Are you an alumna/us of other Hollins programs?
Hollins offers a fifteen percent tuition discount to alumnae/i of the university.
To apply: Submit your class year and degree.
Merit-based Scholarship Funding
Available to students for their first year who submit outstanding applications and who are continually enrolled for at least part time credits each semester of the academic year (summer, fall, spring). If available, continuing students may qualify for merit-based scholarship funding for one academic year based on exceptional course work. Additional need-based funding may be available for special circumstances.
Internship with the annual journal Children鈥檚 Literature
Open to students in the M.A. and M.F.A. programs. This opportunity carries a $2,000 tuition stipend. The best candidates have typically completed History & Criticism or another critical class and shown aptitude for scholarly editing.
Deadline: April 1
To apply: Send a statement of your qualifications and reasons for applying to Lisa Rowe Fraustino (fraustinolr@糖心传媒.edu), journal editor.
SCBWI Scholarship Competition
One SCBWI member will be awarded $1,000 toward tuition for our Graduate Programs in Children鈥檚 Literature and Illustration. Deadline to submit application for potential 2026 funding is March 15, 2026. Results will be announced in time for summer registration. To enter, writers will submit the first page of a manuscript or academic work (based on SCBWI鈥檚 鈥渇irst page critique鈥 guidelines). Illustrators will submit three of their illustrations no later than March 15, 2026. Find our 鈥 and application form (.)
The Ann B. Sullivan Fund
The Ann B. Sullivan Children鈥檚 Literature Student Conference Fund provides small grants to students enrolled in the current academic year in the graduate programs in Children鈥檚 Literature and Illustration at Hollins University, to assist with expenses associated with attending conferences, such as registration, lodging, or travel. The window for applications is April 15th through April 30th.
Students are eligible for federal loans
To apply: Submit the (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and the Hollins Graduate Financial Aid Application (PDF). For inquiries, please reach out to the Financial Aid Office.