MYARTSPACE, the premier online venue for the contemporary art world is now offering a series of art scholarships for both undergraduate and graduate students. Participation in the scholarship competition and membership to myartspace.com are both free.

The program is for students to continue their education in an approved MFA, BFA or higher level degree program for the arts. The scholarship is intended for students who exhibits exceptional artistic excellence in all mediums of the visual arts including photography and video, both contemporary and traditional in nature. The scholarship arises from the commitment to supporting artists develop their skills and careers. For two years myartspace has been a key figure in availing opportunity in the arts on the web and in global events.

The 2008 scholarship amount of $16,000 will be divided equally for an undergraduate and graduate competition as follows:

Undergraduate Competition	Graduate Competition
1st prize: $5000	1st prize: $5000
2nd prize: $2000	2nd prize: $2000
3rd prize: $1000	3rd prize: $1000

The final deadline for registration and online submission of work is December 16, 2008. The deadline for EARLY SUBMISSION is November 21, 2008. You must upload your JPEGS/videos into a myartspace online gallery. Up to 20 images can be submitted for consideration.

Early Registrants (Students who register before November 21, 2008) will automatically be granted a free 3-month subscription to premium services, a paid service normally selling at $75 per year. Premium Subscribers have more capabilities including a personal URL on myartspace. Early Registrants will also be eligible for a drawing. Two iPhones will be given away through a random drawing to two early registrants.

Scholarship winners will be notified by December 23, 2008. Scholarship winners will be publicly announced on January 7, 2009.

MYARTSPACE is the premier online venue for the contemporary art world and it's free. It allows unlimited upload of art/photography, music and video.