PROFESSIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS
Scholarships sponsored by CAEA provide benefits to teachers statewide, including opportunities to attend the annual CAEA State Conference, exhibit art publicly, and to receive commendations for exemplary work. Scholarships and awards for artistic achievement and service are presented by CAEA to selected teachers, administrators, and others. Outstanding educators and exemplary programs are selected annually according to specific criteria and their achievements are acknowledged at the annual State Conference.
Lynn Hickey Professional Development Scholarship
The Purpose:This scholarship has been established to honor Lynn's lifelong commitment to arts education. The purpose of the scholarship is to help CAEA members to attend our annual Conference when funding sources are unavailable. The number of scholarships and amounts awarded depends on the funds available.
Who May Apply: Applicants must be in the first five years of their teaching career and a current CAEA member. Scholarship amount depends on available funds and can be used for conference registration, hotel, or other costs related to attending the conference. (Previous winners of this scholarship are not eligible.)
Financial Need: Employer (districts, schools, universities, etc.) will not provide funding to attend the State Conference.
TO APPLY: Fill out the form below and attach a one page (500 word) explanation of your teaching experiences and how you would use the support.
NEWSLETTER ARTICLE: All awardees are asked to submit a thoughtful and insightful article
(250 words) on your educational reflections (what you gained) from the conference for the Winter issue of The Painted Monkey. Due December 1, 2012 to: CAEAscholarships@gmail.com
Applications: Available in May, 2012, for the 2012 State Conference.
Deadline for submitting applications is September 15, 2012.
For more information contact Catherine Wilson CAEAscholarships@gmail.com
Carol Lockwood Continuing Teachers Professional Development Scholarship
The Purpose: To provide current, active CAEA members with FIVE or more consecutive years of membership, assistance to attend the annual CAEA conference. The scholarship consists of one full conference registration and one room night at the hotel. Qualified applicants will be placed in a drawing and two scholarship winners will be chosen at random.
Who May Apply: Current, active members of CAEA for FIVE or more consecutive years. (Previous winners of this scholarship are not eligible.)
Financial Need: Employer (districts, schools, universities, etc.) will not provide funding to attend the State Conference.
To Apply: Fill out the application form and attach a proposal: A typed plan (one page maximum) of how you will share your CAEA conference experience with your colleagues and school administrators at the completion of the conference.
Proposal: A typed plan (one page maximum) of how you will share your CAEA conference experience with your colleagues and school administrators at the completion of the conference.
Applications: Available in May, 2012, for the 2012 State Conference.
Deadline for submitting applications is September 15, 2012.
For more information contact CAEAscholarships@gmail.com
2011 Joe Koons Memorial Ceramics Professional Development Scholarship NEW!
The 2011 Joe Koons Memorial Ceramics Professional Development Scholarship, established by his family, honors the life of Joe Koons, a long time, and much loved supporter of art education. Joe was very deeply involved with the California Art Education Association over the years. Many will remember his smiling face in the Laguna Clay exhibitor booth at the state conferences and his wonderful clay and glazing workshop presentations. The funding for the scholarship was provided by the sale of a Joe Koons designed mural entitled, “Doves of Peace.” Donna Banning is now the proud owner. Joe’s wife, Julie, and daughter, Jennifer, oversaw the glazing process during the 2010 conference. Laguna Clay sponsored Julie and Jennifer’s travel and lodging for the CAEA Conference glazing event and fired the tiles. Special thanks to Joe’s family, Julie Koons and Jennifer Brooks, and to Laguna Clay.
Congratulations to Renee Stearns who was the 2011 recipient of this special scholarship. Read more...
TCAP Joan Peterson Arts Scholar Program
JOAN PETERSON was a founding member of the National Council of State Arts Education Consultants and a catalyst for the development of THE CALIFORNIA ARTS PROJECT. In the mid 80s, Joan Peterson, an outstanding arts educator, was instrumental in bringing together the four arts disciplines taught in California’s public schools to form one cohesive group known as “Visual and Performing Arts.” Her work resulted in the formation of The California Arts Project, or TCAP, one of the California State Subject Matter Projects, which focuses on professional development for teachers. Joan also led the way in the development of the national assessment for art teachers for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. She worked at West Ed., a research Institute in San Francisco, on a variety of educational projects in California and many states across the country. Joan served for many years on TCAP’S Policy Board including two years as chairperson. She was committed to the idea that training teachers improves student learning. This award honors her lifelong belief in this noble cause as well as her hard work and dedication to others.
The California Arts Project created with the support of Joan's two daughters and the California Art Education Association, the annual Joan Peterson Arts Scholar Program. This program selects each year, one to four teachers who wish to attend a TCAP intensive program or institute but need fee support. Each individual selected as a Joan Peterson Scholar will have his or her TCAP program fees waived and in return will share their institute/program experiences, professional reflection and learning. For the 2012-2013 year due to fiscal hardships facing many schools and districts, TCAP is expanding the Joan Peterson Arts Scholar program to one arts scholar from each TCAP Regional Site. To apply, you must send and email your completed application packet to TCAP by March 12, 2012. Contact TCAP or your Regional TCAP Director for 2012 programs that qualify.
Applications: Application Packet Requirements 
For more information contact Kris Alexander, Executive Director of TCAP, Office 909-537-7542 or visit the TCAP website at csmp.ucop.edu/tcap
National Art Education Foundation Grants
The National Art Education Foundation (NAEF) offers a variety of grants that support projects ranging from professional development and classroom curriculum to research in art education. Visit www.arteducators.org/naef for more information.
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