Art
Art projects can include any painting, drawing, sketching, mixed media, sculpting or other method that involves creating shapes on a surface.
Photography
Photography projects can include any type of photography. You are allowed to submit up to six images. Please supply a release form for anyone in your photos.
Video
You must have written, directed and edited the video. The video must be at least two minutes but less than 10 minutes in length. If the video is not in English, then subtitles in English are required. Any actors or outside help must be credited in the work. Please supply a release form for any non-actors.
Music
Music projects can include any type of music that you create and record. The song should be at least 3 minutes but shorter than 8 minutes in length . You can choose whether or not to also sing. You must have written the lyrics and music, produced the song and any band members must be credited on SoundCloud or in the submission form.
NO A.I.
A.I. or any AI-derived service may not be used in any way in
the writing, development, creation or creative process of your submission.
How to Submit
| For Art and Photography: |
| 1. Provide your submission to your school’s lead Art Teacher by the entry deadline of April 10, 2025. Photography or digital art should be printed (size and format of your choosing.) Ventura Rotary will collect the submission(s) from your school. |
| 2. Your application form should be submitted online by April 10, 2025 before 11:59 PM. (This is true for ALL submission types.) |
| 3. Provide a description of your piece up to 400 words (on application form) |
| For Video: |
| 1. Provide your submission (.MP4 file type preferred, .MOV also accepted) on a jump drive to your school’s lead Art Teacher by the entry deadline of April 10, 2025. Ventura Rotary will collect the submission(s) from your school. OR, provide a download link (like Dropbox) on the submission form. OR, upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo and provide link to the video on the submission form. |
| 2. Any music you use in your video (not required, by the way) must either be in the public domain, original music (made by you), or used with permission. |
| 3. Make sure any download link is shared with our email address: [email protected]. |
| 4. Your application form should be submitted online by April 10, 2025 before 11:59 PM. (This is true for ALL submission types.) |
| 5. Provide a description of your piece up to 400 words (on submission form) |
| For Music: |
| 1. Provide your submission (.MP3 file type for music, and separate lyrics file if appropriate) on a jump drive to your school’s lead Art Teacher by the entry deadline of April 10, 2025. Ventura Rotary will collect the submission(s) from your school. OR, provide a download link (like Dropbox) on the submission form. OR, upload your music file to SoundCloud and provide link on your submission form. |
| 2. Make sure any download link is shared with our email address: [email protected]. |
| 3. If your piece has lyrics, please submit them as well. |
| 4. Your application form should be submitted online by April 10, 2025 before 11:59 PM. (This is true for ALL submission types.) |
| 5. Provide a description of your piece up to 400 words (on application form). |
Eligibility Criteria:
To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be graduating high school seniors from one of the following high schools:
- Ventura
- Buena
- Foothill Tech
- Pacific
- El Camino
And will be attending college (community college, four-year undergraduate, etc.) or an advanced vocational/technical/art school.
Privacy:
By submitting your work, you agree that we may display the project on our websites, including, but not limited to photos, links, videos, etc. No other personal contact information will be used without explicit permission obtained beforehand via email.
Choosing A Winner:
Submissions will be evaluated by our judges only after all submissions have been received by the April 10, 2025 deadline. The judges will include members of the Rotary Club of Ventura as well as community members in the fields of art, photography, music or video.
Award Distribution:
The awarded entrants will, upon verification of eligibility criteria as described above, receive their one-time scholarship disbursement in the form of a check from the Rotary Club of Ventura.
Awardees will be recognized and celebrated at the Rotary Club of Ventura awards luncheon on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Awardees’ families are also invited to the luncheon.