In December 2010 I broke that news RIGHT HERE about the South African pay TV broadcaster's plan to launch a bursary fund in 2011 to help students attending South African film, advertising and communication schools.
For bursaries from the new M-Net bursary fund, providers have to apply on behalf of their learners, since individuals can't apply. Providers are only allowed to apply on behalf of learners going into their 2nd and 3rd years of tertiary study and who won't be able to continue their studies because of financial reasons. Students studying within the fields of animation, advertising, film or television are eligible.
The new M-Net bursary fund will form a part of the newly relaunched M-Net Vuka! Awards that's now known as TAG, or the M-Net Television Awards for Good which is aimed at rewarding Public Service Announcements, or so-called PSA ads in South Africa. The M-Net bursary fund will help disadvantaged students from advertising, communication and film schools in the country.
The deadline for applications for bursaries from the new M-Net bursary fund is 31 October and an application form needs to be filled in. The names of the successful beneficiaries will be announced in the second week of January 2012. Application forms for the M-Net TAG Awards bursary fund can be emailed to Shelli Miller at shelli@thebomb.co.za or faxed to 086 503 4540.
