The UCEAP Videography Scholarship in memory of Albert G. Minassians

The UCEAP Videography Scholarship in memory of Albert G. Minassians will support creative students with a passion for photography and videography. The $2,000 prize will be awarded annually to a student participating in the University of California Education Abroad Program. Students who receive the scholarship will submit a final project highlighting their UCEAP study abroad experience in a well-produced 3- to 5-minute video as well as 10 photographs across varying subjects taken while abroad.

Fall 2025 applications for this award will open January 15th, 2025 and close March 15th, 2025.

About Albert G. Minassians
Albert Minassians was an outdoors man. He loved the art of nature, how something so wondrous could come about spontaneously. Any and all opportunity he could find Albert would spend away from the clamor of the city. He preferred the serenity of mountains, rivers, forests, and meadows. As a young man Albert took interest in technology, computer programming, and film. In the 1970s, he worked at radio stations behind the scenes in the control room, and as a camera-man for news broadcasts. He loved the medium of film, and that was reflected in his love for Star Trek; a show that touched his yearning for exploration, discovery, and technology. He was mesmerized by Captain Kirk and his crew visiting other worlds, exploring new natures, and discovering new cultures. He was a man that truly had the itch of wanderlust. Due to circumstances beyond his control,

Albert was unable to travel himself throughout his life. However, he did all he could to send his niece abroad, to give her the opportunities to experience what he was not able: to experience, discover, and appreciate more than just a pocket of reality.

It is with great honor his family offers the Albert G. Minassians Memorial Scholarship which showcases his generosity by sending people abroad, to boldly go where they have not gone before. For all the creatives out there, go, experience, explore, and discover
what lies beyond your reality.

Award
$2,000.00
Deadline
03/15/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. First Name
  2. Middle Name
  3. Last Name
  4. Student ID #
  5. Preferred Email Address
  6. Phone
  7. UC Campus
  8. Class standing during term abroad
  9. Expected month and year of graduation
  10. Major(s)
    • Major 1
    • Major 2 (put N/A if not applicable)
    • Major 3 (put N/A if not applicable)
  11. Minor(s)
    • Minor 1
    • Minor 2
    • Minor 3
  12. Please enter your GPA (i.e. 3.15)
  13. Please select your host country from the following list (Fall/Yearlong 2025-2026):
  14. Please select your host institution from the following list (Fall/Yearlong 2025-2026):
  15. Please select your UCEAP Program from the following list (Fall/Yearlong 2025-2026):
  16. Do you qualify for a Pell grant?

    Federal Pell Grants usually are awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.
  17. Are you a first-generation college student?

    Neither of your parents has graduated from college or university.
  18. Did you transfer to the UC from a California community college or state university or from another university outside the UC system?

  19. Program Language

    Will the majority of classes in your program be taught in a language other than English?
  20. If the UCEAP program you plan to attend is not taught in English, please state the language of instruction and rate your proficiency in it.
    • 1. Language of Instruction
    • 2. Reading Comprehension
    • 3. Speaking Ability
    • 4. Writing Ability
  21. Videography Scholarship Statement
    • Statement of Purpose (300 words or less)
      This award honors the life of a man who deeply valued family and community. In your statement of purpose and your video, please explain how you intend to give back to and contribute to the global community you encounter on your UCEAP program. What insights/experiences do you hope to gain during your time abroad? What are your goals for your program?
    • Please upload a link to a two-minute video displaying your skills in content creation with a focus on the themes of contributing and giving back to community.
      This video can focus on your community at your UC campus, the community you intend to build abroad, what you are most excited about accomplishing on your program, or what your goals are during UCEAP.
      If you're unable to upload your footage, please email your content to blemon@uceap.universityofcalifornia.edu and specify in this box that you have done so.
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