USC SCA MFA Screenwriting 2026

[armaan2412]

Thought I'd hop back in to share that I got off the waitlist! If anyone else is waitlisted, make sure to check your email - it seems as though decisions are being sent out!

 

[Chris W]

Thought I'd hop back in to share that I got off the waitlist! If anyone else is waitlisted, make sure to check your email - it seems as though decisions are being sent out!

Congrats that's awesome! Did they offer any scholarship? Don't forget to log your applications on our site to help people next year (especially helps with the wait-list data)

Will you be attending?

 

[armaan2412]

Hi Chris! Yes, I plan on attending! I will be adding all my results now!

 

[Chris W]

Hi Chris! Yes, I plan on attending! I will be adding all my results now!

Congrats that's awesome! I wish you the best there and be sure to let us know how it goes!

 

[Chris W]

FYI - UNLV just announced they have an open screenwriting spot if you want to apply:

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Thread 'Fully Funded MFA Screenwriting at UNLV (Fall 2026, late opening)'

Today at 10:39 AM

A place has come open in our MFA Screenwriting cohort for Fall 2026 following a late withdrawal, and we’d like to fill it from the strong writers already moving through this year’s cycle rather than wait until next year.

The MFA carries full funding: full tuition remission plus a graduate assistantship stipend of roughly $21,000 a year. It runs for three years and is deliberately small: eight writers total across all cohorts. Teaching is workshop-based and focused on developing original feature and television work.

Screenwriting faculty include Brock Norman Brock (BRONSON, THE MUSTANG...

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