Helen Lansdowne Resor Scholarship worth $250,000 for Female Students: Show Your Talent in Advertising

Deadline: 15 April 2015

Walter Thompson in collaboration with the 4A’s Foundation is calling eligible female students from specified countries/schools for the prestigious Helen Lansdowne Resor Scholarship of $250,000.

The $250,000 Scholarship will assist and promote talented female creative advertising students from around the world in honor of JWT’s (and the industry’s) first female copywriter, Helen Lansdowne Resor.

Participant Countries/Schools

1. Canada
   • Concordia University
   • McGill University
   • OCAD University (formerly Ontario College of Art and Design)
   • Queen’s University
   • University of British Columbia
   • University of Toronto
   • Western University
2. China
   • Communication University of China
   • Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts
   • Shanghai Normal University
   • Xiamen University
3. India
   • National Institute of Design
   • Sophia College of Women
4. Japan
   • Musashino Art University
   • Tama Art University
   • Tokyo University of the Arts
5. Middle East
   • American University of Beirut
   • American University in Dubai
   • American University of Sharjah
   • Ecole Superieure Des Sciences et Technologies du Design
6. South Africa
   • University of Cape Town
   • University of Johannesburg
   • University of Pretoria
7. United States
   • Art Center College of Design
   • Carnegie Mellon University
   • Creative Circus
   • Fashion Institute of Technology
   • Howard University
   • Miami Ad School
   • Minneapolis College of Art and Design
   • Parsons The New School for Design
   • Portfolio Center
   • Pratt Institute
   • Rhode Island School of Design
   • Savannah College of Art and Design
   • University of Illinois
   • University of Miami
   • University of Oregon
   • University of Texas
   • University of Virginia
   • VCU Brandcenter

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant must be a female registered as a student at least 18 months from graduation at one of the designated HLR participating undergraduate and/or portfolio schools (listed above).
• Applicants must show creative talent and promise maintaining satisfactory academic and creative progress as determined by one’s school.

Application Procedure

• Applicants can submit the application form mentioning your name and school name in the subject line along with all mentioned documents via email.
• Documents needed to send are-
  • Personal statement sharing why you should be granted the scholarship (limited to one page)
  • Letter of recommendation from a faculty member
  • 10-15 creative samples (recommended less than 7 MB)

For more information, download this PDF Helen LR Scholarship.