Bob Chavez Scholarship for the Arts

Bob Chavez Scholarship for the Arts

Overview: Named in honor of Manuel "Bob" Chavez of Cochiti Pueblo, who dedicated 50 years as a volunteer teaching art at St. Catherine's Indian School. The scholarship was established in 2018 by the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center to invest in Pueblo youth pursuing visual arts education.

Award Amount: $2,500 per student per semester (with matching funds from the Dume Wolverine Foundation); base award is $2,500 per student per year

Geographic Scope: New Mexico

Focus Areas: Visual arts and related fields including graphic design, photography, architecture, design, cinematic arts, and art history

Eligibility

Applicants must meet ALL of the following criteria:

Be a high school graduating senior from New Mexico, OR a current college student, OR a returning college student from New Mexico

Demonstrate interest in the study of visual arts or related field (graphic design, photography, architecture, design, cinematic arts, art history, etc.)

Be a member of, or affiliated with, a federally recognized Pueblo from the 19 Pueblo communities of New Mexico

Pueblo enrollment is not required, but Pueblo affiliation must be verified by a letter of support from a current tribal government official of the Pueblo community

Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher

Plan to attend, or currently attending, a 2-year or 4-year public or private nonprofit college, university, or technical vocational school, part-time or full-time, in state or out of state

Maintain full-time enrollment and a GPA of 2.0 or above

Selection Criteria

Recipients are selected based on:

Financial need

Essay addressing their purpose in pursuing arts

Grade point averages

Portfolio featuring their works of art

Administration

The Scholarship is managed by the Albuquerque Community Foundation

Contact

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Phone: (505) 843-7270 or (866) 855-7902

Address: 2401 12th Street NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104