Dates & Deadlines
2025-26 SLOAN WRITING & PRODUCTION AWARDS DATES AND DEADLINES
Writing Awards Timeline:
(Open to all UGFTV, DDW and Grad Film students)
● Wednesday, November 11 at 12:30 p.m.: Kick Off/Online Info Session (to be recorded)
● Friday, December 11: deadline for submitting initial 1-page pitch
● Week of Monday, January 25: Sloan faculty committee will narrow down the pitches (up to 10)
● Week of February 8: Up to 10 students will pitch their stories on Zoom to the full Sloan committee and will then be narrowed down to four to five finalists to participate in the writing lab
● February: The four to five finalists will be paired with faculty mentors and science advisors to help them develop and write their scripts
● February - May: The four to five finalists will write their scripts with faculty mentor supervision. At a minimum, participants will work on a first draft, a rewrite draft, and a final draft.
● May: deadline for final scripts to be submitted
● Summer: Three winners announced at $10K each
Production Awards Timeline:
(Open to Grad Film Thesis Students and UGFTV Juniors/Seniors)
● Wednesday, November 11: Kick Off / Online Info-Session
● Wednesday, January 20: Students submit proposal
● Mid-February: Committee meets to select up to 5 finalists
● Mid-February - Mid-March: Finalists meet with science advisors and write their scripts
● Early April: Finalists submit final scripts
● By the end of the Spring Semester: Notification to winners
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.