NATAS Foundation Announces Call For Entries For 2023 Scholarships
The Foundation of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATASFS) has announced its accepting entries for the its 2023 Scholarship Programs.
“The Foundation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Science is proud to introduce our scholarship offerings for this year,” said Doug Mummert, chairman, NATAS Foundation. “Working with our generous donors, we continue to provide a wide variety of scholarships to those seeking an education and career in television. We look forward to another year of meeting these young leaders and seeing their highly-regarded contributions and work.”
“The NATAS Scholarship Committee is thrilled to once again offer this financial assistance to deserving students who represent the future of television,” said Melinda Roeder Skrbin, Chair, NATAS Foundation scholarship committee. “Our team of judges is consistently impressed with the scholarship and creativity of entries we receive from students across the country. Their work is worthy of recognition and support.”
These are the distinguished national scholarships awarded to outstanding high school seniors planning to pursue television-related baccalaureate degrees:
The NATAS Norman Feldsenthal Trustees Scholarship ($20,000): Awarded to a student pursuing a career in any aspect of the television industry.
The McKenzie Family Scholarship ($20,000): Awarded to a student pursuing a career in any aspect of the television industry who demonstrates a financial need or hardship. The recipient must be enrolled in an accredited college program that is at least two years. The award will be distributed as $10,000 per year for two years. The need-based scholarship requires applicants to submit a “Statement of Need” and a FAFSA as proof of financial need. All applicants should have an Expected Family Contribution of $5,000 or less and be eligible for a federal Pell grant to be considered for this scholarship.
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The Douglas W. Mummert Scholarship ($10,000): Awarded to a student pursuing a career in any aspect of the television industry, who has made a positive impact through community service.
The Jim McKay Memorial Scholarship ($10,000): Awarded to a student pursuing a career in sports television. The Jim McKay Memorial Scholarship honors sportscaster Jim McKay (1921-2008) and was established in 2009 by the HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox networks. It is presented at the Sports Emmy Awards each year.
The Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship ($10,000): Awarded to a student pursuing a career in television journalism. Funded by a grant from CBS News in honor of longtime correspondent Mike Wallace (1918-2012) and presented each year at the News & Documentary Emmy Awards.
The NATAS Inclusion Scholarship ($10,000): Awarded to a student pursuing a career in any aspect of the television industry who identifies as Hispanic, Black, Indigenous, or a person of color.
The Elizabeth Stanton Women In Television Scholarship ($10,000): Awarded to a woman pursuing a career in any aspect of television broadcasting.
Comments (1)
AlfonsoWilliams says:
April 14, 2023 at 1:42 pm
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