Six Creative Media Scholarships offered by Aberystwyth

Six one-year Master's Studentships are being offered at Aberystwyth University for the Creative Media Practice MA programme at the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies.
During the year the successful students will follow an MA course at the University and spend a period working with one of six creative companies in Wales which are part of the scheme.
The Access to Masters programme is part-funded by the European Social fund through the European Union’s Convergence Programme (West Wales and the Valleys) administered by the Welsh Government.
The companies and the respective projects that form part of the scheme are all based in the Convergence Programme area and as part of the course, the students will be expected to complete a project that will contribute to the future of the company, and in turn add economic value to the region in which the company is based.
The companies and the respective projects that form part of the scheme are:
  • Theatr Arad Goch (Aberystwyth): appealing to and working with young theatre Audiences;
  • Boomerang (Aberystwyth): developing a TV/multi-platform presence for Welsh language learners;
  • Cwmni Theatr y Frân Wen (Porthaethwy): strategies for professional site specific performance; Galeri Caernarfon: developing engagement between communities, audiences and cinemas;
  • Palas Print (Caernarfon): developing strategies for micro-events in book retail;
  • Telesgôp (Swansea): developing a TV/multi-platform presence for folk music.
Dafydd Sills-Jones, lecturer in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television said: "I am pleased that our new course has attracted so many scholarships for the first year. It promises to be an exciting and dynamic course, which will place the students at the heart of the Welsh creative industry.”
Welsh is essential for each of the scholarships and applicants must be eligible for the fees UK / EU, with a 2:1 honours degree (or equivalent), and have an address in the Convergence Region of Wales - west Wales and the south Wales valleys.
The deadline for applications is Wednesday, 5th September and interviews will be held on Thursday, 13th September.
All applicants are required to have a place on the MA Creative Media Practice before applying for a Access to Masters Studentship, however both can be applied for at the same time.
Further details contact Catrin Davies: 01970 623111 / mis@aber.ac.uk

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