Women in Film.Dallas offers scholarships to both graduate and undergraduate women students studying film, television, or video production. The scholarship winners are honored at our annual Chick Flicks Film Festival. 

$1,500 College/University Student Tuition Scholarship Application

The applicant must:

1. Applicant must be female.
2. Applicant must be a student majoring in, or whose primary field of study is film or video at an accredited North Texas junior college or university.
3. Applicant must be a student who has consistently maintained a 3.0 average on a 4.0 scale.

Required Documents:

• Completed application form
• A brief essay, not more than three (3) double-spaced typewritten pages, on what inspired you to study film or video
• A short sample of your work on VHS or DVD. Please include a clear description of the projects shown and your role in them
• Letters of recommendation from two (2) individuals. These letters of recommendation must be submitted directly to the WIF.D Scholarship Office.  Recommendations should be from a teacher or individual that has some knowledge of your abilities and is qualified by his or her background or experience to judge your abilities in film or video work and if you are unable to find two experienced individuals to do this, you may submit one professional recommendation and a second from an individual who has had a long acquaintance with you personally.
• A letter from the College/University submitted directly to the WIF.D Scholarship Office stating your name and status as a student
• Self-addressed, stamped postcard. This will be returned to you, confirming receipt of your materials
• Self-addressed, stamped padded envelop for return of work samples

$3,500 College/University Student Project Grant

The applicant must:

1. Applicant must be female.
2. Applicant must be a student majoring in, or whose primary field of study is film or video at an accredited North Texas junior college or university.
3. Applicant must be a student who has consistently maintained a 3.0 average on a 4.0 scale.

Required Documents:

• Completed application form
• Sample footage of the work in progress, no longer than ten (10 )minutes, with a one (1) page description of the sample footage. VHS or DVD is preferable for sample footage
• Project Documentation of (1) A proposal consisting of treatment, character descriptions, shooting schedule, budget and any other information the applicant deems appropriate, and (2) evaluation of the proposed project by her supervising professor
• Letters of recommendation from two (2) individuals -- these letters of recommendation must be submitted directly to the WIF.D Scholarship Office and  recommendations should be from a teacher or individual that has some knowledge of the student’s abilities and is qualified by his or her background or experience to judge the student’s abilities in film or video work
• A letter from the College/University submitted directly to the WIF.D Scholarship Office stating the student’s name and status as a student
• Self-addressed, stamped postcard. This will be returned to you, confirming receipt of your materials
• Self-addressed, stamped padded envelop for return of work samples

Printable Application Form [.pdf]