By SDCN Editor
Los Angeles, CA–The Television Academy Foundation announced on Wednesday that the submission period is open for the 44th College Television Awards, which recognizes and rewards excellence in student-produced programs from colleges and universities nationwide, to be held in spring 2025.
Open to undergraduate and graduate students, College Television Awards entries are judged by Television Academy members, emulating the Emmy Awards selection process. Awards and over $25,000 in cash prizes will be presented by television stars at the red carpet ceremony to winning teams in eight categories: Animation Series, Comedy Series, Commercial, PSA or Promo, Drama Series, News, Nonfiction Series, Sports, and the Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship.
Criteria for the College Television Awards reflect industry standards of excellence, imagination, and innovation across categories. Nominations will be announced Dec. 4.
The program also includes exclusive opportunities for all participating nominees to network and connect with industry leaders over three professional development events with top Hollywood talent and executives before the awards ceremony held at the Television Academy’s Wolf Theatre in the Saban Media Center in North Hollywood.
The $10,000 Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability Scholarship recognizes a student-produced program focused on people with disabilities or helps emerging artists with a disability gain recognition and is underwritten by the Loreen Arbus Foundation. In addition, the Seymour Bricker Humanitarian Award, a $4,000 cash prize, will be presented to a College Television Award-winning project at the awards ceremony that best highlights a humanitarian concern.
The deadline for entries is Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. To enter click here.
“The College Television Awards offer students a unique opportunity to showcase their talents to industry professionals, gain national recognition, and network with peers and potential employers,” said Tina Perry, chair of the Television Academy Foundation. “Past winners have gone on to successful careers in the television and entertainment industries with many citing the awards as a pivotal moment in their professional development.”
Prominent College Television Awards alumni include CNN national correspondent Natasha Chen; Escape at Dannemora executive producer Brett Johnson; Dopesick director Patricia Riggen; Maya and the Three executive producer Jorge Gutierrez; Godzilla vs. Kong visualization artist Prasad Narse; Love, Victor executive producer Jason Ensler; Tiny Pretty Things executive producer Gary Fleder; and CBS Mornings producer Catherine Cannon.
Nominees and winners of the 44th College Television Awards become members of the Television Academy Foundation’s alumni family, gaining access to year-round networking opportunities, events, and professional development resources.
