ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) is proud to announce its scholarship recipients for academic year 2024-25. 120 applications were received, with 11 students selected, three graduates and eight undergraduates, from the United States and three countries – Spain, France and Australia. The total scholarship funds, $44,000, will be distributed evenly, and will be used to cover costs for necessary software and hardware, creative and academic research, and tuition.

The AEF scholarships are merit-based and designed to support college students in continuing their education in the field of animation. Each individual student’s written proposals, letters of recommendation from faculty, and demo reel/still art were taken into consideration as part of the selection process.

The 2024-25 AEF Scholarship recipients are:

Marcus Keanu Hoi – University of Technology, Australia
Graduate Student – Research Project

Christina Wu – California Institute of the Arts, California
Undergraduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Huayi Yu – California Institute of the Arts, California
Undergraduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Ejun Mary Hong – University of Pennsylvania
Undergraduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Marie Pijollet – MOPA Motion Picture in Aries, France
Graduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Annie Han – California Institute of the Arts, California
Undergraduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Lauren Duell – Bradley University, Illinois
Undergraduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Maria Jaramillo – California Institute of the Arts
Undergraduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Maya Edelman – Hunter College, CUNY, New York
Graduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Mikaela Daoust – BAU College of Arts and Design of Barcelona, Spain
Graduate Student – Creative Animation Project

Yeonjae (Jenny) Paik – Ringling College of Art and Design, Florida
Undergraduate Student – Creative Animation Project

AEF is proud to support these 11 animation students on their journey towards membership in the global animation community. Now more than ever, animation in its many forms provides a way to communicate across cultures and across borders.