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High School Seniors!  Do you live in Minnesota, North or South Dakota, Western Wisconsin or Iowa?  Have you worked hard in school?  Are you seeking a career in television or electronic media and need money for college?  The National Television Academy Upper Midwest Chapter wants to help.  We will present $2,000 scholarship awards to deserving applicants.

How does it work?  You have to fill out and submit the application, which you’ll find here on the website.  You can use e-mail, fax or snail mail, by February 28, 2007.  (Address, fax number and email address are on the application form.)

There is no fee for applying.  The award is sent directly to the college or university to defer tuition costs upon the scholarship recipient’s successful registration for the Fall 2007 semester.  The scholarship can be used at any four year school offering degrees in television-related fields, such as broadcast journalism or electronic media. 

When?  The deadline for submitting your application is February 28, 2007.  Award Recipients will be notified in April.  A member of the Board of Governors will present the scholarship (if possible) at the student’s high school in May or June.

What is the Scholarship Committee looking for?  We are impressed by the over-all quality of applications and sincere interest in the television industry.  Grades, of course, are important.  We prefer - but don’t require - a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.  We place great emphasis on the essay section and the non-academic activities of the applicant, looking for qualities of leadership, creativity, and passion.  Also, each application must include a letter of recommendation from a teacher in the student’s school.  Often, those letters and the student’s essay have been the main determining factors in the decision whether or not to award a scholarship.

Is the award only for those interested in news programming?  No.  Any aspect of television and electronic media is acceptable.  While most of our applicants are seeking careers in Broadcast or Electronic Journalism, some of our past recipients are studying television production as editors and directors.  You might desire a career in sports broadcasting, sales or management.  There are many careers in television beyond appearing “on camera”. 

To date, there are sixteen young men and women from the Upper Midwest studying at colleges and universities across the country with the help of Academy scholarships.  Are you next?  You’ll never know if you don’t apply.  We hope to welcome you as one of our 2007 scholarship recipients at the annual Emmy Awards Gala in October.  Good luck and remember to apply by February 28th.

Questions?  Contact Scholarship Chair Scott Goldberg at [email protected].