The following is for the 2024-2025 rounds of funding.

In the 2024–2025 academic year, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences will continue its support of screenings of international films and films that showcase cultural difference. 

The Film Screening Support Fund is designed to foster and sustain film screenings and festivals across the college by assisting with major costs such as screening rights and venue rentals. The showing(s) must be free and available to the public.


Proposals for online screenings and virtual campus visits by filmmakers are welcome.

The anticipated minimum and maximum awards are $250 and $750 respectively. The detailed Call for Proposals and the two-page application are available below.


The initial fall deadline to accommodate events planned for early in the Fall 2024 semester is April 29, 2024.


The second fall deadline, with preference given to events held between October 2024 and February 2025, is September 9, 2024.


The spring deadline, for events held February to May 2025, is February 3, 2025.


Signed proposals should be submitted electronically to Debra Stoudt at dstoudt@vt.edu.