NATAS High School Scholarships
Scholarship Sponsored by National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Midwest
The Chicago/Midwest NATAS Chapter is very involved with students in our region. We offer up to $36,000 in scholarships each year through our charitable arm, the 501(c)(3) NATAS Chicago Foundation, a non-profit. We also have both college and high school award programs and have an active Junior Board made up of students and young professionals.
The Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences anticipates awarding one to four $2,500 scholarships for the 2025-26 academic year for high school seniors heading to college in Fall 2025.
DEADLINE: SUNDAY, March 16, 2025
These scholarships have been established by the Board to assist and encourage talented high school seniors preparing to attend post-secondary institutions and who are committed to careers in the television industry.
Applicants must:
- Be a Senior in high school graduating in Spring 2025.
- Be able to demonstrate a planned course of study in a college or university that supports the intention to pursue a career in the television industry.
- Be enrolled in a high school within the ADI (area of dominant influence) of the television markets within the Chicago/Midwest chapter jurisdiction OR have your primary residence (home address) within the ADI of the television markets within the Chicago/Midwest chapter jurisdiction OR be a relative of a member in good standing of the Chicago/Midwest Chapter of the Television Academy. The television markets that the Chicago/Midwest Chapter covers are: Chicago, IL; Peoria-Bloomington, IL; Rockford, IL; Green Bay-Appleton, WI; Madison, WI; Milwaukee, WI; Wausau-Rhinelander, WI; and South Bend-Elkhart, IN.