Visual Arts & Design

The College of Visual Art and Design (CVAD) now has funding available through the generous support of a number of its donors and friends to support undergraduate and graduate students through financial award opportunities. These award opportunities were created to directly assist students towards finishing creative projects or scholarly research, presenting at conferences or mounting an exhibition of work, or with the expenses of study abroad or an internship opportunity.

Additionally, CVAD awards the Nicholas and Anna Ricco Ethics Awards Scholarship (below) annually to the leading CVAD student proponent of ethical behavior and concepts. Deadlines are posted for each individual award. Please check back periodically, as we will update the award information as new funding opportunities become available.

CVAD Student Project Award Fund

An award fund has been created through the generosity of Paul Voertman, Tom and Judy Donahue, and other donors to provide funds for projects (including materials), study abroad, conferences, presentations, research opportunities, and internships (among other possibilities) that enrich the education and opportunities of CVAD students. Awards of up to $2,500 will be granted based on the educational or professional impact of the opportunity to the student, the department, the college, and/or the university. These grants will require a minimum of $100 in matching funds.

The next application deadline for funding will be Friday, March 25, 2016.

• Conference/Presentation/Exhibition Application
• Creative Project/Research Project Application
• Internship Application
• Study Abroad Application

If you have any questions, feel free to stop by ART 214B to speak to Jerry Aul or email him at jerry.aul@unt.edu.

Nicholas + Anna Ricco Ethics Award

Thanks to the generosity of Nicholas and Anna Ricco, a $1,000 award will be given annually to the leading CVAD student proponent of ethical behavior and concepts. A student may only receive this recognition 1 time.

Any student or professor may nominate a current, full-time CVAD student for his or her demonstrated deep understanding of ethical behavior as required by the student's discipline both in school and in the realities of daily activities. Students may have demonstrated this understanding of ethics in the context of a course; a project, paper, or works of art; through extracurricular activities; or through personal interactions with his or her professor.

Deadline: January 31, 2016 at 11:59 p.m.

Awards

• $1,000 will be given to each student winner in the thirteen schools and colleges of UNT.
• Award funds will be deposited into the winners’ student accounts at UNT, or provided by check to those who are graduating in Spring 2016.

Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Minimum entrance and continuing academic performance standards in place at the school or college in effect at the time of any award.
• Full or part-time enrollment in any undergraduate or graduate degree-granting program at UNT.
• Submit a 1,000-word maximum essay, double-spaced excluding bibliography. The essay will highlight what the applicant believes to be the epitome of ethical behavior in his or her focus of study or field of business. Students may use any UNT faculty member for guidance in this competition.
• All participants must agree to the posting of his or her name and essay to the college’s website, if declared the winner.

Case Study Topic

All applicants will write on a case study topic, which can be found here.

Evaluation

• An Associate Dean from each school or college will comprise as the Ricco Award Evaluation Committee, evaluate the essays and choose winners.
• Applicants may be asked to present their papers. UNT schools and colleges have the option to request applicants make formal presentations to the panel and other invited guests.
• The top three essays may be made available on each of the websites of the schools and colleges at UNT to the student body for edification and feedback.
• Evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

1. Connection to Applicant’s Field of Study
2. Discussion of an Ethical Behavior Standard
3. Applicability of Case Study
4. Intellectual Debate or Discussion
5. Mechanics
6. Thesis or position

Submission of Materials

• All entries should be submitted by following the link below and providing all of the information. Entries should be uploaded to that site.
• The deadline for entries is 11:59 p.m. January 31, 2016.
• Essays to be submitted must be uploaded as a PDF.
• Submission of essay will be sent in an email stating your name, email address, a telephone number, status in school, title of essay and college in which you are enrolled at UNT.
• No paper or hard-copy submissions will be accepted.

Contact
Please contact Dr. Cory L. Armstrong, Director, Mayborn School of Journalism, by email at cory.armstrong@unt.edu or by calling 950-565-3757 with any questions.

Click here to submit.