Scholarship winner Jake Breiter (BFA Comics) expressed great gratitude for the support to complete his Rhapsody Cool Cruise: The Royal Soda Fair project, an anthology of all the comics he made during his time at SVA. “This scholarship is going to give my thesis comic the professional introduction and execution that will allow me to enter the world of comic making with complete confidence,” he says. “Thank you!”

Each year, the SVA Alumni Society, an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit, administers over 25 scholarship and award funds, including the Alumni Scholarship Awards program, distributing funding to distinguished undergraduate and graduate students working in a variety of disciplines. A jury of alumni—working creative professionals whom the Alumni Society selects—adjudicates the awards. “This awards program would not be possible without our alumni jury who diligently reviewed over 200 applications,” Pierce says. “We are so grateful to them for contributing their time and expertise to select this year’s award recipients, always exuding such enthusiasm for the students’ impressive work.”

For the complete list of 2025 Alumni Scholarship Award recipients, click here. To donate to the SVA Alumni Society, click here. 100% of your donation goes directly to students; SVA covers all overhead expenses for the Alumni Society. For more information about the SVA Alumni Society and its scholarships, visit svaalumnisociety.org or email alumnisociety@sva.edu.

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This year, $63,000 will fund 92 thesis or portfolio projects by students.