The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts is presented to current MIT students, undergraduate and graduate, for excellence in a body of artistic work. Students submit an artistic portfolio for consideration. A generous endowment awards prizes of $5,000 to up to three graduate student recipients and one undergraduate prize of $2,500. Recipients also have the opportunity to display their work in a joint exhibition in the Wiesner Student Art Gallery.
The Harold and Arlene Schnitzer Prize in the Visual Arts was established in 1996 through the generosity of Harold and Arlene Schnitzer of Portland, Oregon. Schnitzer, a real estate investor, graduated from MIT in 1944 with a degree in metallurgy.
Cycle: Annual
Eligibility: Undergraduate or Graduate Students at MIT
Process: Self-Nomination, Application with an Artistic Portfolio