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THE MEL MILTON SCHOLARSHIP AWARD PROGRAM 2025

Description and Overview

The CTN Foundation is proud to introduce the Mel Milton Scholarship Award, celebrating the spirit of hard work, passion, and artistic growth that defines Mel Milton’s incredible career. Known for his expressive character designs, dynamic storytelling, and relentless creative spirit, Mel has inspired countless artists to push their craft, stay curious, and never stop drawing.


This scholarship is designed to empower the next generation of illustrators, character designers, and visual storytellers, providing them with the resources, mentorship, and support needed to level up their skills and make their mark on the industry.


"Keep on keepin on!" ~Mel Milton

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APPLICATION ASSIGNMENT

How to Apply:

Interested candidates must submit a portfolio showcasing their best illustration design work, along with the required personal statement selfie video detailing their goals, artistic journey and aspirations. Application deadline: March 29th, 2025.

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Important Dates

Additional Information

Important Dates

  • March 29th 2025 -Applications close
  • April 21st 2025 - Applicants Notified of Status
  • May 1st - Oct 1st 2025 - Program Duration
  • November 23, 2025 - Showcase and Award Celebration
  • Dates subject to change

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Eligibility

Additional Information

Important Dates

  • You must produce and create the application assignment if one is required.
  • You do not need to be involved in (enrolled in, or a graduate of) a university/scholastic program, but must have a basic knowledge of art training.
  • Must be 18+ years of age.
  • A driving passion to be an animator.
  • May require travel to Burbank, California, USA.
  • You will need to speak and read English.
  • More information on eligibility  here

ELIGIBILTIY INFORMATION

Additional Information

Additional Information

Additional Information

  • Have fun!!
  • Submit a portfolio showcasing their best illustration design work.
  •  Submit a personal statement selfie video detailing your goals, artistic journey and aspirations.
  • Make the most of this opportunity.
  •  Can be done on paper with pencil or on a Tablet using Digital Drawing tools like Procreate or Photoshop or other digital drawing tools.
  • Don't wait until the last minute to upload to best insure your application gets into the system.
  • Make sure you are 100% happy with your submission. You will not be able to edit your application after you submit.


PATRONS

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD DETAILS

Full Scholarship Awards

Partial Scholarship Awards

Partial Scholarship Awards

  • 5-10 Personal one-on-one Zoom Critiques. 
  • The number of one-on-one sessions is subject to change based on Pro's schedule.
  • Study program over the course of 5 months
  • Multiple resources in a Treasure Chest of supplies TBA
  • Complimentary 4-day Premiere ticket to CTNX25
  •  Exclusive Group In-Person Meetup at CTNX25
  •  Award Ceremony at CTNX25
  •  Award is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • More awards may be added.

Partial Scholarship Awards

Partial Scholarship Awards

Partial Scholarship Awards

  • One online Zoom Group Session. 
  • Complimentary 4-day Basic ticket to CTNX25
  • One Exclusive Group In-Person Meetup at CTNX25
  •  Award Ceremony at CTNX25
  •  Award is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • Each group session is approximately 1 hour.
  • Sessions are scheduled and organized through the CTN Foundation.
  • More awards may be added.

Honorable Mentions

Partial Scholarship Awards

Honorable Mentions

  • Complimentary 1-day Walk Around ticket to CTNX25
  • Exclusive Group In-Person Meetup at CTNX25
  • Award Ceremony at CTNX25
  • More awards may be added.

MEET YOUR MENTOR MEL MILTON

Mel Milton is a former character animator with Disney Interactive turned freelance illustrator who resides in Utah with his wife and daughter. He has been in the creative industry for over 25 years with clients like Sony, Nickelodeon and NBC Universal to name a few. ​


Mel has been quite influenced with comic art and most of his youth was spent trying to draw like a comic artist. Although he went a different route than comics, he spent a lot of his free time creating fan art of his favorite comic characters. He's done a few independent comic cover variants , but his first variant cover was for the Clone Wars by IDW. He has also done a cover for The Batman Adventures Continue Issue 5 and looks forward to creating more covers in the near future.


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