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Click here for a printable copy of the 2008/2009 Scholarhip Guidelines.    
 

ELIGIBILITY AND GUIDELINES

Qualified applicant must have applied, or be enrolled in college full-time.

Applicants must NOT already have a college degree.

Applicants are required to take art courses in conjunction with general education requirements toward a declared major in the field of art.

Applicants may receive our scholarship for up to five years.  If you have already received our scholarship five times please do not apply.

Qualified applicants must be one of the following:

  • A graduate from a local Coachella Valley high school.
  • About to graduate from a local Coachella Valley high school.
  • A resident of the Coachella Valley for at least two (2) years.
  • A returning under-graduate applicant.

What must be submitted by you to apply

The online application form, a completed La Quinta Arts Foundation Visual Arts Scholarship online application form is required and must include a 300 word essay explaining your interest and goals in the Arts.

Transcripts of your records from your most recently attended school.  Returning recipients of La Quinta Arts Foundation’s Visual Arts Scholarship need not re-submit high school transcripts.  We recommend that you order your transcripts immediately because they may take several weeks to receive.

Recommendations, three (3) recommendations from people who know you well and are knowledgeable about your art must complete the online recommendation form.  At least one of these should be your current or recent art teacher.  Fellow students or family members are not acceptable references.

Examples of Applicant Artwork, three to five (3-5) electronic images of your artwork in .jpg digital format are required.  Please attach recently created artwork, within the last two years, to an email and send to Jim Christian at jim@lqaf.com.  If you are a returning applicant please do not include work that you have previously submitted.  Please include the following for each submission:

  • The title of the work, if any.
  • The approximate dimensions.
  • The approximate date the work was created.
  • The media used to create the work.
  • A brief description of the work, possibly your motivation.

The .jpg images may be sent or delivered to the Foundation offices on a CD.  If you have difficulty creating .jpg digital images please contact Jim Christian at (760) 564-1244 x102, or jim@lqaf.com.  We will work with you to satisfy this requirement.

Deadline for all the above materials to be submitted to LQAF is 5:00PM (PST) on Friday April 4, 2008.  APPLICATIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE PUBLISHED DEADLINE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

Materials can be mailed or delivered to:
La Quinta Arts Foundation.
78150 Calle Tampico, Suite 215
La Quinta, CA 92253

Directions: From Interstate 10 exit on Washington Street, travel 5.5 miles south on Washington to Calle Tampico, turn right and go 1 ½ blocks.  The Park View Plaza office buildings are on the right.  The office is located in the first of the two buildings closest to the street on the second floor.


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