MTV launches new female-only scholarship with London's MetFilm school
20th June 2019
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London’s MetFilm School has announced the launch of the 2019 Voices That Matter Scholarship – Women in the Screen Industries – a scholarship created to support the next generation of female filmmakers after reports showed a lack of female representation in the industry.
This year’s scholarship focuses on women as part of MetFilm School’s overall outreach to groups who are underserved or underrepresented in film.
The scholarship has been created in partnership with the MTV Staying Alive Foundation - an international charity working to build an empowered and educated generation of young people, with a particular focus on providing training and vital funding to youth-led initiatives around the world. Initiatives inclde education on HIV and reproductive health, as well as global transmedia campaigns.

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The scholarship only applies to MetFilm School degree courses, the BA and MA programmes in London and Berlin. There are two scholarships available - one in each city. Successful applicants will have their full tuition fees covered, unique access to senior executives from the industry, quarterly mentoring sessions at Viacom’s landmark London HQ offices in Camden, as well as work experience and placement opportunities with the company. Jonny Persey - director of MetFilm School – explains why MetFilm School brought the scholarship to life. He says: “We wanted to open up the school to people who have, through no fault of their own, a greater barrier than others to overcome. “We’re saying that we should challenge every single thing that challenges diversity because holding back diversity only serves to hold back the industry. This year we have focused the scholarship towards a female audience, in order to give a proper focus to the shocking gender imbalance that exists in the commercial film industry.”
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The deadline to submit an application for the Voices That Matter Scholarship is Sunday 14 July. For more information and to apply, please visit MetFilm’s official application page. Successful applicants will be notified the week commencing Monday 29 July.
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