Thea Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Thea Foundation
Thea scholarships will travel to any college you attend, but if you choose to attend one of our dozens of education partners, including almost every 4-year college and many 2-year colleges in Arkansas, your scholarship could be matched with thousands more dollars in scholarship money.
Thea scholarships are open to all Arkansas high school seniors from public, private and charter schools, homeschooled seniors and those seeking their GED, but please read our rules and regulations carefully to be sure you qualify.
Thea Foundation is thrilled to announce the upcoming deadline for the 2026/2027 scholarship competition. The foundation will not limit applicants with a specific theme again this year. Instead, students are encouraged to submit work that best reflects their unique talents and creativity.
Arkansas high school seniors graduating in the spring of 2027 must submit their applications and artwork by the January due date.
Our scholarship opportunities are offered in a completely digital format.
Spoken Word Entries will use either Performing Arts or Creative Writing competitions to compete for scholarships.
Who May Apply?
Entrants must be currently completing 12th grade in Arkansas. Public, private and home school students as well as those who have completed their GED are included. Only high school seniors enrolled in either public, private or home schools in Arkansas are eligible to register for a Thea Foundation Scholarship Competition. A high school senior means any student who is currently completing the 12th grade in public or private school or any home school student who lists the 11th grade as their last grade level completed on their Notice of Intent to Home School on file with the Arkansas Department of Education for the current school year.
Scholarship Awards?
All Thea scholarships are one-year scholarships. The entire scholarship amount is typically applied to the student’s freshman year. Partnering colleges apply their matching scholarships according to their own discretion.
Major Requirement?
Scholarships will be awarded to the student’s institution of choice, regardless of planned major. The student need not be majoring in an arts-related field to receive and utilize the scholarship. Violation of the declaration of student work as authentic will result in forfeiture of the scholarship applications.
Go to Scholarship Application