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Faculty Grant Program

Stop Motion animator and Lecturer at UWM, Owen Klatte, working in his stop motion animated short film, "Of Wood"

Stop Motion animator and Lecturer at UWM, Owen Klatte, working in his stop motion animated short film, "Of Wood"

Grant Information

ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educator’s Forum Faculty Grants are designed to support educators with reasonable expenditures associated with research, scholarly activity, or personal creative projects in animation. Awards can range from US$100 to US$5,000 per applicant.

Selection Criteria

The ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum Grant Selection Committee will comprise members of the AEF Steering Committee and other qualified academic staff and industry professionals. The following criteria will be considered when evaluating the applications:

  1. Effectiveness of written proposal.
  2. Quality of supporting documents included with the submission.
  3. Record of professional or scholarly achievement.
  4. Contributions to the animation community at large.

Awards

Awards

Awards will range from US $100 to a maximum of US $5,000 per recipient. If you have any specific questions or concerns regarding the Grants, please email us at:

aef_facultygrants@animationeducatorsforum.org

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Eligibility

All ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum members are eligible for Faculty Grants. To become an AEF member, simply send an email to aef_facultygrants@animationeducatorsforum.org to request membership. Becoming a member is free, but please include your resume or biography as proof of your full-time or adjunct faculty status.

Applications open on Monday, April 3, 2023, and must be submitted online before Sunday, May 28, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Recipients will be announced in July 2023 for the 2023-24 American academic year. Submissions are ONLINE ONLY.

For more information, be sure read our ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum Guidelines for Faculty Grants.

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