Requirements
Applicants will be required to provide the following information in their application:
- A short bio
- A current CV
- A video or audio work sample (must be in English or subtitled in English)
- A letter of support from an industry professional or someone in a senior media-related position who can assess the applicant’s qualifications to apply for this bursary
- An application statement which provides more information on the applicant such as: The applicant’s involvement in science, history or non-fiction media; the applicant’s most recent or current projects; and the applicant’s goals for attending Congress
Eligibility and Guidelines
- Applicants must be first time WCSFP attendees
For Tier 1 bursaries, two priorities have been identified
- Applicants from outside the WCSFP’s traditional attendance base (i.e. outside of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, UK, USA)
AND/OR - Applicants who have not previously attended a major international market event
- The Global Career Accelerator Program welcomes underrepresented voices and encourages applications from across all cultural and geographic backgrounds
- Applicants must demonstrate experience working in the science, history, wildlife or factual genres in one of the following roles: executive producer, producer, associate producer, assistant producer, or digital, gaming or social media content creator
- Applicants should be able to demonstrate that their careers are at a stage to benefit from attendance at a large international event
