Established as part of the brand’s 100th-anniversary celebration, Nikon has launched its first-ever scholarship to support the next generation of visual content creators. You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to receive the Nikon Storytellers Scholarship: • Be an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited, non-profit college\/university or vocational\/technical school in the United States or Canada • Complete your freshman year of college or academic equivalent before Fall 2018 • Be majoring in visual arts, fine arts, journalism, film, photography, or multimedia\/content creation • Minimum cumulative 2.5 grade point average at time of application • Provide a recommendation from a professor, teacher or academic advisor If you are selected as a semi-finalist, you will be asked to provide a photo portfolio or video submission, description of photo\/video submission and copy of the academic transcript. There is no entry fee. Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students at an accredited, non-profit college\/university or vocational\/technical school in the United States or Canada pursuing degrees in visual arts, fine arts, journalism, film, photography and multimedia\/content creation who will have completed their freshman year of college or academic equivalent before Fall 2018. Prize: Eligible students can apply to be one of ten individuals awarded an academic scholarship of 10,000 USD, to help foster their growth and pursue careers in creative fields. Semi-finalists will be invited to submit a portfolio of images or brief video for consideration by a selection committee who will determine the ten winning applicants. Scholarships will be awarded for use in the 2018-2019 academic school year.
