Prizes + Awards

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Andries Deinum Prize for Visionaries and Provocateurs

The Andries Deinum Prize for Visionaries and Provocateurs was created to recognize and celebrate the exceptional creative potential of an undergraduate or graduate student (or students in collaboration) enrolled in the College of the Arts. It is awarded annually in the amount is $10,000.

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Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prize

The Arlene Schnitzer Visual Arts Prizes were created with a gift from the Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation. Three prizes ranging from $3000-$5,500 are awarded annually. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the School of Art + Design are eligible.

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Mary Ausplund Tooze Scholar Travel Award Endowment

The Mary Ausplund Tooze Scholar Travel Award encourages travel needed to engage in field study and research in Ancient and Islamic Art.

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Robert and Normandie Holmes Endowed Travel Fellowship

The Robert and Normandie Holmes Endowed Travel Fellowship grants up to $1,500 annually to an art history major for travel anywhere outside of the Portland area related to the study of art and art history.

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Art History Term Paper Prizes

Made possible by the kind contributions of emerita faculty Jane Kristof and Lisa Andrus-Rivera, excellence in research and writing is rewarded with small cash prizes to students who produce outstanding art history term papers or class projects.

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Give to the School of Art + Design

The prizes and awards featured on this page are made possible through the generosity of our donors. You can help. Support the School of Art + Design through the Portland State University Foundation.