Department Scholarships and Awards - for which Film undergraduate students are eligible:

Please note: The Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship is the only departmental scholarship available to incoming film undergraduate students (freshmen and/or undergraduate transfers). The application for this scholarship will be continuously available on this web site. Please see details regarding the scholarship below.

Mark Amin Scholarship
Awarded to Undergraduate and Graduate students with academic merit and financial need.  Preference will be given to students of Iranian descent and then to students of Arabian descent.  Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Berg Family Film Studies Award
Awarded to undergraduate and/or gradute Film Studies majors with a demonstrated interest in either an academic or professional film career.

Allen Crafton Memorial Scholarship
Open to a Junior major. Based on scholastic excellence combined with activities and service in the Department of Theatre and Film and/or the community.

Donald and Betty Dixon Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying in the Department of Theatre and Film.

Patricia Joyce Ellis Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students for scholarship support in drama. A portion of this fund is awarded to incoming film students. (Click here for film application).

Adah Clark Hagan Scholarship for Film and Theatre Students
Open to undergraduate and graduate students. Candidates must show evidence of excellence in both the academic and performance areas of Theatre and film.

Harley S. Nelson Scholarship
Awarded in the spring of the junior year with the money to be disbursed during the senior year. Awarded for excellence without regard to need. Recipients should have an outstanding academic record both in general studies and in the major. A 3.0 overall grade point average is required with at least a 3.5 in the major. (Awarded by the Department; Disbursed by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.)

Claire Reinhold Scholarship
Awarded to outstanding undergraduate and graduate drama students. Candidates must majoring in Theatre/Voice or in Theatre and Film.

Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship
Awarded Undergraduate and Graduate Theatre/Film students who are U.S. citizens and are not on an athletic scholarship.  Candidates must show evidence of financial need and excellence in both the academic and performance areas of Theatre and/or Film.  Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Sean Ryan Memorial Award
Awarded to undergraduate students who have shown particular promise in Film.  Preference is given to students who may have struggled academically and would benefit from encouragement.

Alexis and Craig Stevens Performing Arts Scholarship
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying the performing arts in the Department of Theatre and Film, Candidates must show evidence of financial need. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Peter and Ann Thompson Undergraduate Film Scholarship
Awarded to a declared undergraduate film major. A 3.0 overall grade point average is required. Candidates must have Kansas residency and must show evidence of financial need. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Mallory Yund Undergraduate Film Scholarship For Women
Awarded to a female declared undergraduate film major. A minimum GPA of 3.7 for coursework within the Department and 3.5 overall is required. Must show interest in pursuing a career in film production. Must be from out-of-state and must show evidence of financial need. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Gerhard Zuther Memorial Award for Dramatic Scriptwriting
Open to undergraduate—Junior level or above—and to graduate students. Demonstrated affiliation with the Department of Theatre and Film and/or University Theatre. In the current academic year, student must have demonstrated exceptional ability in dramatic scriptwriting.

*In order to be considered departmental need-based scholarships, the Department of Theatre and Film deadline is March 1 for domestic students to have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or International students to have submitted a KU International Student Need Analysis Worksheet.  Both forms are available on the KU Office of Student Aid website at www.ku.edu/~osfa. Click here for more information.

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