Scholarships & Funding
Looking for funding? There are many opportunities to apply for scholarships. Because departmental, college, and university-wide scholarships require separate scholarship applications, requirements, and deadlines, read the application instructions carefully.
Moody College of Communication - RTF Scholarships
RTF Department Scholarships for Production & Screenwriting MFA Students
The Department of Radio-Television-Film awards several scholarships for Fall 2026 for MFA students made possible by endowments created by alumni and friends of the department. APPLY HERE
Provides $1250 in financial support for undergraduate prospective professional editors.
- Stipends cannot be used for tuition or fees.
- Instead, financial support can be used for:
- professional training
- purchase of software or equipment
- travel support to an approved editing or post-production internship
- competition application fees and festival submission fees
- Considerations:
- Students must be enrolled in the upcoming Fall 2026 semester.
- Only undergraduate applications will be considered.
- Preference will be given to Junior and Senior students with an interest in a career in editing
- Grantees must be enrolled for the duration of their proposed project and provide receipts for all covered expenses.
- Completion or current enrollment in RTF 346, Introduction to Editing, is suggested, but not required.
- Applicants will be selected based on:
- quality of sample work provided
- faculty recommendation
- clarity and feasibility of the spending plan, and the grant's likely impact on the applicant’s career.
- academic standing
Read more about Christopher Palmer.
Additional Scholarship Opportunities
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There are a number of Texas Exes scholarships available to RTF students, including:
- Los Angeles Chapter Hollywood Seminar Student Filmmaker Scholarship – Deadline: March 1, 2026
- Todd Milam Schulze Memorial Scholarship in Screenwriting – Deadline: March 1, 2026
The Semester in Los Angeles (UTLA) Program offers scholarships to participating RTF students each semester. Scholarship amounts vary, but typically range from $2,500 - $6,000 and are based on merit, need, field of study and more.
The UTLA scholarship application is included as an optional section of the UTLA application, and all students are encouraged to apply.
Every student who applies to UTNY has the option of completing a scholarship essay as part of the application. Go to APPLY page, which has scholarship information at the bottom.
Any other funding you may receive (e.g., student scholarships, student worker scholarships, club funding, professional development, career exploration funds, tuition waivers, etc.) can travel with you to New York. So pursue all the funding options you can!