Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) and Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network (HITN) $2,500 Media Scholarship Program

Application Deadline: November 22, 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:

1. To encourage students to use their media arts talents to tell compelling stories about the Puerto Rican experience in the United States.
2. 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:

1. Application Form: Complete an online application.
2. 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.
3. 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 November 22, 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.