Deadline: 3 March 2025
The Alberta Foundation for the Arts is accepting applications from a young Albertan film and video artist who shows extraordinary talent in a film and video arts form and who demonstrates clear educational or training goals.
Funding Information
- $7,000 scholarship is awarded each year.
What does this grant support?
- Eligible training programs
- You must be enrolled in an eligible training program to receive this scholarship.
- Eligible film and video arts programs that will be accepted for assessment of educational or training merit are the following:
- any level of undergraduate studies with a minor or major in film and video arts
- a recognized program or appropriate mentorship, workshop, master class, or course with a focus on film and video art
- Graduate programs or their equivalents are ineligible for consideration.
- Eligible genres
- For the purposes of this scholarship program, film and video arts are defined as independent works in film and video produced by individual artists.
Eligibility Criteria
- The AFA celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to creating equitable, inclusive, and accessible programs for all, free of barriers and discrimination. They recognize the unique contributions all artists make towards the community, and encourage applicants representing diverse communities including Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, women, people with disabilities, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
- To be eligible for scholarship funding, you must be a resident of Alberta. This means you:
- are a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Person with an open study permit from inside Canada
- have had your primary residence in Alberta for one full year before applying
- ordinarily live in Alberta for at least six months each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study
- You must be 25 years or younger as of the application deadline.
- You must be enrolled in an eligible film and video arts training program.
Ineligible
- International students in Canada on a visa without permanent residency status in Canada.
- International students enrolled in a Canadian program/Canadian institution not located in Canada.
- Non-Canadian students enrolled and studying via the Internet or through online courses.
For more information, visit AFA.
