In conjunction with its newly established partnership with Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College, the National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC) is proud to announce the creation of the Heinz College-National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture Scholarship.

Beginning in 2010, Heinz College will award the scholarship to incoming students in the Master of Arts Management (MAM) program who are members of NAMAC. The award will be made at the time of admission (no separate application is necessary) and the student will receive at least $6,000 per semester – most will receive more. To be considered, applicants should indicate their NAMAC membership on the application for admission.

The MAM degree offHeinz School logoers many advantages and opportunities that undergraduate education and/or learning on the job cannot. This intensive program provides future leaders with managerial as well as interpersonal skills that ensure their success in the arts. Maintaining and strengthening cultural institutions, therefore, is a core focus of this program as well as essential to ensuring a vibrant media arts culture.

Heinz College distinguishes itself from other arts management and administration graduate degree programs by their unique approach. Their curriculum focuses on developing leadership, quantitative analysis and technology skills that no other institution can match. They offer a three-semester track and a traditional two-year track in Pittsburgh. They also offer a two-year dual degree split between Pittsburgh and Bologna, Italy, with students spending one year in each city, earning both a MAM degree and the GIOCA degree from the University of Bologna.

Heinz College continually stays a step ahead of changes in public affairs, technology, and management education. They were the first public affairs school to understand the importance of technology as both a management tool and policy area. Their interdisciplinary approach fosters exceptional programs in emerging issues in the public interest, as well as in well-established managerial and policy areas.

To learn more about the Heinz College and this new scholarship program, please contact David Eber, Director of Admissions (deber[at]cmu[dot]edu or 412-268-3347) or complete a brief prospective student profile on their website.