The IVLA offers four scholarships:
one for artists, one for students, one for members, and one for leadership
hoping to attend the conference.
Deborah Curtiss
Artist Scholarship
Deborah Curtiss is a life-long visual artist, IVLA member, leader, and contributor. Deborah began to paint during her first year at Yale University School of Art to which she transferred after three years of liberal arts at Antioch College. Amazed by the intellectual challenge that accompanies sensual enthrallment with emerging colors and forms in painting, she exhibited regularly in Philadelphia and the vicinity from 1965 to 2017; and educated others in visual art through teaching, 1972–1998: drawing, painting, and/or visual literacy work at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Drexel and Temple Universities, and the University of the Arts (including graduate seminars). Deborah has published two visual art books, and more than 300 articles, and reviews. She has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Visual Literacy intermittently since 1998. Curtiss is now retired and in 2017, she donated her visual literacy library to the Benedict Library of Visual Literacy at Arizona State University in Tempe.
The IVLA will award Deborah Curtiss Artist Scholarships to enable artists who lack financial support to have an opportunity to attend the conference. The IVLA will select applicants who are practicing artists in need. The award amount is $750 and registration for the conference will be waived.
Timeline
- Deadline to apply: June 1, 2024
- Notification of results: June 15, 2024
Eligibility
- 18 years of age or older
- Has not received support from IVLA to attend the conference in the past three years
- You will need a Google account to upload documents to the application.
How to Apply
The application form is available here and includes the following fields:
- Contact information
- Resume/CV
- Three short essay questions
- Please discuss your interest and enthusiasm for visual literacy, including your involvement in visual literacy activities and organizations.
- Why are you interested in attending the annual IVLA Conference?
- How will a scholarship to our conference contribute to your career development?
Dr. Rhonda Robinson
Student Scholarship
Dr. Rhonda S Robinson, Distinguished Teaching Professor, emeritus, Educational Technology, Research, and Assessment, Northern Illinois University, is a long-time IVLA member and contributor. Rhonda worked with educational technology and assessment as well as teacher training for technology. She has spent her career working around ideas of visual learning and literacy. Originally an English teacher in middle school, Rhonda was very interested in media literacy and language arts and began to pursue media production in her master’s and doctorate degrees. Beginning with ‘old media,’ Rhonda’s techniques now span into the digital realm, encouraging students to analyze imagery from newspapers and video, tapping into kids’ (and their teachers’) natural creative abilities.
As an IVLA Board member, Rhonda helped plan and organize conferences in San Francisco and Chicago and has most recently been involved with several smaller museums in Chicago, where she helped CPS teachers integrate visual literacy activities and CCSS into their existing practices. Rhonda also recorded an NIU STEAM Podcast along with illustrator Tom Lichtenheld, discussing the importance of visuals for learning. Her active membership and involvement in IVLA for over 30 years has given our members so many irreplaceable opportunities for learning, for professional development, for exciting travel to international locales, for collaborative projects, as well as her friendship.
The IVLA will award Dr. Rhonda Robinson Student Scholarships to enable students who lack financial support to have an opportunity to attend the conference. The IVLA will select applicants who are enrolled at a community college, college, or university. The award amount is $750 and registration for the conference will be waived.
Timeline
- Deadline to apply: June 1, 2024
- Notification of results: June 15, 2024
Eligibility
- 18 years of age or older
- Has not received support from IVLA to attend the conference in the past three years
- Applicants must be full-time graduate or undergraduate students.
- You will need a Google account to upload documents to the application.
How to Apply
The application form is available here and includes the following fields:
- Contact information
- Resume/CV
- Proof of attendance at an academic institution.
- Three short essay questions
- Please discuss your interest and enthusiasm for visual literacy, including your involvement in visual literacy activities and organizations.
- Why are you interested in attending the annual IVLA Conference?
- How will a student scholarship contribute to your career development?
Complete the Student Scholarship letter of support form:
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- Applicant must request the statement of support. The statement of support is made up of a series of short answer questions and must be completed via invitation through the online application. Statement may be completed by a coworker, current or former supervisor, professor, or other professional contacts. Statements from family members will not be accepted.
IVLA Member and Leadership Scholarships
The IVLA will award IVLA member and leadership scholarships to enable members and members of the leadership team who lack financial support to attend the conference. The award amount is $750 and registration for the conference will be waived.
Timeline
- Deadline to apply: June 1, 2024
- Notification of results: June 15, 2024
Eligibility
- 18 years of age or older
- Has not received support from IVLA to attend the conference in the past three years
- You will need a Google account to upload documents to the application
- For the member scholarship:
- An individual member who has been a member of IVLA for a minimum of one full year and who has not received an IVLA travel award in the past five years.
- For the leadership scholarship:
- An individual member who serves as a committee member, committee chair, committee co-chair, an appointed Editorial Board member for the Book of Selected Readings or Journal of Visual literacy, and/or a board member who has been a member of IVLA for a minimum of one full year and who has not received an IVLA travel award in the past five years.
How to Apply
The application form is available here and includes the following fields:
- Contact information
- Resume/CV
- Three short essay questions
- Please discuss your interest and enthusiasm for visual literacy, including your involvement in visual literacy activities and organizations.
- Why are you interested in attending the annual IVLA Conference?
- How will a scholarship to our conference contribute to your career development?
If selected for an award, applicants must confirm their ability to attend the event and provide their tax ID number for our 1099 form, if a US citizen. They must be willing to sign a release form so they can be featured in future conference promotions, including–but not limited to–live appearances on stage, press and video interviews and IVLA board members. Recipients will write a brief (2-4 page) post-conference report evaluating their conference experience and how the scholarship benefited them.
Please direct all inquiries to: president@ivla.org