2024-25 SLOAN WRITING & PRODUCTION AWARDS DATES AND DEADLINES
FALL 2024 INFO SESSION
Join us for the Sloan Writing and Production Awards Info Session on Zoom!
Hear from members of the Sloan Awards Committee and get answers to your questions!
Monday, November 18, 2024 from 12:30-1:15pm ET
Register in advance for this meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing the Zoom link.
If you cannot attend the Zoom, a recording will be made available after November 18.
PITCH YOUR IDEA!
This is an optional step that gives you the opportunity to pitch your idea to a group of Sloan judges and receive immediate feedback! This is to make sure that you’re on track with your idea and that it meets Sloan’s mission of incorporating true science into your script.
Registration for the pitch sessions begins on Monday, November 25, 2024.
Details coming soon.
DDW Students: Please note that you must discuss the concept for your script with Joe Vinciguerra, Robin Epstein, or James Felder.
SCIENCE ADVISOR REQUESTS ~ REQUIRED!
Friday, December 6, 2024
Requests for science advisors are due.
GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR TREATMENT!
Optional for UGFTV and Grad Film students
Required for DDW students.
Submit by Friday, March 14, 2025.
Submit a 1 - 2 treatment/outline for review by Tisch judges to receive feedback on your project.
The treatment/outline should explain:
- the story
- the characters
- how the science works in the script
The treatment should describe the characters, world and theme, highlighting the major events that take us through the beginning, middle and end of the story.
Please note that this is an optional step before submitting your completed script. Please email it to <DLF1@nyu.edu> by 5pm ET on Friday, March 14, 2025.
You will receive feedback on the treatment by March 31.
Application deadline is Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Final Scripts and Applications, and Science Advisor Approval Due
Scripts should be submitted with the award application below.
DDW students must include a signed letter from Joe Vinciguerra or James Felder approving your outline/treatment.
If, in the opinion of the Sloan Grant Committee, no candidate meets the standards set forth for the Sloan Grant in a given year, no funds will be awarded.