Categories
College Television Awards Categories
Animation
- Must be a complete piece
- Shorts or a pilot episode accepted
- Title sequences are not eligible
- Not to exceed 30 minutes
Children's Program
- Must have content developed and targeted for preschool through 15 years of age
- Shorts or a pilot episode accepted
- