Netflix extends creative scholarship fund to West and Central Africa

The global fund, launched in 2021, will be distributed to various initiatives over the next five years. It forms part of the company’s vision to build a strong, diverse pipeline of creatives around the world, and includes a $1 million scholarship fund for students from sub-Saharan Africa. 

The latest development, rolled out in partnership with strategy and policy advisory firm Dalberg, is expected to unlock a boost financial support to sub-Saharan African youth, empowering them in their pursuit of knowledge and skills in the creative academic field.

CESF will cover tuition, housing, study materials, and living expenses at selected partner schools, where beneficiaries have been accepted to pursue a programme of study in the television and film disciplines in the 2022 academic year.

Applications are now open here.

How it works:

The Netflix CESF will provide financial aid in the form of full scholarships at partner higher educational institutions in Nigeria, Benin, Ghana and Gabon to help ambitious creatives from West and Central African countries obtain official qualifications and training. 

The following countries in West and Central Africa are eligible: 

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cape Verde
• Côte D’Ivoire
• Gambia
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Liberia
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
•  Togo

The fund will be available to students who have obtained admission to study in various film & TV-focused disciplines for the 2022 academic year at the following partner institutions:

• Institut Philippe Maury de l’audiovisuel et du Cinéma (IPMAC-Groupe EM GABON-UNIVERSITE), Gabon.
• Institut Supérieur des Métiers de l’Audiovisuel (ISMA), Bénin.
• National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI), Ghana.
• National Film Institute Jos, Nigeria.
• Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

The deadline for application is 4 September.

View the original call here