Raven Moreno Scholarship

The Raven Moreno Scholarship application is available online through your OASIS portal. Only complete scholarship applications submitted by the deadline will be reviewed by the scholarship committee.

Please follow all directions carefully. Students must submit the following materials to make a complete Raven Moreno Scholarship application - there are three parts to the application:

In a one-page biography, share with the committee something about you, your background, and your life goals.

All creative work samples must be submitted to our online Raven Moreno Scholarship application. Do not send original artwork, DVDs, CD-ROMs, etc.

Submit 10 photographic images of your best original work. Images should come from one or two significant photographic projects that represent what you've learned and who you are as an artist. We prefer to see both black and white, and color images; however, if your strongest photographic projects are only in color or only in black and white, we will consider images in a single category.

The application will allow you to upload your work samples in the following formats: .jpg, .png, .gif. 5 MB per file maximum.

PART 3: LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION

This application requires one letter of recommendation from a Columbia College Chicago faculty member who is familiar with your academic achievement or accomplishment in your major.

Note: Remember to contact your recommender directly before providing his/her information on the application. Be sure to give faculty members as much time as possible to write the letters. Requests made at the last minute are often difficult for faculty to fulfill by the deadline.

Access online application form through OASIS portal:

1. Applicant Portal: You may scroll through the list of scholarship programs until you locate the Raven Moreno Scholarship, and then select the "Start Application" link.


2. Scholarship Search: Select the "Search Scholarships" link in the navigation on the left-hand side of the page. You may search for the Raven Moreno Scholarship by using category, keyword, or description/name search. Once you locate the program, select the "More Info" link to be taken to the application form.

• Go to OASIS portal

The Raven Moreno Scholarship was established in memory of Raven Moreno, a freshman Photography major at Columbia who died in 2004. Raven was a friend to and volunteer for the Foundation for Nager and Miller Syndromes. This scholarship was established and funded by the Kapoor Foundation, along with Edward and Virginia Khamis, in memory of Raven Moreno.

• Application must be submitted by February 15, 2012 (11:59 pm) for review by the committee
• Maximum award of this one-year scholarship is $2,000 ($1,000 awarded in Fall 2012 and $1,000 awarded in Spring 2013)
• The award is applied toward tuition and fee costs
• Students must be full-time, second semester freshmen photography majors, enrolled in Photography I or II; Students must maintain full-time enrollment during the 2012-13 academic year
• Recipients will be asked to submit a short biography describing their background and life goals that will be shared with donors; portions of the essay may also be used for publication
• The rules and regulations governing other sources of financial aid (federal, state, institutional and other grants, gifts, or loans) will apply
• Columbia College Chicago reserves the right to withhold the award in any year in which, at the sole discretion of the scholarship committee, suitable candidates cannot be found among applicants