For High School students entering College - DEADLINE:  3/1/12

The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is offering three scholarships to current high school seniors (two for $2500/the other between $1000-$2500). The scholarships are: the 2012 Silver Circle Scholarship, the Stu Nahan Memorial Scholarship; and the Eugene M. Cartwright Scholarship.

Read more: 2012 Scholarships - For High School Students Entering College

The Jim McKay Memorial Scholarship

Information about the Jim McKay Memorial Scholarship is now available on line at www.emmyonline.tv/scholarship. This scholarship is made available through the National NATAS office in New York.

This $10,000 scholarship is available to a well-qualified high school senior who intends to enter college and major in a communications-related major next fall. The application, which is due no later than Feb. 1, 2012, can also be downloaded from www.emmyonline.tv/scholarship.

For students currently enrolled in College/Graduate Programs – DEADLINE: 3/20/12

The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) anticipates awarding four $4,000 scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. The Sharon A. Palermo Memorial scholarship is confirmed as one of the four scholarships given. This $4,000 scholarship is being offered in conjunction with Columbia College Chicago to an outstanding Columbia student majoring in television. (Please note that only this scholarship is school specific.) Download Application

The scholarships have been established by the Board of Governors to assist and encourage talented students committed to careers in the television industry—made in conjunction with some of Chicago’s television legends and institutions as principal donors.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of professional potential and commitment. Applicants are required to complete and return application materials by Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The scholarship application is the same for all the above scholarships.

ELIGIBILITY - Applicants must:

* Be enrolled in an accredited college or university within the ADI (area of dominant influence) of the television markets within the Chicago/Midwest chapter jurisdiction OR have your primary residence (home address) within the ADI of the television markets within the Chicago/Midwest chapter jurisdiction OR be a relative of a member in good standing of the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Television Academy. The television markets that the Chicago/Midwest Chapter covers are: Chicago, IL; Peoria-Bloomington, IL; Rockford, IL; Green Bay-Appleton, WI; Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Wausau-Rhinelander, WI; and South Bend-Elkhart, IN. Contact the Television Academy office to clarify any details in regard to the chapter's ADI or scholarship eligibility requirements.

* Have attained senior level status, in a bachelor’s degree program, as of the Fall term of 2012 OR be enrolled in a graduate degree program in that term.

* Be able to demonstrate a course of study that supports the intention to pursue a career in the television industry.

Read about the 2010 scholarship winners. See the 2010 Scholarship Press Release and Photos of Winners for more information.

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The 2010 Scholarship winners have been announced. See the 2010 Scholarship Press Release and Photos of Winners for more information.  

With the awarding of $25,000 in 2010, the Chicago/Midwest Chapter scholarship program has donated more than $250,000 since the mid-1990s.  The Chapter created The NATAS Chicago Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization to gather tax-deductable contributions for its scholarship program and individuals have joined with the TV Academy in sponsoring scholarships for college seniors and graduate students.  To continue its support of the mission, the leadership of the Chapter – members of the Board of Governors – also donated a scholarship.  Ongoing donations are being accepted from members of the TV Academy for the establishment of a NATAS Chicago/Midwest Member Scholarship to be awarded as funds reach the $4,000 level.