Scholarships

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.

Application Deadline: March 1

Award Amount: $1,000

The Officer Garrett Swasey Memorial Scholarship is offered to undergraduate students in their junior or senior year who have declared majors in the fields of music and/or criminal justice or to graduate students pursuing a Master of Criminal Justice degree. To qualify, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and demonstrate financial need by submitting the FAFSA by March 1. Three awards will be offered for the academic year.

Applicants will be notified of scholarship results May.

Application Deadline: March 1

Award Amount: $1,000

The Tidal Breeze Jazz Arts Endowed Scholarship provides scholarships to students at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs pursuing a Bachelor of Innovation Music (“BI Music”) degree. Students must demonstrate financial need by submitting the FAFSA. Preference will be given to students who are focusing on technology and science coursework, in addition to the BI Music, and/or students with financial need.

Recipients will be notified in May.

Application Deadline: March 1

Award Amount: Varies

The Excellence in Theater and Dance Arts Endowed Scholarship supports students involved in dance or theatre within the Department of Visual and Performing Arts at UCCS. The Scholarship is awarded to students with a minimum cumulative GPA of at least 3.0. The award is not automatically renewed; however, students may reapply each year.

Recipients will be notified of scholarship results in May.

Application Deadline: March 1

Award Amount: $1,000

The Jeniel Harris Visual Art Scholarship is a need-based award for students pursuing a degree in Visual Art. Awards are granted based on artistic merit and given to Visual Art concentrations with financial need. Women over the age of 30 are especially encouraged to apply for this award.

Typically one $1,000 award is made per year. Although not renewable, previous recipients are encouraged to reapply for the award.

For more information contact Corey Drieth at cdrieth@uccs.edu.

Application Deadline: March 1

Award Amount: $500 - $1,000

The Suzy Weinert Scholarship is a need-based award for Colorado Springs resident students pursuing a degree in Visual Art in the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and entering their junior or senior year. Awards are granted based on artistic merit and given to Visual Art concentrations with financial need. Women especially are encouraged to apply for this award.

Scholarship awards range from $500-$1,000. Although not renewable, previous recipients are encouraged to reapply for the award.

To qualify, you must complete your FAFSA by March 1st to be eligible.

For more information contact Corey Drieth at cdrieth@uccs.edu.