SCHOLARSHIPS INCREASE ACCESS TO ART AND DESIGN

In 2021–22, SAIC raised $2,444,520 in support of scholarships with 3,089 undergraduate and graduate students receiving some form of federal, institutional, and/or philanthropic support.

Your support of scholarships is essential to advancing SAIC’s mission to provide excellence in the delivery of an art and design education. Through scholarships, we are able to attract and retain the most talented and deserving students, decrease the barrier to education for students and their families, and provide emerging creatives with the resources they need to explore their artistic practice.

$2.4M

Total contributions to endowed funds and spendable scholarships

85% Degree students awarded some form of financial aid

Philanthropy Spotlight

Opening Doors to SAIC across Chicago

Access to an affordable SAIC education is an important priority for the School. The Denise and Gary Gardner Scholarship Fund is one of six funds that specifically supports the academic careers of emerging creatives from Chicago such as student Lindsey Noelle Scott (BFA 2024).

Scott, whose work is shown below, is an interdisciplinary artist experimenting with the relationship between personhood and memory, particularly in moments of intense transformation. Scott is one of

40 students from Chicago who received a scholarship made possible by donors during the 2021-22 academic year. Funding from gifts, such the Denise and Gary Gardner Scholarship, removes financial barriers, provides valuable resources that support students' work in the classroom, and makes it possible for talented artists to study here.

(BFA