Juried Exhibitions & Competitions / Verified 2 September 2026
Osaka University of Arts holds a free high school art competition with entries due September 3, 2026. Open to enrolled high school students in Japan, the competition awards a full tuition waiver or ¥500,000 scholarship across visual arts, design, crafts, photography, architecture, character design, animation, literature, film, music, performance, and AI art.
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What the organizer actually says
Deadline. September 3, 2026
“September 3, 2026, 17:00 (submission deadline)”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Cost to apply. Free to apply
“Free”On file — not confirmed on a public page
What you get. Full tuition waiver or ¥500,000 scholarship
“Grand Prize: full tuition waiver (4 years, ¥6.52–7.81 million depending on department) OR ¥500,000 scholarship. Gold Prize: first-year tuition waiver OR ¥300,000. Silver Prize: first-year tuition waiver OR ¥200,000. Bronze Prize: first-year tuition waiver OR ¥100,000. Chair's Award: entrance fee wai”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
Who can apply. High school students (enrolled in high school or technical high school as of April 1, 2026). Individual applicants only. Japanese residency implied by context.
“Japanese residency implied by context”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
How they choose. Juried
“Osaka University of Arts faculty panel. Results announced November 22, 2026.”✓ Checked on the organizer’s site
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