Warner Bros. Creates Hanna-Barbera Scholarship

Friday, April 06, 2007
By: Ryan Ball

Warner Bros. Studios has announced the establishment of a new scholarship to be awarded in honor of the late Bill Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and the animation legacy of both Hanna-Barbera Studios and Warner Bros. Animation. Each year, a graduating high school senior enrolling in a college, university or trade school to study animation will receive $10,000, disbursed annually in equal amounts over the course of enrollment.

In addition to the annual disbursement, the scholarship winner will be offered four consecutive, paid summer internships at Warner Bros. Animation in Burbank while in college.

"We're proud to honor these pioneers of animation and hope this new program will extend the Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera legacy through the nurturing and education of future generations of animators," says Warner Bros. Animation President Sander Schwartz.

Applicants for the The Warner Bros. Hanna-Barbera Animation Scholarship will will be evaluated on a number of criteria, including their passion and talent for a career in animation and demonstrated financial need. A minimum GPA of 3.0 upon graduation is required. Eligible students must complete the application and return it, along with support materials, no later than 5 p.m. on April 11. Short-listed applicants may be asked to complete a short interview, and the winner will be notified in early May. Applications and more information can be obtained by calling 818-977-7469 or emailing Gary.Miereanu@WarnerBros.com.

Working for MGM, Barbera and Hanna created the beloved cat-and-mouse team of Tom and Jerry in 1940. While the theatrical shorts won seven Academy Awards (and 14 nominations), it was their work in television that established them as true innovators of animation. Working on budgets a fraction of the size they were used to dealing with at MGM, the duo designed a system for limited animation and introduced generations to such indelible characters as Huckleberry Hound, Yogi Bear, Quickdraw McGraw, The Flintstones and the Jetsons, to name a few. Hanna passed away in 2001 and Barbera moved on to the light box in the sky in December of 2006.

Turner Broadcasting acquired the Hanna-Barbera library in 1991, changing the name of the studio first to H-B Productions Co., then Hanna-Barbera Cartoons Inc. The library eventually found a home on Cartoon Network, where new Hanna-Barbera productions are developed under the Cartoon Network Studios banner.

Warner Bros. Animation has been producing enduring original animation since 1930, when it released its first cartoon, Sinkin' in the Bathtub. The studio also oversees the creative use of and production of animated programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC Comics libraries.

Reader Comments

• anand : animation : dq

  Saturday, April 07, 2007

  nice

• Anonymous : student :

  Friday, April 13, 2007

  darn, missed it.

• Khalid al-Dakheel : Cartoonist, Animator, Director : Khalid al-Dakheel :: K.D Studio

  Saturday, April 14, 2007

  What a great & beautiful idea !! god bless the legend Hanna Barbera

• White Raven : Student :

  Thursday, April 26, 2007

  That\'s so awesome, I think I might need to try for this next year. H-B was great for the animation world.

• gopalreddy : I am a 3d student. : asa studentin instutue.

  Wednesday, May 02, 2007

  it is a good. please give me some 3d suggestions to my email id: www. gopal_mwd2007@yahoo.com.

• idra pusvito : mining enginering : -

  Wednesday, September 05, 2007

  i am looking for a schoolarship for learn of animation.my country is indonesia.i hope i get a information about it.thanks a lot

• bidner :

  Thursday, October 18, 2007

  why don\'t they have scholarship for kids under the age of 11 / who are very interested in animation to enter summer programs?

• roxanne :

  Monday, October 29, 2007

  why, oh why did I graduate from high school early and make myself ineligible for this scholarship?!

• anthony ashilley : student : student

  Wednesday, December 05, 2007

  I wish to apply for schorlaship , I want to know what qualifies me .

• samri : Programmer : MU, ethiopia

  Thursday, December 06, 2007

  i really want this schorlaship. Pls give me some advice what to do to work with animation. szewdneh@yahoo.com

• shantanu tambat : animation faculty : arena multimedia

  Thursday, December 20, 2007

  I want to know the dead for sending demoreel this year i.e. 2008.
  
  And the procedure to send.
  
  shantanu_tambat@yahoo.co.in

• kishore : caricaturist : self

  Saturday, February 02, 2008

  EVER REMEMBERED THE CARTOON PROPHET-H&B!

• Emad Attia : Animation Director :

  Thursday, February 07, 2008

  I\'m searching for a Free scholarship at 3d Animation

• Yonas Mekonnen : Accountant / Management Information System : Private

  Thursday, February 14, 2008

  I wish to apply for this schorlaship , I would like to know qualification mechanism you use .

• sk taj ali : 2d traditional animator : dessin works

  Sunday, February 17, 2008

  i want to apply for the scholarship programe. to get this opportunity what i have to do , and how to apply .

• Eduardo Azcue : Student :

  Monday, February 25, 2008

  This is great. I\'m cuban, studying graphig design, but my passion is 2d traditional animation, I have learned a little on my own, without any courses, and have participated in The One Minutes Festival. What can I do to aply?

• P.K. DE : DGM (TELECOM) : POWERGRID

  Tuesday, April 01, 2008

  My son, Akshay De is studying in Limkokwing University College of Creative Design, Kulalampur.Malaysia for Annimation. He has completed the 1st Year Foundation Course. He is now in 2nd year of the 4 year Degree Course. Is he eligible for scholarship to study annimation in your sponsored colleges.

• pradeep : designer : hi-tech soft & Multimedia

  Thursday, April 24, 2008

  i want learn

• adeyemi olabanji : student :

  Friday, May 02, 2008

  i would have love to take part but i am in Nigeria

• Morshedloo : student :

  Thursday, May 15, 2008

  Well,I thing this is a great oppurtunity
  I want know if it is available for me,I come from Iran.

• Morshedloo :

  Thursday, May 15, 2008

  My email address:
  sadeq.morshedloo@gmail.com