Once again there will be a Student Cinematography Scholarship Award, in addition to a Student Scholarship Award. Each award will include a cash tuition prize along with KODAK Film Product grants to assist recipients with future projects. Participating worldwide colleges and universities that offer a degree or diploma program in film, film production, or cinematography may nominate up to two students each year for consideration for the KODAK Student Scholarship Award and one cinematography student each year for consideration for the KODAK Student Cinematography Scholarship Award. The cinematography student nominee may also be nominated for the KODAK Student Scholarship Award.
Study Subjects and Level:
Scholarship is obtainable for the students of participating worldwide colleges and universities that offer a degree or diploma program in film and film production. The Scholarship is for university or college students of film or film production at the undergraduate or graduate levels in a degree or diploma program.
Participating worldwide colleges and universities.
Eligibility:
- Entries must be completed works that communicate a story or theme in some fashion — no clips or short vignettes.
- Eligible institutions are colleges and universities in the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Benelux, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela.
- College student nominees must be full time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in the 2013 – 2014 academic year and planning to enroll for the 2014 – 2015 academic year in a film school’s degree or diploma program.
Scholarship Open for:
Students from eligible colleges and universities in the following countries:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belize, Benelux, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Surinam, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay and Venezuela can apply for this KODAK Student Scholarship Award.
Number of Scholarships:
Each institution may nominate up to two students each year for consideration for the KODAK Student Scholarship Award.
Scholarship Value:
- Gold: $4,000 Scholarship Tuition Award and $5,000 KODAK Motion Picture Product Grant
- Silver: $3,000 Scholarship Tuition Award and $4,000 KODAK Motion Picture Product Grant
- Bronze: $2,000 Scholarship Tuition Award and $3,000 KODAK Motion Picture Product Grant.
Selection Criteria:
A Blue Ribbon Jury will evaluate all final selections. The jury will consist of one individual from Kodak and one from the University Film & Video Association (UFVA), plus a representative from the filmmaking industry. Nominees will be evaluated on the basis of academic achievement, creative and technical ability, communications ability, and range of filmmaking experience. Visual Imagery will count 50%, creative and other technical skills 25%, and the other criteria 25%.
Notification:
Awards will be announced in August 2014. The names of the winners may be published on the website. Winners agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general location for publicity and news purposes in connection with the Scholarship Program.
How to Apply? The applying mode is online.
Application Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by May 16th, 2014.
For further information: KODAK Student Scholarship Award
