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  Many film production students are eager to apply their gained knowledge and creative vision to a completed project, but need to a way to finance their filmmaking efforts. Student filmmaking grants can ease the financial burden, but competition for these grants can be intense. Researching grant programs and finding one that matches your needs can be an important learning experience in itself, since grants differ greatly when it comes to award levels and eligibility.
  
  

Princess Grace Awards

• The Princess Grace Awards include a film grant for students who will be in their last year of school during the awarded grant year to aid financially in the completion of their thesis film. Submitting organizations may be schools or nonprofits. These institutions are allowed to nominate one undergraduate student and one graduate student each year. The Princess Grace Foundation has a list of approved schools on its website.
  
  

The University Film and Video Association (UFVA)

• The University Film and Video Association (UFVA) offers two grant programs. Both graduate and undergraduate students are able to apply for the Carole Fielding Student Grants for completion of narrative films or The Direct Cinema Limited Documentary Production Grant for non-fiction documentary projects. Applicants are nominated by faculty members who are active members of the UFVA. Students awarded with either grant are required to show their finished work at the annual UFVA Conference upon completion.
  
  

Grants From Film Companies

• The Kodak company sponsors grants that provide film school tuition and products such as film stock to selected students (and faculty members) nominated as applicants by their schools each year. The company encourages interested applicants to contact representatives of the grants to learn details of eligibility and specific awards. The Student Services Department of FotoKem Film, Video and Data Company offers the Fotokem Student Filmaker Grant and discounted pricing for selected students. Potential applicants are encouraged to speak to a faculty member or representative about requirements for the program.
  
  

The National Board of Review

• The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures annually donates a range of student grant honors to graduate and undergraduate students who have submitted short films for consideration. The number of recipients and grant amounts varies based on the amount of work the organization deems acceptable and how much has been budgeted for the year. Most frequently the program supports students attending schools in or near New York.
  
  

J. Michael Brinkman Scholarship

• The J. Michael Brinkman Scholarship, in conjunction with the Hollywood Post Alliance, awards a prize to students in California who submit completed projects and a statement of purpose about their planned careers, as well as their plans for using the scholarship money. Recipients must be interested in the post production side of filmmaking.