Film & Fiction Scholarships provide up to $10,000 to students pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree and who share an appreciation for the potential and promise of a free society. During the past ten years, IHS has awarded more than $270,000 in scholarships.

Students pursuing MFAs in a variety of areas are eligible:

film directing • production • screenwriting
playwriting • fiction and literary-nonfiction writing

The scholarship can be used towards tuition and expenses, and is open to students pursuing an MFA full-time in the 2010-2011 school year.

Our MFA Review Committee reviews the applications and accompanying creative works of finalists. Past committee members include:

• Erica Beeney, Screenwriter
• Paul Guay, Screenwriter
• Jim Hubbard, Documentary Film Producer
• Adam Lipsius, Director
• David Steinberg, Screenwriter
• Katherine Taylor, Novelist

For more information, please review the Frequently Asked Questions.

You may also be interested our Production Internships – fall, spring and summer.