Scholarship Name:

Black Public Media (“BPM”) Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship

Scholarship Description:

Scholarship offered through Black Public Media to citizens of African descent.

Award Amount:

$20,000.00 – $100,000.00

Number of Scholarships:

Multiple awards

Application Required:

Yes

Official Transcript Required:

N/A

References and Letter of Recommendations Required:

N/A

Interview Required:

N/A

Original Essay Required:

Yes

Additional Requirements and Information:

1) Proposed media project, in the fields of non-fiction shorts, feature length programs, web series, 360-VR (Virtual Reality) or podcasts, required; 2) Proposed projects must be in the research and development, production or post-production phase and able to be completed no later than May 31, 2021; 3) Min. of three (3) years of professional producing or directing experience required; 4) At least one or more of the key production team members (writer, director, producer) must be a U.S. citizen or green-card holder; 5) Projects or production entities must be U.S.-based, owned and operated; 6) Projects must be suitable for public media distribution.

NOTE:

o Recipients notified NLT January 2019.

o Applicants must also hold the artistic, budgetary and editorial control of the project as well as own the copyright to the proposed project.

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Renewable:

No

Term:

Location:

Nationwide (US)

Eligibility Requirements (Check all that apply):

Online application

Additional Applicant Requirements:

N/A

Category (Select all that apply):

residency, Race, Ethnicity, Major/Field of Study, Art-related

Web Site:

https://www.badwest.org/index.php/categories/resources/266-black-public-media-announces-jacquie-jones-memorial-scholarship-fund-deadline-september-30-2018

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