UCLA Extension

Movie Magic Scholarship

Scholarship Award: One UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies class valued at $699 or less

Application Deadline: Sunday, October 31, 2021

Eligibility Requirements:

  1. Applicants must be enrolled in the Producing Certificate or Independent Producing Certificate, or have graduated from either of these certificates in the last 5 years
  2. Applicants must have completed a minimum of 12 course units required for their certificate program by the application deadline.

The Movie Magic Scholarship is an annual award presented to a UCLA Extension student in the Entertainment Studies Producing or Independent Producing certificates. The scholarship is sponsored by Movie Magic, a software program for production professionals.

This scholarship provides outstanding students with a free course of their choosing within UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies valued at $699 or less to be taken within one year of receiving the scholarship.

The Movie Magic Scholarship is awarded annually in the Fall.

Applications are due at the start of Fall Quarter each year and must be completed online.

Submission Process

Submit your scholarship application by October 31, 2021. Recipients are selected based on the following:

  1. In 500 words or less, provide a personal statement that includes brief biographical information, your academic and career objectives, and which course you would apply the Movie Magic Scholarship award to
  2. Your GPA and UCLA Extension transcript at the time of the application deadline

Scholarship recipients must apply scholarship funds toward enrollment in one UCLA Extension Entertainment Studies course valued at $699 or less within the four quarters following the award receipt. If the scholarship is not used within the prescribed 12-month period, it will be deemed invalid and revert back to the Movie Magic Scholarship fund.

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