Film Production Scholarships
MSUM offers a variety of Film Production scholarships for current and incoming students. Scholarships are listed below. Students can apply for university scholarships through the online scholarship application October 1-February 1.
The School of Media Arts & Design has a generous scholarship program. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 and outstanding achievement in academics, artistic/creative activities, or department service are required to be eligible for the scholarships to Animation, Film Production, Film Studies, and Graphic and Interactive Design.
Freshman Scholarship
Eligibility
- You will declare a major in the School of Media Arts & Design (Animation, Film Production, Film Studies, Graphic Communications and Graphic Design). You will actively participate in departmental co-curricular activities.
- You will actively participate in departmental co-curricular activities.
Department Scholarships
Eligibility
- You must be enrolled in the School of Media Arts & Design
- You must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.
- You should be involved in department activities
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<li>Must be enrolled in the School of Media Arts & Design</li>
<li>Must have a GPA of 3.0 or above.</li>
<li>Should be involved in department activities</li>
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<p>Attach an essay on the following questions:</p>
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<li>What do you feel qualifies you for this scholarship?</li>
<li>List and describe departmental, university, and community activities; achievements and awards.</li>
<li>How would this scholarship help you attain your goals, and what impact would these goals have on the department?</li>
<li>Samples of Work: Please submit three samples of your work. Please include the title of the work, the class it was created in, and the semester it was created.
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<li>Graphical work should be provided in "one pdf file."</li>
<li>Video or animation should be provided in a "list of links" to work hosted on YouTube or Vimeo.</li>
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</div></div><div><div class='accordionContent'><p>This scholarship is awarded to incoming freshman who will declare a major in the School of Media Arts & Design (Animation, Film Production, Film Studies, Graphic Communications and Graphic Design). Students must actively participate in departmental co-curricular activities.</p>
<p>Attach two signed letters of recommendation from your teacher/director or another individual qualified to speak of your strengths in the Media Arts and Design programs.</p>
<p>List your experiences in any of these areas: Animation, Film Production, Film Studies, Graphic & Interactive Design, and other viusal and performing arts (theatre, speech, dance, music and creative writing, photography, drawing ,etc.).</p>
<p>Describe your interest in the School of Media Arts and Design at Minnesota State University Moorhead.</p>
</div></div><div><div class='accordionContent'><p>This scholarship is awarded to full-time students majoring in a Humanities field. </p>
<p>Eligibility requires a declared major in a Humanities field and remains so for the duration of the scholarship. MSUM Humanities majors include:</p>
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<li>English, History, Social Studies with a History Emphasis, Social Studies with an Anthropology Emphasis, Women’s & Gender Studies, Art History, Film Studies, Anthropology</li>
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<p>Students who are eligible for this scholarship will be invited to the Scholarship Interview Day held annually in February on campus.</p>
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