Ex'pression Students

Welcome to a list of scholarships provided to you by your Financial Aid Department!

Various organizations offer scholarships to those who qualify.  Below is a listing of possible scholarships available in each program area that may be of interest to you.  This scholarship newsletter is not an all-inclusive list of scholarship information.  It only contains scholarships that the Financial Aid Office believe may be of interest to students of Ex’pression College for Digital Arts.  The Financial Aid Office highly encourages independent searching of scholarships year round.

Scholarship Name
Game Audio Network Guild

Agency
Game Audio Network Guild

Deadline
Various

Link
www.audiogang.org

Info

The Game Audio Network Guild (G.A.N.G.) is a non-profit organization established to educate the masses in regards to interactive audio by providing information, instruction, resources, guidance and enlightenment not only to its members, but to content providers and listeners throughout the world. G.A.N.G. empowers its members by establishing resources for education, business, technical issues, community, publicity and recognition. G.A.N.G. also supports career development for aspiring game audio professionals, publishers, developers and students.

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Scholarship Name
Phyllis Craig Scholarship

Agency
Women In Animation

Deadline
April 29^th, 2013

Link
http://wia.animationblogspot.com/files/2007/04/Scholarship%20App.%20Form.pdf

Info

One award of $1,000.00 will be granted to a deserving student recipient who is studying the art of animation at an accredited institution and desires a career in that industry. Portfolios and/or reels will not be returned.

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Scholarship Name
The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards

Agency
Adobe

Deadline
Continue to check the website, the deadlines for 2013 will be announced in November!

Link
http://www.adobeawards,.com/us/

Info

The Adobe® Design Achievement Awards celebrate student and faculty achievement reflecting the powerful convergence of technology and the creative arts. The competition – which showcases individual and group projects created with industry-leading Adobe creative software – honors the most talented and promising student graphic designers, photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, developers and computer artists from the world’s top institutions of higher education.

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Scholarship Name
L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of The Future Contest

Agency
L. Ron Hubbard

Deadline
AWARDED QUARTERLY – There are four deadlines throughout the year.
Dec 3st1, Mar 31st, Jun 30th

Link
http://www.writersofthefuture.com

Info

Established in 1988, the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of The Future Contest is an ongoing merit competition for new and amateur artists. Run on a quarterly basis, an eligible entry is comprised of three science fiction/fantasy illustrations done in a black & white medium rendered from the artist’s imagination. Should the artist win with this entry, he is then sent a story from the companion L. Ron Hubbard Writers of The Future Contest for which to render an illustration.  This illustration then becomes his or her entry in the yearly Grand Prize competition. Three winners are selected each quarter and are awarded $500 each; the yearly Grand Prize winner is awarded $4000. There is a limit of one entry per entrant per quarter, entrants retain all rights in their artwork, no entry fee is required, and judging is by professional artists only. Hard copy guidelines are strongly recommended and are obtainable by sending an SASE to the Contest address or submitting full name and mailing address via email.

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Scholarship Name
DLG Viral Video Scholarship Contest

Agency
Davis Law Group, P. S.

Deadline
March 31, 2013

Link
http://dlglawfirm.com/viral-video-scholarship-contest/

Info

Three scholarships will be awarded to the participant that creates the best viral video about “Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol”. The scholarship is open to anybody (high school students, college student and/or film enthusiasts). Video winners will be selected based on a number of categories including, creativity, entertainment value, video quality and of course the viral nature of the video (i.e. video views, social validation, etc.)

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Scholarship Name
Pacific Islanders on Communications

Agency
Pacific Islanders on Communications Foundation

Deadline
Varies

Link
www.piccom.org

Info

Scholarship funds of up to $5,000 per year are available to encourage and support Pacific Islanders to pursue excellence in the field of media and/or communications. Must be 18 years or older, be pursuing a degree, certificate, and/or other certification in media and/or communications at the undergraduate, graduate, and unclassified levels of study.

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Scholarship Name
CKSF Scholarships

Agency
Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation

Deadline
Monthly

Link
info@cksf.org

Info

Applicants must register online with CKSF and complete quizzes on various topics. Students may be U.S. high school students in grades 9 to 12 or college students.

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Everest Nutrition, a leader in providing superior quality nutraceutical supplements across North America, is pleased to announce its ‘Krill Oil –Educate Your Heart’ scholarship.

Everest Nutrition’s Krill Oil will be giving $1,000 to two students, pursuing further education beyond a high school level, as part of the ‘Krill Oil – Educate Your Heart’ program!

Interested participants must meet the following criteria:

• Eligibility is for any student currently enrolled in the Fall 2013 term at any college, university, trade or technical school within the United States or Canada. Students must maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 3.0 (or the equivalent).
• Students must be 16 years or older at the time of enrollment.
• Must be an American or Canadian citizen or hold a valid student visa.
• Winning participants will be required to submit a photo for promotional purposes

Eligible students must submit an essay written around one of the two following questions:

•    How has the importance of heart health impacted you, your family, or your community?
•    How can an individual change his or her lifestyle to promote a healthy heart and holistic well-being?

The top two essays will be chosen based on originality and creativity, but must also include:

•     A title.
•    A minimum of 500 words in length with a maximum of 1,000.
•    Proper citation of any and all research material used.

Each applicant may only submit one essay for consideration. Submissions should be sent via e-mail along with a cover letter including: legal name, mailing address, telephone number, a brief biography and the name of the school the applicant will be enrolled in for the Fall 2013 semester to Sandra.Goldstein@krilloil.com.
The deadline for essay submissions is Friday, July 5th, 2013.

Winners will be announced Friday, July 19th, 2013 on the krilloil.com scholarship page.  Scholarships will be paid out to successful applicants on Friday, August 2nd, 2013.

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Need help finding additional scholarships? Try these resources:

• How to Find and Win Scholarships and Fellowships – Funding your education requires careful planning, persistence, and knowing how and where to look for funding. If you are looking for money to pay for school, then you should look forward to watching this webinar!