Digital Media

Creative Arts Scholarship

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INTERESTED IN DIGITAL MEDIA?

Students are prepared to be digital media professionals through aesthetic and technical knowledge.

Spring 2026 Submissions Open October 15th.

The Creative Arts Scholarship Program is for first-time, out-of-state graduate and undergraduate students, including international and transfer students. Applicants must be accepted to ETSU before they will be considered for a Creative Arts Scholarship.

Applicants for the Creative Arts Scholarship in Digital Media must:

  • Be accepted to ETSU
  • Major in Digital Media
  • Have a cumulative high school GPA of at least a 2.5
  • Submit a short essay (<500 words) describing their career goals in Digital Media
  • Be a first time ETSU student

Retaining the Creative Arts Scholarship

Students awarded the Creative Arts Scholarship in Digital Media are evaluated every semester to ensure that they:

  • Register for at least 15 credit hours every semester 
  • Maintain a B average in all DIGM courses
  • Maintain a 2.0 GPA overall
  • As Juniors and Seniors, particiapte in the Digital Media tutoring program to assist first year and sophomore students

The costs associated with attending ETSU can include both direct and indirect costs. Please review ETSU's Cost of Attendance for more details.

digitalETSU’s Digital Media Department seeks to bridge the arts and sciences by providing students with technical knowledge and an understanding of aesthetics to create digital media professionals capable of working at the highest artistic and technical levels. The Digital Media Department offers a Bachelor of Science in Digital Media with concentrations in Digital Animation, Digital Game Design, Digital Visualization, and Digital Visual Effects. There is also a Digital Media Minor for students who wish to get a broad exposure in the four areas. Digital Media graduates go on to work as animators, compositors, visual effects artists, cinematographers, web designers, modelers, environment artists, and game developers among other things. The Master of Fine Art in Digital Media is the terminal degree in the field and is designed for students who are passionate about creating original digital content in the creative economy.