WQED Film Academy Spring 2023 Virtual Registration
WQED's Film Academy is a youth education program in digital media arts and filmmaking. The Academy is open to 9th graders through 12th graders.

The Spring 2023 virtual program runs from February 6th through April 28th, 2023, for three days each week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) from 4:30pm-6pm, on Zoom*. Students will be given an additional 3-5 hours of independent project time per week to complete on their own time. WQED Film Academy will not be in session on Friday, April 7th or Monday, April 10th.

The cost of the program is $2,500 per student. This cost includes a "film at home" kit (valued at $600) that students will get to keep! Financial assistance is available due to the generous support from foundations and the Pittsburgh community. A $200 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration to secure a spot.
Financial assistance recipients are NOT required to provide a deposit, but confirmation via email or phone is necessary to claim the spot. The deposit will go towards the remaining balance that is due at the start of the session. Payment plans are available.

If applying for full scholarships, this application is due Tuesday, January 24th, 2023.

WQED Film Academy uses a rolling admissions process and will notify all applicants of their application status within 2 weeks prior to the start of the semester. At that time, applicants will also be notified of financial assistance awarded, if applicable.  Limited spaces are available in each session.

If you have any questions, please contact Director of Film Education, Mary Ann McBride-Tackett at mmcbridetackett@wqed.org or 412-956-7325. Thanks!

*Due to the ever-changing repercussions of COVID-19, dates and times are subject to change.

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Why would you like to join WQED's Film Academy? *
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Sliding Scale Information
WQED Film Academy offers scholarships covering the full cost of the program as well as a sliding scale tuition based on federal guidelines for free and reduced lunches. Spots are limited for both scholarships and sliding scale tuition.

We base our tuition on the 2022-2023 Federal Registry for Free & Reduced School Lunches shown below.
Here is what we require families pay for the program*:

Green or below: $750

Yellow: $1,500

Anything above Yellow:  $2,500.
 
We will confirm your registration and reach out with the amount owed based on the below chart.
Payment plans are available to all paying applicants.

Full scholarships are determined based on a combination of essay answers and financial need. 

If you have any questions, please indicate in the Other Information field below, and we will reach out.

*Income falling between green and yellow sections, will be rounded to the closest benchmark.


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