DAVID S. SOMERVILLE MEMORIAL MEDIA RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP

One $ 1,000 award

Class Level:
Student must be a junior or senior.

Academic Achievement:
CTVA Department - 3.5 grade point average in Cinema and Television Arts courses; overall University GPA may also be taken into consideration.

Area of Emphasis:
Student has demonstrated an outstanding classroom record in audience research courses. Student must have successfully completed CTVA 475 or an equivalent audience analysis course. Student has a professional goal of a career in the media research area. Student must have demonstrated a serious interest in a career in audience research. Students who have completed or in the process of doing an internship in audience analysis are encouraged to apply.

Procedure for Student Applicants:
1. Complete the Scholarship Application Form available online or in the CTVA Department (MZ 195). Click here to download Scholarship Application Form.

2. Submit a one page composition in which you discuss why you wish to work in the field of audience research, the work you have already done in audience research, your employment goals over the next five years and your specialization in your work at CSUN.

3. Return all materials (stapled together with application form on top) to the CTVA Department no later than March 1, 2009.

4. A Scholarship Letter of Recommendation must be provided by three individuals. One of the letters must be from a full-time faculty member in the CTVA Department. List the people you have contacted for a recommendation as your references on the applications. Those writing the letters will submit Letters of Recommendation under separate cover to the CTVA office. Click here to download Scholarship Letter of Recommendation Form.