AMJ Andra Sheffer Candidate Application

The Youth Media Alliance (YMA) is looking for promising entrepreneurial Canadian students at the university level who show a talent and passion for creating innovative children’s content. Each year, one outstanding Canadian student planning to pursue a career in children’s, television (animation or live action) or digital media production will be selected to receive the YMA Andra Sheffer Scholarship. The award enables the recipient to attend the Kidscreen Summit in Miami and Banff World Media Festival in Alberta as well as access mentorship resources throughout the year.

Recipients will obtain invaluable exposure and opportunities to pursue a career in the children’s media industry.

Andra Sheffer Scholarship - General information

First name

Last name

Date of Birth

Telephone

Nationality

Adresse

Province

City

Country

Postal Code

A Portrait Picture

Information about the candidate's studies

Name of educational institution

Name of graduate program

Year admitted to this Program

Expected date of graduation

Other diplomas obtained, if any

Required Material

Letter of interest (in WORD or PDF format, 350 words maximum).

Résumé

Describe specific objectives for attending the Kidscreen and Banff markets that will help advance your project.

One short text of about 200 words describing a project you are developing that you would like to present at the Kidscreen Summit.

Letter of reference from at least one teacher or industry professional

Document (doc,docx,xls,xlsx)

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YMA Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Youth Production Scholarship

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April 20, 2025

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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