Montreal, January 15, 2025 - The call for applications for YMA's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Youth Production Scholarship is now open for the 3rd consecutive year!  

 With the aim of supporting greater diversity in youth production teams, YMA and its partners Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, TFO and APTN are offering four bursaries for four people from diverse or aboriginal communities, managed by four companies. A total of $10,000 will be distributed annually.  

An application from a French production company must include the candidacy of a person from a diverse or aboriginal background for a project in development or production. The winner will be integrated into the team of a youth program (aged 2-17) in development or production (fiction, documentary or live-action magazine or animation or current affairs for young people).  

The company may submit an application from a person it has recruited itself, or through the pool of candidates that YMA will make available to all interested companies. YMA will not act as an intermediary between the two parties.  

The objective is to offer a person a new experience in the world of youth television or digital production, to broaden his or her network of contacts and to participate concretely, based on his or her aptitudes and interests, in the development and production of a program to be broadcast on Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, TFO or APTN. This training will provide recruits with the skills they need to pursue their careers. 

 

Funding  

YMA will provide a grant of $2,500 to contribute to the remuneration of an internship participant, i.e. the equivalent of $250 per day for 10 days. The company will be able to increase this remuneration and adjust the duration of the internship at its own expense (e.g., by extending it). The bursary will be paid in full by AMJ to the company, which in turn will be responsible for managing the internship and remunerating the intern. 

 

Candidate pool 

YMA invites candidates to register for the candidate pool by visiting the website. YMA maintains a pool of candidates for various internships or projects, to meet the recruitment needs of our members. We are always on the lookout for new talent, our candidate pool is made up of motivated, committed and competent people who are looking for an internship or a job. In order to respond rapidly to staffing needs, the pool of candidates is shared with our members. YMA is not involved in the selection process, other than to pass on the information. https://www.ymamj.org/en/pool_of_candidates_form 

 

Process  

The mentoring company must submit an application form including its choice of candidate. The application form is available on the YMA website www.ymamj.org Mentoring companies must submit an application form by 5pm on April 20, 2025. For more details, visit the YMA website www.ymamj.org 

 

Timetable   

• Call for candidates to register with the pool: January 15 to March 2   

• Production company nominations: April 20  

• Jury analysis: April 21-27  

• Company decision: April 30  

• Start of internship: internships can start on or before March 3, depending on the date of application.  

• Internship period: The internship must be carried out at the company's discretion in the year of production in the year of the targeted project. 

 

Partners 

This fund is made possible by contributions from: Radio-Canada, Télé-Québec, APTN, and TFO.