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BEA MEMBERSHIP FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES<\/strong><\/p>\n Please note that BEA\u2019s membership is based on the calendar year.\u00a0 Since BEA offers complimentary membership to all Historically Black Colleges and Universities, we will reach out each September to make sure your information is up to date.<\/p>\n BEA ACTIVITIES, EVENTS & MEMEBERSHIP BENEFITS<\/strong><\/p>\n Free Student Memberships:<\/strong> One of the most valuable benefits we offer our institutional members is free membership to all full-time undergraduates attending BEA member schools.\u00a0 Those students are eligible to apply for thousands of dollars in scholarships, submit entries to the Festival of Media Arts ($40 per student submission), receive discounts to attend conventions and conferences, submit to our PSA competitions and participate in the RAB Student Scholar Program.\u00a0 Please email help@BEAweb.org<\/a>\u00a0 to receive the complimentary code to pass along to your undergraduate students.<\/p>\n BEA Scholarships:<\/strong><\/a> This fall, BEA will award\u00a0$40,000 in scholarships to graduate and undergraduate student members<\/strong>. The scholarships are awarded to current sophomores, juniors, seniors entering graduate school, and graduate students studying for careers in all areas of media.\u00a0 These scholarships are only available to students at BEA college and university members. The deadline is in mid-October.<\/p>\n RAB Student Scholar Program: <\/strong><\/a>Each year we produce a program called the RAB Student Scholar Program at BEA’s annual convention and NAB Show in Las Vegas each April.\u00a0 The program provides over 150 registrations to undergraduate and graduate students at BEA member institutions.\u00a0 BEA and most NAB Show sessions are open to the students and BEA hosts an orientation and administers a series of \u201cMentor Match-up\u201d roundtable discussions with radio professionals.\u00a0 The complimentary registrations are available thanks to the support of radio and media companies.<\/p>\n The <\/strong>Festival of Media Arts<\/strong><\/a> is a competition open to students (and BEA individual faculty members).\u00a0 There are 15 competitions for faculty and students that range from dramatic narratives to non-fiction documentary, and hard news reporting to interactive multimedia. Accepting Entries: November 15 \u2013 December 15.\u00a0 The submission cost is $40 per student submission.<\/p>\n BEA Collegiate Media Chapters (BEACMC)<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 BEA intuitional members can elect to start a Collegiate Media Chapter<\/a> on their campus.\u00a0 The chapters assist and guide students by providing networking opportunities and promoting collaborative projects and discussions.\u00a0 We produce two competitions<\/a> for the BEACMCs \u2013 a Fall competition for video #BEAfilm48 and a Spring competition for audio #BEAshortdocs.<\/p>\n Two complimentary job postings<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Consider taking advantage of two free job postings through BEA.\u00a0\u00a0 Rates begin at $175 for subsequent ads.\u00a0 Each ad runs on our website and one time in our bi-weekly newsletter.\u00a0 Email JD@BEAweb.org<\/a> to receive your two complimentary job postings.<\/p>\n BEA also offers a series of research & creative competitions specifically for <\/strong>BEA individual faculty members<\/strong><\/a> at our annual events.<\/strong>\u00a0 If you are not already an individual member but are interested in joining, please click here<\/a> or email help@BEAweb.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n –BEA Annual Convention<\/strong><\/a>, BEA\u2019s annual convention, produces over 250 sessions on media pedagogy, collaborative networking events, hands-on technology workshops, research and creative scholarship, and the Festival of Media Arts.\u00a0 It is co-located with NAB Show each April in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n -BEA\u2019s <\/strong>On-Location<\/strong><\/a> provides an opportunity to promote academic scholarship through research and creative presentations and competitions.\u00a0 The location takes place on a different campus each fall.\u00a0 In addition to networking, panel and research presentations, On-Location has a series of workshops, including one by Ross Video, the conference sponsor..<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_button button_url=”https:\/\/bea.memberclicks.net\/institutional-application” button_text=”Apply for HBCU Institutional Membership” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BEA MEMBERSHIP FOR HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Please note that BEA\u2019s membership is based on the calendar year.\u00a0 Since BEA offers complimentary membership to all Historically Black Colleges and Universities, we will reach out each September to make sure your information is up to date. BEA ACTIVITIES, EVENTS & MEMEBERSHIP BENEFITS Free Student Memberships: One of the most valuable benefits we offer our institutional members is free membership to all full-time undergraduates attending BEA member schools.