Creative Scholars Program 2026-2027 Application

Tyler School of Art and Architecture is now accepting nominations for the Creative Scholars Program or Fall 2026 and Spring 2027. This program is a year-long full scholarship pre-college program offered on Saturdays for ten weeks in the fall semester and ten weeks in the spring semester. The program is open to 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade public high school and charter students. Students will develop technical skills and participate in college level classes. The Creative Scholars Program is designed to ensure students are prepared for the college application process.

Participants have the opportunity to study with Tyler faculty members in the school’s state-of-the-art facilities. The curriculum will provide in-depth learning experiences that will enable students to advance their work and include extensive portfolio preparation. Students will get the opportunity to use professional art tools as well as digital creative applications such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, AfterEffects and more. All materials and media required for the courses in the program are provided for the students. By submitting an application for this program, participants acknowledge that if they are absent for three or more days during a semester, their position may be allocated to another student.

If you have any general inquiries and questions email please email our Creative Scholars Program Specialist Tomie Wilson: tylercsp@temple.edu. 

Nomination Process
Philadelphia high school teachers and guidance counselors can nominate up to 6 students for this program.

The Apply Now button will guide students to create a Temple University Non-Credit account and proceed to start the online Creative Scholars Program application form. Students will be asked to include required information about themselves, their guardian(s), and their teacher or guidance counselor who is their nominator, along with a quick questionnaire, a short essay response, and a portfolio submission. The nominator will get sent a link via email to complete their nomination(s) once the student has completed the application. The nomination submission deadline is September 19th, 2026. After this deadline, all applications/nominations will be reviewed and the Creative Scholars Program will notify each student regarding their application.

Apply before May 15th 2026 for Early Action Admission. Students who apply by the early action deadline should expect a notification regarding their application by June 17th.

Apply before August 15th 2026 for the General Application Deadline. Students who apply by the general application deadline should expect a notification regarding their application by September 12th 2026.