NATAS Central Great Lakes Chapter Scholarship

Central Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS)

APPLICATION CLOSED FOR 2025. CHECK BACK FOR 2026 APPLICATION. Scholarships for graduating high school seniors and college juniors or seniors attending school within the Central Great Lakes Chapter region including: Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Bowling Green, Toledo, Lima and Mansfield, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania; and Indianapolis, Bloomington, Muncie and Fort Wayne, Indiana. Students must plan to attend or currently attend a four-year college to pursue a career in the television industry.

Qualifications:

High School Applicants must:
– Be a high school senior graduating from a high school in the television markets of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Bowling Green,Toledo, Lima, and Mansfield, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania; Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Bloomington, Lafayette and Muncie, Indiana

– Plan to attend a four-year college or university and intend to pursue a career in television or a television-related field

College Applicants must:
– Be a rising college junior or senior in the 2025-2026 academic year

– Intend to pursue a career in television or a television-related field

– attend a school anywhere in the Central Great Lakes Chapter area of our organization which includes the television markets of Cleveland, Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Bowling Green, Toledo, Lima, and Mansfield, Ohio; Erie, Pennsylvania; Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Bloomington, Lafayette and Muncie, Indiana.

Award Amount:
$2,000-$2,500

Deadline:
May 1, 2025