NFVF Student Bursary 2023/2024 | How to Apply

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National Film & Video Foundation ( NFVF) Bursaries 2021

The NFVF’s bursary programme is aimed at stimulating and developing skills for applicants who want to enter the film & TV industry.

The NFVF is offering bursaries to students who have a passion for the industry but do not have the financial resources to pursue their passion. There are bursaries for students studying at national institutions and students studying at international tertiary institutions for film courses that are not available in South Africa.

An applicant must:

• Be a South African citizen;
• Have completed and passed Grade 12 / Matric
• Have a good academic record;
• Demonstrate a need for financial assistance;
• Registered or provisionally registered to study for a full-time undergraduate, postgraduate diploma or degree in film/TV disciplines at an accredited South African tertiary institution
• Should submit a required one-page motivational letter demonstrating why the individual is a good candidate to receive a bursary.

Selection Criteria:

• Financial need based on the combined gross income of less than R600 000 for both parents/ guardian/s (if the applicant is a minor).
• Academic performance will be assessed according to the following:

1. – Latest academic qualification;
2. – Students enrolled to further their studies, will only be considered if they have achieved an average of 50% or a higher minimum pass rate in their previous year of study;
3. – Matric learners whose final results are not available; an assessment will be based on their Grade 11 final results or matric June results.

• Detailed motivation stating why the applicant should be considered for the bursary;
• Preference will be given to previously disadvantaged individuals