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Student Academy Awards

Award Amount
$5,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Number of Awards & Eligibility: The number of awards varies. Typically, a minimum of three scholarships are awarded.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must be a credited director of a submitted, eligible film.
  2. Must have been enrolled as a full-time student in a degree-granting program at a U.S. college or university recognized by the SAA Executive Committee as indicated by the “Student Academy Awards School Eligibility” criteria at the time the submitted film was made.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: The Student Academy Awards (SAA) recognizes and honors student filmmakers who show their excellence in the creation of motion pictures. By awarding these outstanding achievements, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences strives to support and inspire emerging filmmakers and to foster growth in motion pictures.

Application requirements for the Student Academy Awards are:

  • Application form
Additional Information: Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medal Awards may be given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in recognition of outstanding achievements in student filmmaking in each of five domestic and international film school categories: Animation, Alternative/Experimental, Documentary, and Narrative (International Film Schools). Gold medals may be given in two international film school categories: Animation (International Film Schools) and Documentary (International Film Schools).

Award Amount: The academy provides winners with grants of $5,000 (Gold), $3000 (Silver), and $2000 (Bronze) Medal Awards and a trip to Los Angeles for SAA Week.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $5,000.

About Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences:
Contact Information: Shawn Guthrie or Hector Garcia
Address: - -, -- Not Applicable -- -
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