Grant Opportunities - Austin Community Foundation

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Are you currently employed?

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Are you planning to complete your studies at the University of Texas, Austin, with a major in some area of the College of Communications?

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Have you been accepted to Texas A&M?

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Are you a first-generation college student?

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Are you currently employed at Querencia?

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Level of academic achievement

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Cumulative GPA (unweighted on a 4.0 scale) Please enter a number. You can use a decimal, but exclude any other symbols. Please enter your most recent cumulative GPA (high school or college). You may use a decimal but exclude any other symbols. If not applicable, please enter 0.00.

Many of our scholarship opportunities require a demonstration of financial need. Are you seeking need-based aid?

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Please list all high school activities you were/are involved in.

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Select the type of education you plan on enrolling in next semester.

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Please select all that apply. If you do not find your exact major or area of academic interest you may select "other" or the closest related field.

What is the name of the church you regularly attend?

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How many years have you been a JROTC cadet?

1 year or less

2 or more years

Not Applicable - I am not a JROTC cadet

Have you been a member of or done a 4-H Project?

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Have you ever worked on a farm/ranch?

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A portfolio of 8-15 pieces of artwork is required in order to be considered for this opportunity. Please refer to the help text for the portfolio requirements. Have you submitted your portfolio to your school's art department?

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I do not plan to complete the artwork portfolio

A presentation of a portfolio of 8-15 items of the student’s artwork is required to be considered for the Zoe-Zuniga Prince Memorial Scholarship. Please work with your school's art department to coordinate the submission of your portfolio. Your portfolio MUST include 4 pieces of artwork in your chosen primary medium and 4 pieces from the media listed below: Painting: Oil Watercolor Gouche Pastel Sculpture: Carving Casting Welding Forging Assembledge Drawing: Pencil Pen & Ink Prisma Color Charcoal Conte Crayon Printmaking: Silkscreen Wood Cut Linoleum Cut Lithographs Etchings Seriographs Monoprints Photography: Black & White Color Sepia-Toned Video New Media: Computer Drawing Digital Painting Digital Image Manipulation Design 2/d and 3/d Mixed Media Multi-Media: Motion Graphics Collage Sound Art Kinetic Art

Have attended Travis High School a minimum of three semesters?

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Please list and describe any current and/or prior community service participation in the space below.

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If you are a graduating senior at Austin High School, please list any additional extracurricular activities below.

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It is not necessary to repeat any activities listed on your general application.

Did you attend Cowan Elementary School?

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Will you be attending a college/university that partners with Upswing? See list here https://upswing.io/partners/

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If you are currently employed, how many hours a week do you work?