scholarships

The Purpose: By endorsing and supporting quality education, the Alliance for Women in Media, Southern California (AWM SoCal), wishes to guarantee the future quality of radio, television, digital media and related fields in Southern California. Toward that goal, AWM SoCal has established a scholarship fund to aid in the higher education of promising students. This complements AWM SoCal’s mission: to advance the impact of women and men in the electronic media and allied fields by educating, advocating and acting as a resource to its members and the industry.

The Scholarship: AWM SoCal will make available funds for annual scholarship awards for tuition and books. Awards will be announced on March 8, 2014.  Scholarship winners will be invited to attend the Genii Awards on April 24, 2014 at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

Eligibility Criteria: Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Southern California resident (male or female) in Ventura, Orange, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, or Riverside counties.
• Attending a Southern California accredited four-year College as a junior, senior, or graduate student.
• Enrolled in television, radio or digital media courses or related curriculum.
• Enrolled in at least 9 semester hours Spring 2014.
• Verification by department head, advisor or counselor certifying applicant meets the eligibility criteria.
• Previous AWM Southern California scholarship winners are eligible.

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