Preview attachment CENTRO & HITN Media Scholarship Fall 2024 (1).pdf
Application Deadline: October 20, 2024
The CENTRO and HITN Media Scholarship Program aims to inspire students to create
impactful media projects highlighting the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.
PURPOSE
The Media Scholarship Program has two main objectives:
- To encourage students to use their media arts talents to tell compelling stories about the
Puerto Rican experience in the United States. - To provide scholarship recipients the opportunity to produce media content using the
extensive resources and collections available at the CENTRO Library and Archives at
Hunter College.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Applicants must:
● Be currently enrolled at Hunter College.
● Have a demonstrated background in media arts, including, but not limited to,
photography, film, video, audio, computer and digital arts, or interactive media.
● Show a strong interest in exploring and documenting a story about the Puerto Rican
experience in the United States.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested students must submit the following: - Application Form: Complete an online application.
- Proposal: Submit a 250 to 500-word proposal describing their idea for a media product
that uses one or more CENTRO Library and Archives collections to tell a story from the
Puerto Rican diasporic experience. The proposal must include ideas on how they plan to
use CENTRO resources. - Portfolio: Provide links to samples of previous media projects.
SELECTION PROCESS
Applications will be reviewed by a committee of staff members from CENTRO’s Emmy
Award-winning Media Unit and representatives from the HITN Television Network. Selections
will be based on the quality of the portfolio, the strength of the proposal, and the potential impact
of the proposed media project.
DEADLINE
All application materials must be uploaded by 11:59 PM on October 20, 2024.
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Scholarship payments will be disbursed according to a set schedule throughout the Fall semester.
Projects must be completed by the end of the Fall semester. Scholarship winners may reapply for
a second scholarship for the Spring semester.
SCHOLARSHIP WINNER RESPONSIBILITIES
● Project Development: Create a media product that tells a story about the Puerto Rican
experience in the United States, using resources from the CENTRO Library and Archives
to enhance the project and deepen insights into the Puerto Rican experience.
● Presentation: Present the completed media project at a special event.
● Archival Contribution: Donate a copy of the media product to the CENTRO Library
and Archives for educational and historical purposes.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For more details about the Media Scholarship Program, please contact:
Mia Carranza, Outreach and Partnerships Assistant
Email: centrofl@hunter.cuny.edu
Office: Hunter East 1434
We look forward to receiving applications from passionate and creative students eager to
contribute to a greater understanding of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.
ABOUT CENTRO
The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College, CUNY is a research
institute, library and archive dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Puerto Rican
experience in the United States. CENTRO produces and disseminates interdisciplinary research,
and collects, preserves, and provides access to library and archival resources documenting Puerto
Rican history and culture. We seek to link scholarship to social action and policy debates,
contributing to the betterment of our community and the enrichment of Puerto Rican Studies.
Learn more at the CENTRO website Visit the CENTRO Library and Archives website at
CENTRO Library and Archives.
ABOUT HITN
The Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, Inc. (HITN), was established in
1981 as a non-commercial media company and 501(c)3 charitable not-for-profit. HITN’s mission
is to advance the educational, cultural, and socio-economic aspirations of United States
Hispanics through the development and distribution of quality, authentic content on-air, online,
and in the community. Their nationally distributed television network, HITN TV, offers
entertaining Spanish language programming to more than 35 million households across the
United States and Puerto Rico. Learn more here HITN.
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