Dr. J.A. Mateja Endowment for Excellence in Art and Design

The Dr. J.A. Mateja Endowment for Excellence in Art and Design will provide scholarship support to students who are pursuing a major in the School of Art and Design and are performers, composers, songwriters, lyricists, musicians/instrumentalists and/or music supervisors/directors for a theatre, television or film project or are involved in the production of an animated television or film project that emphasizes cutting edge technologies.

If you do not meet all of these requirements in a given term, you may lose your scholarship eligibility and your scholarship may be canceled.

Requirements:

  • All class levels are eligible.
  • Student(s) must be pursuing a major in the School of Art and Design.
  • Recipients must be a performer, composer, songwriter, lyricist, musician/instrumentalist and/or music supervisor/director for a theatre, television or film project that emphasizes cutting edge technologies or must be involved in the production of an animated television or film project that emphasizes cutting edge technologies.
  • Recipients are not required to be enrolled full-time

Award
To be determined by the scholarship committee
Deadline
09/04/2026
Supplemental Questions
  1. Applicants must respond to at least one of the following essay prompts (A or B or both). If only responding to one prompt, please add "Not Answering" in the field for the prompt you are not answering.
    • B) Please tell us about your involvement in at least on animated television or film project. For each project, please include your duties and responsibilities, the date of the project and the title of the project. Applicants should emphasize project(s) that utilize cutting edge technologies and share how the project(s) pushed the envelope, stretched the boundaries, and exceeded the existing limits for all these arts.
    • A) Please tell us about your involvement as a performer, composer, songwriter, lyricist, musician/instrumentalist and/or music supervisor/director for at least one theatre, television or film project. For each project, please include your title (performer, composer, songwriter, lyricist, musician/instrumentalist and/or music supervisor/director), your duties and responsibilities, the date of the project and the title of the project. Applicants should emphasize project(s) that utilize cutting edge technologies and share how the project(s) pushed the envelope, stretched the boundaries, and exceeded the existing limits for all these arts.