Anyone from around the world can apply, but this scholarship is specifically for artists with financial need. Applicants must be prepared to provide detailed financial information as part of the application process.

Each recipient will receive free enrollment in the 2025 InDesign Your Portfolio Course, a six-week program that will help you learn InDesign, organize your body of work and submit it to art directors in a beautiful way (valued at $697).

Recipients will be notified directly via email and publicly announced on September 3.

The application is detailed and includes questions about your financial situation, artistic goals, and current struggles in your creative career. Be sure to complete all required fields before submitting. If you need to step away, do not close your browser, as progress may be lost.

A photo is required as part of the application. While it will not impact the selection process, it may be used for the recipient announcement. By submitting a photo, you grant Genna Blackburn LLC permission to publish it if you are selected.

No, the application must be completed in one sitting. If you need to step away, keep the browser open to avoid losing your progress.

Yes! If the scholarship is offered again in future years, you are welcome to reapply.

This course will not happen again until 2026.