Submissions are now open
Read the Call for Entries document before submitting your entry
Eligibility Period
January 1 — December 31, 2025
Entry Deadline
Monday, February 23, 2026
Winners and Honorable Mentions will be announced on Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Crystal Pillars Presented at:
Emmy® Awards Ceremony
October 24, 2026
OVERLAND PARK CONVENTION CENTER
Overland Park, KS
Mission Statement
We are the Emmy® People. Setting The Gold Standard while Celebrating Innovation and Integrity across all platforms of visual media... Dedicated to Advancing Careers and Promoting Educational Opportunities in Mid-America for the next Generation.
The NATAS Mid-America Chapter provides scholarships to deserving high school and college students planning to major in journalism, broadcast television, television production and communications.
Our mission is to reward academic excellence by helping bring the most talented new people into our industry.
NATAS Mid-America Scholarships
Scholarship applications open February 1 through April 30, 2026
NATAS Mid-America has the mission to reward academic excellence in the television field, bringing the most talented people into our business. The Walter Cronkite Scholarship is open to broadcast journalism applicants, while our Mid-America EMMY® Creative Arts Scholarship is for those pursuing TV careers outside the newsroom.
The Walter Cronkite and Creative Arts Scholarship supports students pursuing careers in broadcast journalism as well as creative television and media roles outside the newsroom. Eligible applicants include college undergraduates and high school seniors attending schools in the Mid-America region who have an interest in media studies and have been accepted to a college as a media, journalism, or mass communication major. A single application is used to consider students for both the Walter Cronkite Scholarship and the Creative Arts Scholarship.
2025 Scholarship Recipients
McKenna Armstrong
Missouri State
Nathan Gonzalez
University of Illinois
Chelsea Jensen
Bryant High School
