The Youth Media Alliance (YMA) is looking for a Canadian student at the university / college level who shows talent and passion for creating innovative children’s content.
One outstanding student planning to pursue a career in children’s television or digital media production will be selected to receive the YMA Andra Sheffer Scholarship.
The scholarship includes $4,000 for travel expenses, one Kidscreen Summit conference registration, one Banff World Media Festival registration and mentorship opportunities. The total value is approximately $9,000 cash and in-kind.
Mentorship will be offered by YMA staff, board of directors members and children’s industry stakeholders and may include the following: help with choosing the most appropriate sessions, event orientation, personal introductions to industry members, attendance at networking meetings and, as appropriate, a review of the student’s pitch documents.
The application form, eligibility requirements and selection process can be found on the YMA website.
Applications are open until October 15, 2024 at 11 p.m. ET. Apply now.
• • • The YMA Andra Sheffer Scholarship has been made possible thanks to the following financial partners: 9 Story Media Group, Apartment 11 Productions, Breakthrough Entertainment, Brunico, CMPA National and CMPA-BC Producers Branch, DHX Television, Give Me Chocolate, Guru Studio, marblemedia, Portfolio Entertainment, Radical Sheep-A Boat Rocker Media Company, Secret Location, Sinking Ship Entertainment, Shaftesbury and the Shaw Rocket-Fund.
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About Andra Sheffer
Andra Sheffer is the former CEO of the Independent Production Fund, which invests in drama series created for digital platforms and the Cogeco TV Production Program for the production of television drama series. Previously, her achievements included founding the Bell Fund, for which she served as executive director (1997–2014). When she retired from this position in 2015, Andra was honoured with the YMA’s Outstanding Achievement Award. This scholarship in her name was established by members of the Canadian children’s TV and digital media industry.
Further enquiries
Valentin Verrier, Youth Media Alliance, 514-483-5417, al******@ym***.org
