Financial Aid

Application Process

In addition to the various forms of financial aid available throughout the University (information for which is available on the Financial Aid & Scholarships web site at http://affordability.ku.edu/financialaid/, the Department of Film & Media Studies awards over 20 different scholarships and awards each spring. The Departmental scholarships and awards are listed below.

Applications for Department of Film & Media Studies scholarships and awards are available only from February 1 to March 1 of each year.

Incoming freshmen and transfer students are not eligible for any Department scholarships or awards. These students are encouraged to go to the Financial Aid & Scholarships web site at http://affordability.ku.edu/financialaid/ to review other possibilities for financial aid.

Need-based scholarships

To be considered for a scholarship with a financial need component, students must complete the annual Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) so financial need can be determined. International students usually must complete KU's International Student Need Analysis Worksheet (ISNAW) instead of the FAFSA. Generally domestic students submit the FAFSA and international students submit the ISNAW. Please contact Financial Aid & Scholarships (FAS) if you have questions about which form to fill out. The Department of Film and Media Studies requires students applying for departmental need-based scholarships to have filed a FAFSA or ISNAW by March 1st proceeding the academic year for which the award is made (e.g., March 1, 2013 for the 2013-14 academic year). Students may access the FAFSA application at the U.S. Department of Education website at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/. The ISNAW is available through the FAS website at http://affordability.ku.edu/financialaid/.

Notification

Students being awarded Department financial aid will be notified at the annual student recognition ceremonies held at the end of the spring semester.

Questions

Please contact Karla Conrad at kmconrad@ku.edu or 785-864-1340.

Application Forms

Scholarships applications are available and accepted only from February 1 - March 1 of each year.

Scholarships

List of Past Scholarship and Award Recipients

Mark Amin Scholarship

(Undergraduates & Graduates are eligible)
Awarded to Undergraduate and Graduate Film and Media Studies students with academic merit and financial need. Preference will be given to students of Iranian descent and then to students of Arabian descent. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

 

Donald and Betty Dixon Scholarship

(Undergraduates & Graduates are eligible)
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying in the Department of Film and Media Studies.

Adah Clark Hagan Scholarship for Film Students

(Undergraduates & Graduates are eligible)
Awarded to talented and deserving undergraduate and graduate drama students in the Department of Film and Media Studies.

Claire Reinhold Scholarship

(Undergraduates & Graduates are eligible)
Awarded to outstanding undergraduate and graduate drama students. Candidates must be majoring in Film & Media Studies.

Charles "Buddy" Rogers Scholarship

(Undergraduates & Graduates are eligible)
Awarded to Undergraduate and Graduate Film and Media Studies students who are U.S. citizens and are not on an athletic scholarship. Candidates must show evidence of financial need and excellence in both the academic and creative areas of Film. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Alexis and Craig Stevens Performing Arts Scholarship

(Undergraduates & Graduates are eligible)
Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students who are studying the performing arts in the Department of Film and Media Studies. Candidates must show evidence of financial need. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

Peter and Ann Thompson Undergraduate Film Scholarship

(Only Undergraduates are eligible)
Awarded to a declared undergraduate film major. Candidates must have Kansas residency, have a 3.5 grade point average in their major, and show evidence of financial need. Applicants must file a need analysis form by March 1.*

 

Women in Film Scholarship

(Undergraduates & Graduates are eligible)
Awarded to Undergraduate and Graduate women studying film in the Department of Film and Media Studies. Must have demonstrated excellence in creative work and film and media studies. A GPA of 3.7 in Department coursework and 3.5 overall are required. Candidates must have a commitment to pursuing a career in film and media, either studies or production.

*In order to be considered departmental need-based scholarships, the Film & Media Studies deadline is March 1 for domestic students to have filed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or International students to have submitted a KU International Student Need Analysis Worksheet. Both forms are available on the KU Office of Student Aid website at www.ku.edu/~osfa.