2012 Weisman Award Application
The 2012 Albert P. Weisman Award Online Application
Application Deadline Extended!
Due to network issues, the application has been extended to Monday 9 January at 12:00 Noon.
The
online application form can be started and resumed as you need up until
the deadline. Please refer to the application after you log in to find
more information.
The application is set up as follows:
Student Information
Type your information into the form.
Academic Information
Type your information into the form.
Project Information
Project Title
Type the title into the form.
Project Goal
Briefly describe the overall goals of your project. (125 words or less). As example:
“My project is to produce Unwanted Blessings, a 10 minute film that depicts an encounter between a pregnant woman who questions the existence of God, and a priest. The film will be shot in HD on the steps of St. Anthony’s church, in a coffee shop, and in a small apartment. The cast will be a combination of students and professional actors. The script is in final revisions. Upon completion, the film will be submitted to several film festivals.”
Project Description
- Begin with a summary of what the completed project will be.
- Tell us what exactly you need financial support for.
- Tell us why completing the project would be a benefit to you.
- Tell us how the completion of this project might benefit the public.
Make every effort to be specific and clear in your writing and be very sure that the Project Description matches up with the samples you are providing.
Project Samples
As much as anything, your project samples will bring your application to life. Make every effort to provide samples that look, sound, and play well. Test out your files before uploading them to your application in the following formats:
- Photos or graphics, upload a .JPG or .PNG no larger than 8mb each
- Multi-page documents may be submitted as a .PDF of up to 25mb
- Video formats should be .MOV or .MP4 and no larger than 500mb
- Audio must be no larger than 20mb
If you think that your project samples need a set-up or explanation not covered in the description, create a short text doc and upload that first.
Budget Information
Budget Statement
Detail (in 100 words or less) the end result of your project in terms of number and size of objects created, length of film, physical dimensions of a book or installation, duration of performances, etc. Include the total cost of your project.
Budget Items
List all of the projected expenses for your project (one item at a time). The Weisman Committee will consider receipts dated January 1, 2012, forward. Be accurate in terms of both the amount of materials needed and their cost. Applications with inflated expenses will not be funded. Expenses that are not eligible for funding include: tuition/class fees, travel, the value of donated time, equipment purchases, and food (with the exception of productions that feed a crew in lieu of pay).
Submit
Review your application carefully before submitting.
Letters of Recommendation
You must provide two letters of recommendation for your project from Columbia faculty who are familiar with the project you are submitting. It might be helpful to request meetings with your faculty to bring them up to date with your project. Be sure to give faculty members as much time as possible to write the letters. Requests made at the very end of a semester are often difficult for faculty to fulfill by the deadline.
Please ask your faculty recommender to email letters weismanadvisor@colum.edu by the application deadlines. If you have hard copies of letters from instructors, please deliver them to the Portfolio Center, 623 S. Wabash, Suite 307. If the office is closed, please slide under the door.
