Linehan Artist Scholars Program

Open for Fall 2027 Incoming Freshmen ONLY

This is a four-year scholarship for students who enter UMBC as freshmen, majoring in Dance, Music, Theatre, or Visual Art, and who distinguish themselves academically and artistically through their craft. Scholars are selected through an audition/portfolio review process overseen by each of the four arts departments.

To qualify for the Linehan Scholarship, applicants are required to AUDITION or submit a PORTFOLIO for review through one of the four arts departments. For more details and dates, visit:

DANCE: dance.umbc.edu/auditions
MUSIC: music.umbc.edu/apply
THEATRE: theatre.umbc.edu/apply/linehan
VISUAL ARTS: art.umbc.edu/portfolio-application

It is strongly encouraged to register for the audition/portfolio review (overseen by the arts departments) in a timely manner. Note that each department has its own audition application deadlines.

The Linehan Artist Scholars Program is for talented students serious about pursuing art in a university setting. The program’s collaborative culture challenges and supports artists in pushing boundaries and making significant breakthroughs. The Artist Scholar experience centers on broadening your connection to the arts. Challenging coursework in the Dance, Music, Theatre, and Visual Arts departments prepares you for success in your chosen field, while the Linehan program expands your skills, perspectives, and imagination so that you can succeed in whatever you set out to do as a maker, educator, advocate, or leader in your art.

UMBC provides a strong liberal arts education and is home to a faculty of composers, choreographers, directors, designers, photographers, computer artists, painters, filmmakers, video animators, art historians, and performers who actively engage students in creative and analytical work. A generous gift from Earl and Darielle Linehan supports the Linehan Artist Scholars Program.

For additional information, visit the Linehan Artist Scholars Program website.

Please note that if you are selected as a finalist, you will be invited to attend a Scholar Selection Day on Saturday, February 27, 2027. Please be sure to save this date in your calendar.