\u00a0 Those students are eligible to apply for thousands of dollars in scholarships, submit entries to the Festival of Media Arts ($40 per student submission), receive discounts to attend conventions and conferences, submit to our PSA competitions and participate in the RAB Student Scholar Program.\u00a0 Please email help@BEAweb.org\u00a0 to receive the complimentary code to pass along to your undergraduate students. BEA Scholarships: This fall, BEA will award\u00a0$40,000 in scholarships to graduate and undergraduate student members. The scholarships are awarded to current sophomores, juniors, seniors entering graduate school, and graduate students studying for careers in all areas of media.\u00a0 These scholarships are only available to students at BEA college and university members. The deadline is in mid-October. RAB Student Scholar Program: Each year we produce […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":503,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Please note that BEA\u2019s membership is based on the calendar year.\u00a0 Since BEA offers complimentary membership to all Historically Black Colleges and Universities, we will automatically renew your membership in 2022.<\/p> BEA ACTIVITIES, EVENTS & MEMEBERSHIP BENEFITS<\/strong><\/p> Free Student Memberships:<\/strong> One of the most valuable benefits we offer our institutional members is free membership to all full-time undergraduates attending BEA member schools.\u00a0 Those students are eligible to apply for thousands of dollars in scholarships, submit entries to the Festival of Media Arts ($40 per student submission), receive discounts to attend conventions and conferences, submit to our PSA competitions and participate in the Radio Show Student Scholar Program.\u00a0 Please email help@BEAweb.org<\/a>\u00a0 to receive the complimentary code to pass along to your undergraduate students.<\/p> BEA Scholarships:<\/strong><\/a> This fall, BEA will award\u00a0$40,000 in scholarships to graduate and undergraduate student members<\/strong>. The scholarships are awarded to current sophomores, juniors, seniors entering graduate school, and graduate students studying for careers in all areas of media.\u00a0 These scholarships are only available to students at BEA college and university members. The deadline is in mid-October 2021.<\/p> Radio Show Student Scholar Program | October 2021: <\/strong>Each year we produce a program called the Radio Show Student Scholar Program<\/a> at the RAB and NAB Radio Show.\u00a0 The program provides over 100 registrations to undergraduate and graduate students at BEA member institutions.\u00a0 The Radio Show sessions are open to the students and BEA hosts an orientation and administers a series of \u201cMentor Match-up\u201d roundtable discussions with radio professionals.\u00a0 The complimentary registrations are available thanks to the support of radio and media companies.<\/p> The <\/strong>Festival of Media Arts<\/strong><\/a> is a competition open to students (and BEA individual faculty members).\u00a0 There are 15 competitions for faculty and students that range from dramatic narratives to non-fiction documentary, and hard news reporting to interactive multimedia. Accepting Entries: November 15 \u2013 December 15.\u00a0 The submission cost is $40 per student submission.<\/p> BEA Student Media Clubs (BEASMC)<\/strong> \u2013 For an additional $100, BEA intuitional members can elect to start a Student Media <\/a>Club on\u00a0their campus.\u00a0 The clubs assist and guide students by providing networking opportunities and promoting collaborative projects and discussions.\u00a0 We produce two competitions<\/a> for the BEASMCs \u2013 a Fall competition for video #BEAfilm48 and a Spring competition for audio #BEAshortdocs.<\/p> BEA PSA Competitions<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 March 1 is the deadline for two BEA hosted PSA competitions.\u00a0 Memorable Moments in Broadcast History<\/strong> - With the 2020 celebration of the 100th anniversary of commercial radio broadcasting, BEA seeks to remind students and the larger public about the historical impact of broadcasting. In order to promote the anniversary, BEA invites students and faculty to produce video and audio PSAs depicting memorable broadcast moments.\u00a0 Racial Justice and Social Change<\/strong> - BEA hopes to serve as a bridge of communication on issues of social importance that help our members develop as more thoughtful media practitioners. To this end, we invite students and faculty to produce video and audio PSAs to promote and celebrate racial justice and social change in their schools and communities.<\/p> Two complimentary job postings<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 Consider taking advantage of two free job postings through BEA.\u00a0\u00a0 Rates begin at $175 for subsequent ads.\u00a0 Each ad runs on our website and one time in our bi-weekly newsletter.\u00a0 Email JD@BEAweb.org<\/a> to receive your two complimentary job postings.<\/p> BEA also offers a series of research & creative competitions specifically for <\/strong>BEA individual faculty members<\/strong><\/a> at our annual events.<\/strong>\u00a0 If you are not already an individual member but are interested in joining, please click here<\/a> or email help@BEAweb.org<\/a>.<\/p>