Women In Animation Sets Scholarship Recipients
deadline.comWomen In Animation today set students Anya Butler, Laura Alejandra, Anna Dinh, Elena Fazio, Bekka Goldstein, Meghan Graham, Yulong Jones, Jennifer Nie, Nomin Ochir, Chelsea Ortega, Daphne Reynolds, Vanessa Schneider, Lou Thoby, Jennifer Wu, Kaiyun Yang, Olli Yao, Irida Zhonga and Joy Zhou as the recipients of its 2022 WIA Scholarships, with another, unnamed set of 18 coming in as Honorable Mentions.This year’s scholarship recipients were selected from a pool of 170 applications from 72 schools across the U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands, Poland, South Korea, Spain and the Philippines.
They will benefit from a scholarship pool totaling $28,000 and will also be offered workshops, tutoring opportunities, animation equipment and software packages from industry partners Animation Focus, Animation Mentor, Autodesk, Foundry, Laika, Toon Boom and Wacom.
Honorable Mentions will likewise receive software and/or workshop packages to boost their animation skills, in lieu of cash scholarships.The WIA Scholarship Program is an annual award committed to furthering deserving animation students who demonstrate artistic talent, a passion for animation, a financial need, and a promising future in the field.
This year’s set of scholarship recipients is WIA’s largest to date and was announced today by WIA’s Chair of Education Hsiang Chin Moe, via a special video presentation, as part of the 2022 BRIC Talent and Innovation Summit.“Providing direct support to future generations of animation creatives through WIA’s Scholarship program is essential to creating a more just and diverse animation industry,” said Moe. “I am extremely proud of this diverse and talented group
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