Nashville Film Institute’s Need Based Scholarships provide financial assistance to domestic and international students who are accepted full-time to NFI’s Cinema Production Program. A Merit Based Scholarship pays up to 25% of the program tuition.

To apply, students must meet the following criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• A U.S. citizen, eligible non-citizen, or International Student Accepted full-time into a full time program at Nashville Film Institute

The scholarship application is considered complete and will be flagged for review once all items are received by NFI:

• Completed Application (this form).
• Completed and filed Federal Application for Student Aid (FAFSA)
• A Letter of Recommendation sent directly to the college to ensure authenticity.
• The Letter of Recommendation cannot be written by a member of the applicant’s family.

Submission Deadline: complete all of the above and deliver to the Financial Services Office no later than 14 business days before the start of the program cohort.

HOW TO APPLY:

DOWNLOAD THIS PDF FORM TO YOUR COMPUTER, complete all required content, and return everything as one package to NFI.

Please note: do not complete the form in your web browser (it will not save the information). Download the file to your computer, then open it using Adobe Acrobat Reader to complete the form fields. You can digitally sign the application by using the free Acrobat Reader software. When complete, please email the entire scholarship application package to [email protected], or send everything to NFI via mail or dropping it off during regular business hours.