Studying Film? Explore 6 hand-curated scholarships relevant to Film students. Each entry lists the funding amount, application deadline, and eligibility requirements — apply directly through the official provider.
Partial
United States
Any level
Closes in 31 days
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
- Amount
- $2,000-$8,000
- Deadline
- Nov 6, 2026
Virginia visual artists and full-time art or art-history students meeting the program’s U.S. status and 12- or 24-month residency rules.
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Partial
United States
Undergraduate
Thea Foundation
- Amount
- Up to $10,000; 3 scholarships offered
- Deadline
- Jan 10, 2027
Arkansas high-school seniors graduating in Spring 2027 who create and submit an original short film.
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Varies
United States
Undergraduate and graduate
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Research Institute
- Amount
- $5,000
- Deadline
- Apr 10, 2027
A U.S. citizen of Arab heritage entering the junior, senior, or graduate level in 2027–2028, majoring in journalism, television, radio, or …
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Varies
United States
Any level
Greater Than Gatsby
- Amount
- $1,000 per recipient
- Deadline
- May 1 annually; recipients are announced by June 1
A recently accepted high-school student, undergraduate, or graduate student in an eligible creative field at an accredited nonprofit U.S. i…
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Partial
United States and Australia
Any level
American Australian Association
- Amount
- Up to USD $5,000 toward travel, living, tuition, and other approved costs of artistic development
- Deadline
- Sep 30, 2026 (past deadline)
Emerging U.S. or Australian artists with a confirmed artistic-development opportunity in the other country and no previous American Austral…
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Worldwide
Any level
ConnectHER Film Festival
- Amount
- Up to $5,000 for the Judges’ Choice winner; runner-up and category awards generally pay $2,500
- Deadline
- Oct 1, 2026 (past deadline)
Filmmakers worldwide ages 13–25 submitting an original two-to-six-minute or three-to-six-minute film about an issue affecting women and gir…
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