OHIO ART EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
2025 UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE with LICENSURE
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Two scholarships to be awarded: $3,000 and $2,000
Funded through the Ohio Art Education Foundation
2025 UNDERGRADUATE/GRADUATE with LICENSURE
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
Two scholarships to be awarded: $3,000 and $2,000
Funded through the Ohio Art Education Foundation
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**Must be current student member of OAEA
and be present at the OAEA Annual State Conference awards ceremony. 
To join OAEA, click here.
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Apply digitally! Please fill out the Application form and upload all documents at this link: Scholarship Application For best results, be sure to copy and paste this link into your browser. **Applicants must be logged into their personal Google accounts. Accounts associated with your college or university may not allow you to submit. If applicants are experiencing any difficulty with this form, please email [email protected]. |
ELIGIBILITY: You are eligible to apply if you are
TO APPLY: Use the link (https://forms.gle/9r5N76R9zvkC7fh38) to complete the application and upload the required items listed below under “Application Requirements”. Accounts associated with your college or university may not allow you to submit the required documents, so follow directions within the form if this is the case. You will need to create a Google Folder that contains all required documents and paste that link into the application form.
TIMELINE:
June 1 Application Deadline
June/July Reviewing & Judging of Applications
August 31 Winners notified
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Please upload application documents in Word Document (.docx or .doc) or PDF format unless otherwise specified. If the Google Form does not allow you to upload docs, follow directions within to submit your documents. Only complete applications will be considered.
COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM https://forms.gle/9r5N76R9zvkC7fh38
ESSAY (1200-1500 words): The theme for the 2025 conference is to embrace the “old school” of art education teaching. Although his work is still very relevant, today Elliot Eisner’s work in Discipline-based Art Education (DBAE) will be the foundation in this year’s essay. In using the four tenets of DBAE, each essay will have an art history, aesthetic, art criticism, and creative expression. Each preservice student will visit an art museum and choose an old master artwork to be used in the development of the lesson concept. Each essay will include how you could use the old master artwork in the creation of the lesson concept, which will highlight the four tenets
of DBAE. Use this information and the following questions to develop your essay.
Teaching takes its cues from the past but looks to the future. Write an essay on how you will
design and manage an art lesson that builds on an old master work and connects to contemporary art. What opportunities and challenges might you encounter in creating an art lesson that builds on an old master, yet includes connections to contemporary art through art history, art criticism, and aesthetics? How can this DBAE approach be used to create a lesson for the grade level of your choice? How do you plan to adapt from preservice educator to art educator in your own classroom while embracing the past to build the future?
● e-PORTFOLIO (8-10 images): Images of your original works of art that show evidence of contemporary artistic practice. Choose one of the following formats: You may create a PDF, Word Document (.doc or .dox format), or PowerPoint file with titles, years, media, and dimensions with each image (file size less than 10 megabytes).
OR
Website links accepted. Please upload a PDF or Word Document (doc or docx format) file containing the link to your website. Web-based portfolios must include titles, years, media, and dimensions with each image.
● TWO (2) LETTERS OF SUPPORT, with at least one being from an Art Education faculty member. Letters of support should be emailed to [email protected]
● COPY OF TRANSCRIPT: Graduate students must submit undergrad and graduate transcripts. Unofficial transcripts are okay.
● ART TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: One-page, double-spaced, personal art teaching philosophy.
● RESUME: List education, honors, awards, exhibitions, experiences with young people in schools and other settings, and other related activities.
● HEAD SHOT which would appear on the OAEA website, if selected as a winner. (Format: .jpg)
JUDGING RUBRIC: 25% essay, 25% artwork, 15% philosophy, 15% letters, 10% resume, and10% transcripts; Judges are from the OAEA Leadership Assembly Divisions Committee.
Questions? Contact Dr. Michaelann Kelley at [email protected]
- Undergraduate and graduate art education students pursuing licensure
- Full-time student in the 2025 - 2026 school year
- Currently enrolled as a third-year, fourth-year, or graduate student
- Current member of OAEA
- Winners will receive complimentary registration and travel (lodging, mileage, and transportation) up to $1,500 total to split for the OAEA Annual State Convention, November 13-15, 2025 (Columbus), and will be honored at the Awards Ceremony.
- To join OAEA, please visit https://www.ohioarted.com/membership.html for information.
TO APPLY: Use the link (https://forms.gle/9r5N76R9zvkC7fh38) to complete the application and upload the required items listed below under “Application Requirements”. Accounts associated with your college or university may not allow you to submit the required documents, so follow directions within the form if this is the case. You will need to create a Google Folder that contains all required documents and paste that link into the application form.
TIMELINE:
June 1 Application Deadline
June/July Reviewing & Judging of Applications
August 31 Winners notified
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Please upload application documents in Word Document (.docx or .doc) or PDF format unless otherwise specified. If the Google Form does not allow you to upload docs, follow directions within to submit your documents. Only complete applications will be considered.
COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM https://forms.gle/9r5N76R9zvkC7fh38
ESSAY (1200-1500 words): The theme for the 2025 conference is to embrace the “old school” of art education teaching. Although his work is still very relevant, today Elliot Eisner’s work in Discipline-based Art Education (DBAE) will be the foundation in this year’s essay. In using the four tenets of DBAE, each essay will have an art history, aesthetic, art criticism, and creative expression. Each preservice student will visit an art museum and choose an old master artwork to be used in the development of the lesson concept. Each essay will include how you could use the old master artwork in the creation of the lesson concept, which will highlight the four tenets
of DBAE. Use this information and the following questions to develop your essay.
Teaching takes its cues from the past but looks to the future. Write an essay on how you will
design and manage an art lesson that builds on an old master work and connects to contemporary art. What opportunities and challenges might you encounter in creating an art lesson that builds on an old master, yet includes connections to contemporary art through art history, art criticism, and aesthetics? How can this DBAE approach be used to create a lesson for the grade level of your choice? How do you plan to adapt from preservice educator to art educator in your own classroom while embracing the past to build the future?
- Double-spaced
- 12-point font
- APA style (6 th edition)
- Although Internet references are permitted, primary sources (books and journals) are encouraged.
● e-PORTFOLIO (8-10 images): Images of your original works of art that show evidence of contemporary artistic practice. Choose one of the following formats: You may create a PDF, Word Document (.doc or .dox format), or PowerPoint file with titles, years, media, and dimensions with each image (file size less than 10 megabytes).
OR
Website links accepted. Please upload a PDF or Word Document (doc or docx format) file containing the link to your website. Web-based portfolios must include titles, years, media, and dimensions with each image.
● TWO (2) LETTERS OF SUPPORT, with at least one being from an Art Education faculty member. Letters of support should be emailed to [email protected]
● COPY OF TRANSCRIPT: Graduate students must submit undergrad and graduate transcripts. Unofficial transcripts are okay.
● ART TEACHING PHILOSOPHY: One-page, double-spaced, personal art teaching philosophy.
● RESUME: List education, honors, awards, exhibitions, experiences with young people in schools and other settings, and other related activities.
● HEAD SHOT which would appear on the OAEA website, if selected as a winner. (Format: .jpg)
JUDGING RUBRIC: 25% essay, 25% artwork, 15% philosophy, 15% letters, 10% resume, and10% transcripts; Judges are from the OAEA Leadership Assembly Divisions Committee.
Questions? Contact Dr. Michaelann Kelley at [email protected]
**Must be current student member of OAEA and be present at the
OAEA Annual State Conference awards ceremony.
To join OAEA, click here.