Warren Skaaren Endowed Presidential Scholarship

Scholarship Criteria:

  • Radio-Television-Film majors
  • Junior, Senior, Graduate Students
  • Financial need (as determined by FAFSA)
  • Undergraduate students: minimum 3.25 GPA and 45 hours in residence at UT
  • Graduate students must hold at least one baccalaureate degree; scholastic merit should include artistic, musical and creative merit, and leadership roles in current or prior university or industry settings may be considered
  • Recipient must enroll full-time at UT Austin during the award period
  • Leadership roles and financial need may be considered by the committee.
  • Pursuing a major in the film industry field (including screenwriting, directing, and cinematography)

If you would like to be considered for this award, please provide a link (to Vimeo, YouTube, Google Docs, UTBox, etc.) where committee members may view a work sample. This sample must be either a complete screenplay with synopsis or a completed film project.

If your URL is more than 80 characters, it will be too long to submit in the scholarship application. Please use a resource like tinyURL to shorten it.