursue a degree in visual art?
Summit Art proudly awards one-time scholarships of $500 to exceptionally gifted Lee’s Summit high school graduates who will major in an art-related field in college.
The Summit Art Scholarship Program has awarded over $40,000 to local visual art students since its inception.
A portion of proceeds from Summit Art activities and events help support the scholarship program.
Deadline to apply: April 15.
Application & Selection
Eligibility
Students who meet the following eligibility criteria may apply for a Summit Art Scholarship.
Be a high school senior graduating from any public or private school in Lee’s Summit (in-school or virtual), a homeschool program, or any alternative education program.
Pursuing continuing secondary education in the field of visual art in the semester immediately following high school graduation.
Be officially accepted to an accredited four-year college, university, or vocational school.
Submit a completed Summit Art Scholarship Application that includes artwork portfolio slides, letters of recommendation, and official transcripts.
Deadline
Applications must be submitted via email to Summit Art on April 15 by 11:59 pm. Late submissions will not be reviewed. Submitted applications cannot be edited or revised.
Application
Applicants should prepare and submit the following:
Application Form, created in Word or Google Docs and submitted as a PDF.
2-4 Letters of Recommendation, submitted as separate PDF documents.
Slide presentation of artwork portfolio consisting of 7 works of art, one image per slide, saved as a single PDF.
Official, unopened transcripts mailed from the school to Summit Art and received by the application deadline. Please plan ahead.
Application forms, guidelines and instructions for the 2026 selection process will be released in November 2025. Download the Spring 2025 Summit Art Scholarship Application Packet to review application expectations.
Springs 2025 Summit Art Scholarship Application Packet (For information purposes only. New guidelines released soon.)
2025 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations!
Summit Art Vice President Melissa Cheney presents Summit Art Scholarship certificates to high school seniors:
Leigha Hale
Laynie Skaggs
Kyra East