Deadline April 29 for Women in Animation Scholarship

Thursday, April 09, 2009
By: Thomas J. Mclean

The deadline is April 29 for applications for Women in Animation’s $1,000 Phyllis Craig Scholarship.

The scholarship, named for one of the founding members of Women in Animation, is open to applications from full- or part-time students at an accredited animation school who have a goal of working in the field.

Applicants need to be U.S. citizens or legal residents, and need to submit a portfolio or reel, a 500-word essay on their goals for their education and careers as well as financial need, a copy of their student identification and a recommendation from a teacher or mentor.

Applications need to be sent by April 29 to:

Women in Animation
Phyllis Craig Scholarship
P.O. Box 17706
Encino, CA 91416

Women in Animation is a nonprofit organization founded in 1994 to advance women in all aspects of the art and industry and animation.

For more information on applying for the scholarship or the organization, visit www.womeninanimation.org

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• NICE W KANG\'AU : GRAPHICS\'3D ANIMATION FIELD : SIMMONDS GRAPHICS

  Tuesday, October 06, 2009

  Am a Kenyan woman aged 30yrs am in animation field and am much entertained and i would like to encourage the womens to join animation field it\\\'s good and enjoyable
  , thanks to be an encouraging person i few so good when i visit women in an animation web site keep up