MAT SCHOLARSHIPS

MAT Program works with industry partners to provide the best internships and scholarships for multicultural interns. If you are interested in starting a career in advertising and are a MAT intern wanting to apply for the Saatchi & Saatchi scholarship or the Cardona Scholarship for Outstanding Hispanic Alumni, please see below

Multicultural Advertising Training (MAT)/Saatchi & Saatchi LA Scholarship Information and Application

MAT, Multicultural Advertising Training, and Saatchi LA award an annual $2,500 Scholarship based on merit. MAT administers the scholarship for the purpose of providing educational funding opportunities for multicultural college students and/or graduates who are passionate about pursuing a career in the Los Angeles advertising community.

SELECTION COMMITTEE

The committee will consist of at least two representatives from the MAT Executive Committee and two representatives from Saatchi LA’s Executive Committee. Each candidate will be reviewed by the committee before being selected to move forward in the process. Finalists will be notified by March 25, and presentations and brief interviews will be conducted on Saturday, April 2 (time/place TBD). The scholarship recipient will be notified in mid April.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

Applicants must meet ALL of the following: 

• Be multi-culturally diverse as defined by the MAT program
• Be a Junior or Senior in college, or a recent graduate looking for a job in advertising (Please note to apply as a recent grad your application date and graduation date cannot be more than 6 months apart)
• Be committed to pursuing a career in the LA advertising community
• Either be participating in, or have participated in, an internship or part-time job within an advertising or marketing company

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• Complete MAT – SSLA Scholarship Application Profile online at   (via the “career” portal)  - once that is complete, you will be notified via email with the application questionnaire which is to be completed and sent back via email along with;
• Two letters of recommendation – one must be from a current/past internship supervisor, the other is of your choosing;
• A current and up-to-date Resume
• Finalists will be asked to communicate your passion and interest in a career in advertising by preparing, and presenting, on the day of your interview, one of the following: (please choose one of your Lovemarks from the application to include in your presentation)
                               - An essay
                               - A video
                               - A portfolio
                               - A PowerPoint presentation

Note: This presentation will be a significant factor in evaluating you as our scholarship recipient and careful consideration should be given to explaining your passion for the advertising industry. (For example, tell us what you admire about your Lovemark advertising campaigns, past or present; Create a new advertising campaign for your Lovemark; Give a history of how it came to be your Lovemark, etc) On the day of the presentation, please be prepared to discuss the answers given to the questions in the application. 

Applicants are to submit for the scholarship online at www.saatchila.com

Deadline for ALL submissions is March 18, 2011.

MAT/Cardona Scholarship for Outstanding Hispanic Alumni

This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a MAT Program alum to assist in furthering their advertising career in Los Angeles. The Cardona Scholarship was created by Rafael Cardona, a former, MAT alum, who started his advertising career by interning through the MAT Program. Rafael has also given back to the program by being a dedicated, passionate and supportive board member since 2005. For the past four years, Rafael has served as a committee member for the other MAT Program Scholarship as well as chairman for the Laughing MATters Comedy Night Fundraiser where he helped elevate the event. His love and passion for the program have driven him to lend support for Hispanic MAT alumni candidates.

Download the MAT/Cardona Scholarship application

Interested in Applying?

 
Need Help or Have Questions?

Please call the MAT office at (310) 823-7320 ext. 24, or send an email to coordinator@matprogram.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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