AFTRS Alumni and Industry Scholarship Fund

The Alumni & Industry Scholarship Fund supports the annual Alumni and Industry Scholarship, designed to nurture the career of a gifted storyteller, particularly an individual from an under-represented background in the Australian screen industries. 

AFTRS recognises the unique perspectives, skills and potential that diversity brings to storytelling at our School and beyond. We aim to remove barriers to study. 

In 2026, a scholarship of $25,000 will be awarded to an outstanding Master of Arts Screen student who demonstrates both creative excellence and a need for financial support to pursue their studies. 

Thank you to our generous donors. 

AFTRS gratefully acknowledges the individuals and organisations who have donated to the Alumni & Industry Scholarship Fund. Your support helps open doors for the next generation of Australian storytellers. 

We extend our heartfelt thanks to those who have chosen to give anonymously. 

Recent Contributors:

Previous Contributors:

AFTRS will seek donor consent to acknowledge donations of $100 and more in various forms of communication, including newsletters, website, annual reports and social media platforms. Donations of $1000 or more may be acknowledged with a seat dedication plaque in AFTRS Main Theatre.

Donors who request anonymity will not be publicly acknowledged.

Multiple donations within a scholarship year (1 April to 31 March) may be eligible for acknowledgement according to the cumulative total.

Website acknowledgements and seat dedication plaques are in place for three years (from the date of donation).

AFTRS has the right to review & refuse text if deemed inappropriate on acknowledgements including seat plaques. Seat plaque text can be a maximum of 30 characters (inc. spaces) per line, across a maximum of two lines. Logos are not permitted on acknowledgements, including seat plaques.

A seat dedication plaque does not imply ownership of the seat. It does not reserve the use of the seat for ticketed events. There is no guaranteed seating in the seats bearing a donor’s name.