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  1. Stony Brook University (SUNY) - Partial and full ride scholarships

    Stony Brook University (SUNY) - Partial and full ride scholarships

    Robert Sklar Diversity Fellowship In Fall 2025, we will award a handful of full and partial Graduate and Teaching Assistantships to our incoming students, particularly to those students who can contribute to the diversity of Stony Brook. All applications for full-time study in the Fall term are...
  2. Columbia College Chicago Excellence in Film and Television Scholarship

    Columbia College Chicago Excellence in Film and Television Scholarship

    Columbia College Chicago is one of the top film schools in the Midwestern US. Its Excellence in Film and Television Scholarship was established to assist in defraying tuition costs for deserving undergraduate students in the Cinema and Television Arts Department. The Excellence in Film and...
  3. Richard Holland Memorial Scholarship

    Richard Holland Memorial Scholarship

    The Richard Holland Memorial Scholarship was established to remember the life and legacy of a great man, friend, son, and brother. Richard was more than any one of these things. He was an infectious personality, a loyal teammate, a genuine smile, and a young soul. The Holland Family Legacy...
  4. iheartmfa

    Scholarships for Fall 2024

    Anybody know of outside-school scholarships that have application periods this Fall 2023? Applying to MFA directing programs for Fall 2024, don't want to miss any scholarship deadlines. Or most popular film scholarships to apply for -- could only find info on NATAS scholarships in the...
  5. Chris W

    Scholarship Database

    I'm going to start building a database of scholarships for film school and filmmaking. In terms of data to collect for the database here is the information I'm looking to store: Scholarship Name Award Max Award Min Eligibility requirements Due date Application requirements ?? ?? Any other data...
  6. J

    AFI Scholarship

    Hi everyone! I just got accepted by AFI Conservatory for 2023 Fall in Cinematography Discipline. However, for some reason I did not apply for a AFI scholarship. I would like to ask you guys if you know some other sources of scholarships and fellowships I can apply for, as AFI did not accept a...
  7. K

    USC MFA 2023 - Scholarships, anyone?

    Hi all! Has anyone who was accepted into any of USC's MFA programs heard back about scholarships/fellowships? I emailed admissions awhile back and they said to hold tight until the end of March as they're still rolling out decision letters. Just curious as to whether anyone else has gotten a...
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    Scholarship for attending AFI - international student

    Hi guys, I just got accepted to the AFI conservatory for a master's in Production Design. However, I cannot attend without finding a scholarship, since I was too late for applying and therefore did not end up receiving a lot from AFI. I am an international student and not a US citizen. I was...
  9. W

    NYU, USC, UCLA, and Stony Brook - how do you ask for more funding/scholarship?

    Hi everyone, I’m wondering how those of you have negotiated higher scholarships went about it? Did you just write an email to admissions or the financial aid office, or did you go through a formal appeal process? If you did write an email, what information did you include? I feel very...
  10. How to Save Thousands on Your Film School Degree

    How to Save Thousands on Your Film School Degree

    If you're trying to decide on whether or not to go to film school, especially for a master's degree, affordability likely plays a major role. The high cost and less predictable ROI on a film degree makes some aspiring students nervous to apply. Take the Wall Street Journal's report that Columbia...
  11. N

    Scholarships for Indian students for Film schools abroad

    Hi I am Nidhi Kamath a documentary filmmaker from India. To expand my skill set I will be applying to few USA based Film schools for MFA in direction / filmmaking, Fall 2022. I was wondering if anyone knows about any scholarship I can apply for as an Indian / Asian. Here is the list of film...
  12. andy001

    Best graduate film school grants and scholarships to apply to?

    Hey all! I'm back on here and now graduate MFA student...now help me find out how to get more money!! Tuition at LMU honestly isn't too bad but this first year has cost me 60k (includes living expenses) second and third year are cheaper (24k per year). Who knows of some good ones to apply for...
  13. L

    Advice on getting Film Scholarships for Grad Students?

    Hi there! Wondering if anyone here has had any luck in the past with getting scholarships or grants for studying film at a grad school? Currently accepted into a school abroad, so I'm not eligible for any of their school scholarships so looking for outside sources. I'm a woman and studying...
  14. R

    Scholarships/Stipends

    Hi everyone, I apologize if there's a post that already addresses these questions. I'll be applying to film school in the Fall for an MFA in Directing (UCLA, USC, Tisch, and Columbia) and I was wondering if anyone could share their experiences with receiving scholarships, federal aid, and...
  15. Financing Your Film School MFA: Your Guide to Financial Aid

    Financing Your Film School MFA: Your Guide to Financial Aid

    Whether you dream of using USC as a launching pad into the Hollywood hierarchy or want to hone your documentary storytelling at NYU, a graduate degree in film promises to help you develop the skills and connection you need to succeed. But first you have to pay for it. Graduate programs in...
  16. The Top 10 Scholarships for Film School

    The Top 10 Scholarships for Film School

    Film school is expensive. For many future film students, financial aid is a necessity when it comes to attending film school. Luckily, there are plenty of scholarships available to undergraduate and graduate students that make studying film feasible. In addition to general scholarships and...
  17. ismcs

    Tisch Cost of Living

    So I've heard that the Tisch Grad Film program is too intensive to try balance school with a normal job. Does anyone have experience or an opinion on this? Did you just get out loans to pay for general living expenses like rent and food? How much money did you plan for?
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    Film Schools in Canada? or USA?

    Hello everybody, I'm new here, but I wanted to try the forum as I am currently looking for a film program that works best for me... I would like to learn everything I can about film production, but I'm specially interested in writing, directing and editing... I have been looking into 3 schools...

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