The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is offering three scholarships to current high school seniors (two for $2500/the other between $1000-$2500). The scholarships are: the 2012 Silver Circle Scholarship, the Stu Nahan Memorial Scholarship; and the Eugene M. Cartwright Scholarship.
These scholarships have been established by the Board of Governors to assist and encourage talented high school seniors preparing to attend post-secondary institutions and who are committed to careers in the television industry. The application is the same for all three scholarships. Deadline: Thursday, March 1, 2012
ELIGIBILITY- Applicants must:
** Have attained 2011/12 senior level status in high school.
** Be able to demonstrate a planned course of study in a college or university that supports the intention to pursue a career in the television industry.
** Be enrolled in a high school within the ADI (area of dominant influence) of the television markets within the Chicago/Midwest chapter jurisdiction OR have your primary residence (home address) within the ADI of the television markets within the Chicago/Midwest chapter jurisdiction OR be a relative of a member in good standing of the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Television Academy. The television markets that the Chicago/Midwest Chapter covers are: Chicago, IL; Peoria-Bloomington, IL; Rockford, IL; Green Bay-Appleton, WI; Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Wausau-Rhinelander, WI; and South Bend-Elkhart, IN. Contact the Television Academy office to clarify any details in regard to the chapter's ADI or scholarship eligibility requirements.
The deadline date is March 1, 2012. Download Application