Established as part of the brand’s 100th-anniversary celebration,

Nikon

has launched its first-ever scholarship to support the next generation of visual content creators.

You must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to receive the

Nikon Storytellers Scholarship

:

• Be an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited, non-profit college/university or vocational/technical school in the

United States

or

Canada

• Complete your freshman year of college or academic equivalent before

Fall 2018

• Be majoring in visual arts, fine arts, journalism, film, photography, or multimedia/content creation

• Minimum cumulative 2.5 grade point average at time of application

• Provide a recommendation from a professor, teacher or academic advisor

If you are selected as a semi-finalist, you will be asked to provide a photo portfolio or video submission, description of photo/video submission and copy of the academic transcript.

There is no entry fee

.

Eligibility

Open to undergraduate and graduate students at an accredited, non-profit college/university or vocational/technical school in the

United States

or

Canada

pursuing degrees in visual arts, fine arts, journalism, film, photography and multimedia/content creation who will have completed their freshman year of college or academic equivalent before

Fall 2018

.

Prize

Eligible students can apply to be one of ten individuals awarded an academic scholarship of

10,000 USD

, to help foster their growth and pursue careers in creative fields.

Semi-finalists will be invited to submit a portfolio of images or brief video for consideration by a selection committee who will determine the ten winning applicants. Scholarships will be awarded for use in the

2018-2019

academic school year.