Deadline:
August 01, 2025
Location(s)
United States of America
Overview
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum Now Accepting Applications for 2025 Scholarships The Animation Educators Forum is proud to announce its 2025-26 academic year scholarships. Last year, the AEF awarded $44,000 USD in scholarships to eleven students.
Details
Our scholarships are merit-based awards designed to support college students in continuing their education in the field of animation.
Our scholarships are merit-based awards designed to support college students in continuing their education in the field of animation. Proposals will be accepted for undergraduate students entering the sophomore year and above and for graduate students working toward the completion of a thesis.
This is a worldwide scholarship opportunity. Applications from local, national and international students are most welcome. The AEF Scholarship Committee will announce the winners in July.
If you have any questions, please email Dori Littell-Herrick at Dori.Littell-Herrick@woodbury.edu
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
In order to be eligible for the scholarship award, the following MINIMUM criteria must be met:
- Applicants must be undergraduate students entering their second year of study or above. Graduate students at all levels are also invited to apply.
- Applicants must have a grade point average of 2.5 or above.
- Applicants must be attending a college, university or trade program in the field of animation that is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency.
- Applicants must plan to attend both semesters of the USA standard academic year (Fall: August to December and Spring: January to June). Students planning to attend only a portion of the year (ex. Spring semester) are NOT eligible for the Scholarship. Special considerations may be made for academic institutions not based in the United States.
- To receive the scholarship funds, the awardee must be able to provide Proof of Enrollment for the initial semester of the award year (ex. Fall in the USA). Special accommodations may be made for award winners attending institutions with academic calendars that do not align with the USA standard Fall/Spring semester schedule.
- Students cannot be awarded the ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum Student Scholarship for two consecutive academic years. Recipients of the Scholarship in the previous year (2016) are ineligible for this year.
- All applications must be completed by 11: 59 PM PST on August 1, 2025.
- Applications from international students are welcome.
Dates
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Awards up to $5,000 may be applied to:
- tuition
- books and supplies
- formal academic research (including travel expenses)
- animation equipment (including computer hardware and software)
- senior or graduate projects
Additionally, all scholarship award winners will receive a 1-year Student level membership to ASIFA-Hollywood.
Un-save Opportunity
Internships, scholarships, student conferences and competitions.
