CBC Spouses Visual Arts Scholarship
Direct application
$2,500
Eligibility
Demographics
Black or African American
Major
Visual Performing Arts
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Full-time Black or African-American students pursuing a visual arts degree in fields such as architecture, ceramics, drawing, fashion, graphic design, illustration, painting, photography, or video production, who reside or attend school in a Congressional Black Caucus member's district, may apply.
Scholarships of $2,500 support undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral study. Applicants need a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Complete the online application at cbcfinc.academicworks.com. Submit a video personal statement, creative work samples (up to five images or a sample video), two letters of recommendation, transcripts, a resume, and a professional-quality photograph.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Online application
- Video personal statement
- Creative-work samples: up to five original-work images or a sample video
- Two letters of recommendation
- Transcript
- Resume
- Professional-quality photograph
- Current official transcript (PDF)
- Resume listing employment and community involvement (PDF)
- Recent professional headshot suitable for publication
- Sample art work: up to FIVE (5) photograph images of original work; video samples (for video production/stage settings, etc.) not to exceed 3 minutes
- Must be African American or Black student pursuing a degree in the visual arts
- Applicants must briefly explain the theme of their visual-arts samples.