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Written by Don Laur Thursday, 14 May 2009 11:24

News - Student News and Awards

The College of Mass Communication and Media Arts Studies Program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale received an $5,000 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) institutional grant.

The Studies Programs are summer internship programs housed in Southern Illinois University Carbondale's (SIUC) College of Mass Communication and Media Arts (MCMA). They are a joint venture by the Department of Radio-Television, the Department of Cinema and Photography, and the School of Journalism.

The Studies Programs allow students to gain hands-on experience while earning academic credit by doing internships in Hollywood, Chicago, New York City, Nashville, and Washington, D.C. The first Studies Program was launched in Hollywood in 1995, followed by Chicago in 1998, New York City in 2005, Nashville in 2006, and Washington, D.C. in 2007.

Through the Studies Programs, students from SIUC are placed in summer internships with media companies to gain experience and insight into their chosen fields. The internship base is constantly expanding with new opportunities being added for students. The contacts made by students during the internship experience provide an invaluable basis for gaining first-hand knowledge of the many media industries. They also provide a network of helpful professionals who can be of future assistance to students in the pursuit of their career goals.

The students who were chosen to receive $1,000 grants from this funding are: Jonathan Helms, Wade Morrison, Patrick Perez, Luke Rafalowski, and Cody Wade.

Photo: AMPAS Institutional Grants Recipients 2009 - left to right - Jonathan Helms, Patrick Perez, Dean Gary Kolb, Cody Wade, and Luke Rafalowski (not pictured - Wade Morrison).

AMPAS institutional grant press release

Academy Grants $500,000 to Film and Cultural Organizations

Beverly Hills, CA (May 12, 2009) ó The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has awarded a total of $500,000 to 64 film-related nonprofit organizations ñ including universities, museums and career development programs ñ throughout the United States and Canada.

ìOne of our primary goals is to increase access to professional opportunities in the motion picture industry,î said Grants Committee Chair Andrew Marlowe. ìThese grants will not only support internships, fellowships and workshops, they will also help institutions reach out to the public with film programs and events.î

The Academy Foundationís Grants Committee selected the following programs for 2009ñ2010:

Internship Programs

$5,000

• Hampshire College (Amherst, MA)
• Penn State University (University Park)
• Pitzer College (Claremont, CA)
• Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), College of Mass Communication and Media Arts

$7,500

• Arizona State University (Tempe)
• Columbia College Hollywood (Tarzana, CA)
• Florida State University (Tallahassee)
• Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles)
• The University of the Arts (Philadelphia)
• University of North Carolina (Wilmington)
• Workplace Hollywood (Hollywood, CA)
• Yale University Film Studies (New Haven, CT)

$9,500

• New York University ñ Moving Pictures Archive and Preservation Program

$10,000

• California Institute of the Arts (Valencia)
• Columbia University School of the Arts (New York City)
• Emerson College (Boston)
• New York University ñ Kanbar Institute of Film & Television
• Stanford University
• University of California, Los Angeles ñ Film & Television Program
• University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
• University of North Carolina School of the Arts (Winston-Salem)

Since its establishment in 1968, the Academy Foundation has distributed more than 637 institutional grants totaling more than $5.8 million in funding. For more information on the program, visit http://www.oscars.org/education-outreach/grants/.

The program is one of the many activities of the Academy Foundation ñ the Academyís cultural and educational wing ñ which annually grants more than $1 million to film scholars, cultural organizations and film festivals throughout the U.S. and abroad. The Foundation also presents the Academyís rich assortment of screenings and other public programs each year.

Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences