ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) announces its scholarship recipients for academic year 2023-24. A record breaking 96 applications were received, with 11 students selected, both graduates and undergraduates, from eight states and three countries. The total scholarship funds ($44,000), distributed evenly, will be used to cover costs for necessary software and hardware, creative / academic research and tuition.
The AEF scholarships are merit-based and designed to support college students in continuing their education in the field of animation. Each individual student’s written proposals, letters of recommendation from faculty and demo reel/still art were taken into consideration as part of the selection process.
In announcing this year’s recipients, ASIFA-Hollywood notes, “Now more than ever, animation in its many forms provides a way to communicate across cultures and across borders.”
The 2023-24 AEF Scholarship recipients are:
- Chenchen Zhou, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Graduate Student – Creative Animation Project – Film Production - Dakyoung Lee, Chungkang College of Cultural Industries, Gyeonggi-do, Icheon-si, Korea
Junior, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Tuition & Equipment - Julieta Herrera DeAnda, Woodbury University, Burbank, CA
Senior, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Equipment (Stop Motion) - Justine King, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA
Senior, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Tuition - Lou Thoby, MoPA, Arles, France
Junior, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Tuition - Michael Dondero, School of Visual Arts, Brooklyn, NY
Graduate Student – Creative Animation Project – Tuition & Film Production - Nash Tanabodee, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Sophomore, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Tuition - Pricilla Richae’ Smith, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Senior, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Tuition & Equipment - Rebecca Huang, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Graduate Student – Creative Animation Project – Film Production - Roya Hmood, Sheridan College, Oakville, ON Canada
Sophomore, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Computer Equipment - Yuchen Liu, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Junior, Undergraduate – Creative Animation Project – Tuition & Film Production
ASIFA-Hollywood is the largest chapter of the international organization ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d’Animation) and supports a wide range of animation activities and preservation efforts through its membership. Current initiatives include the Animation Archive, Animation Aid Foundation, animated film preservation, animation open source support, special events, screenings and the annual Annie Awards.
