1. Winner Payout and Announcement

    • The deadline for scholarship entries is bi-annually on April 15 and October 15. The winning entry will be published on Pretty Actions Blog
    • The winner will be notified by e-mail three weeks after the deadline.
    • Scholarship entries will be carefully reviewed by a team of judges at PhotoshopActions.com.
    • The scholarship will be paid out in the amount of $500 (U.S.) to each bi-annual winner,  in the form of a co-payable check that will be mailed to the college or university attended by the winning student.

    Scholarship Entry Requirements

    Carefully research and compose an essay style Adobe Photoshop tutorial of 800 to 1,000 words, with screenshots and photos included to illustrate your points on one of the following topics.  Use proper grammar and punctuation.

    Choose a topic below for your tutorial essay:

    1. How Photoshop has changed photography
    2. How to re-touch skin in Photoshop for photographers
    3. Favorite tips for enhancing color in Photoshop
    4. Photoshop overlay ideas for adding WOW to your portraits
    5. A How To Photoshop Tutorial

    Eligility Requirements

    The requirements for eligible student entries are:

    1. You should presently be a senior in high school;
    2. Or be transitioning from high school to a college or university;
    3. Or be already enrolled in a college or university inside the United States or Canada.
    4. Employees and their immediate family members of PhotoshopActions.com are not eligible to participate.

    How We Would Like to Receive Your Entry

    • Email your essay in Microsoft Word document or plain text format to scholarship@photoshopactions.com.
    • Please specify your name, contact telephone number, email address and mailing address. Your contact information will be