Scholarships for students pursuing a full-time Masters of Fine Arts.

   

Pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree in filmmaking or fiction writing in the 2009-10 academic school year? Passionate about liberty? Apply for one of our Film and Fiction Scholarships!

Over the past eight years, the Institute for Humane Studies awarded more than $250,000 to students pursuing graduate work in Film Directing, Production, Screenwriting, and Prose Fiction Writing. IHS provides this support to promising young filmmakers and writers who share an appreciation for the potential and promise of a free society.

For more information, please see the Film and Fiction Frequently Asked Questions.

Deadline: January 15, 2009
The 2009 application deadline has passed. Thank you for your interest.

If you are interested in exploring the connection between culture and a free society,
please apply for the Cinematic & Literary Traditions of Liberty Workshop

Download the Film & Fiction Scholarships flyer 

Download the Film & Fiction evaluation form 

Finalist applications and creative works will be judged by our MFA Review Committee. Past members include:

• Erica Beeney, Screenwriter
• Maura Flynn, Documentary Film Producer
• Paul Guay, Screenwriter
• Jim Hubbard, Documentary Film Producer
• Andrew Leigh, Screenwriter
• Adam Lipsius, Director

Please check out the links to your right for more information on our Review Committee and Past Winners.

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