Application Deadline: March 1

Award Amount: $1,000

The VAPA Department Scholarship Fund provides scholarship support to continuing students studying Visual and Performing Arts at UCCS. Although not renewable, previous recipients are encouraged to reapply for the award.

Supplemental Questions:

1. Provide a scholarly or creative work statement. (100-300 words)
   • Specifically, describe the background of your course of study and how you emphasize the importance of research, scholarship or creative work to your disciplinary practice. A MAXIMUM OF 300 WORDS is allowed. Essays will be ranked based on artistic or scholarly intent, content, length, and composition including grammar, spelling, organized structure, and attention to detail. You are encouraged to write an essay that captures the attention of the reader by using rich and interesting language.
      
2. How will you use this scholarship? (100-300 words)
   • Summarize your commitment to your course of study and describe its importance to you now and in the future. Essays will be ranked based on content, length, and composition including, grammar, spelling, organized structure, and attention to detail. You are encouraged to write a thoughtful essay that grabs captures the attention of the reader by being creative in its creative expressiveness and imaginative use of language.
      
3. Music Majors Only - Audio Section (3 samples of your work)
   • Provide the following for the piece you will upload below:
     • Title (or 'untitled' if it has no title)
     • Audio File
        
4. Visual Art Majors Online - Visual Section (4 samples of your work)
   • Provide the following for the pieces you will upload below:
     • Title (or 'untitled' if it has no title), medium, size, and year.
     • Visual Image
        
5. Music, visual art, theatre/dance, and Film Majors - Video Section (1 sample of your work)
   • Provide the following for the piece you will upload below:
     • Title (or 'untitled' if it has no title), year created.
     • Provide the URL where we can watch your video
        
6. For those in the history and theory of academic disciplines in VAPA such as art history, film theory, etc. - upload a sample of an essay submitted for coursework Identify title, subject and brief synopsis.

Application Deadline: May 1

Award Amount: $1,000

“The Arts Experience” offers awards of up to $1000 to support travel that enables students to complete creative projects, research, art-specific workshops, and internships (or similar). These projects should constitute a significant educational experience for the applicant. Proposals should describe the intent and objectives of the project and show how this project will enhance, transform, and support the growth of the applicant. Examples of fitting projects include the completion of location-based study, archival research, experiencing arts/performance, creative works; or a combination of these. Interdisciplinary projects in the spirit of VAPA are especially welcome.

Requirements

Applicants must be undergraduate VAPA majors, currently enrolled, and meeting academic expectations. Projects must be completed before the completion of the degree. Funds must be spent by the end of the following academic year.

Proposal

1. A project abstract (250 words)
2. Answer the following questions:
   • How will this project benefit your personal and professional trajectory?
   • How do you envision using these funds?
   • What are the potential outcomes? 
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Proposed Budget (see example below)

*If the project is dependent upon acceptance into a program, internship, or workshop, please submit a letter of acceptance or current proof of application. Awarding of funds will be dependent on eventual acceptance.

Budget Example

Please include a list of any other funding sources, amounts applied for, and whether those funds have been secured.

Public Presentation

After completion of the project, awardees must offer a public presentation, event, exhibition, concert, lecture-demo, screening, performance, community-interactive event, etc. that demonstrates the value of the experience and shares that value with the community. Public presentations must be completed by the end of the following academic year.

Submit a single PDF with the proposal requirements to VAPA Chair Glen Whitehead at gwhitehe@uccs.edu. Applications are due by 11:59 pm on May 1st.