Art Scholarships: Information for Teachers

High school seniors who wish to apply for a Freshman Scholarship from the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska at Kearney must arrange to have their art teacher send a letter of recommendation by mail before March 6, 2009.

Art teachers are encouraged to address the following points in their letter of recommendation:

1. Is the student motivated?
2. Does the student follow instructions well?
3. Is the stuudent responsive to critique and willing to improve?
4. Please substantiate your statements (provide examples).

Send recommendation letters to:
Prof. Victoria Goro-Rapaport,
Scholarships Committee,
Department of Art & Art History
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849
For more information, please contact Scholarship Committee.

An online form for the next Freshman Art Scholarship application process (for the 2009-10 academic year) will begin on January 12, 2009. All parts of the application, including the Art Teacher's letter of Recommendation and applications, are due on March 6, 2009.

The general philosophy of UNK is to provide scholarships to assist entering freshman with supplemental financial resources. The committee will select scholarship recipients based on applicants performance in three areas: academic status, letter of reference, and the student portfolios.

These are primarily talent based scholarships. The review committee will make selections based on on student portfolios that demonstrate strong technical ability in variety of media, and above average creativity.

To be eligible, the freshmen recipients must have completed all application and documentation found under "How to Submit" section and must be a declared major in Studio Art, Visual Communications, or Art Education at UNK.

UNK offers other academic scholarships, which can be found here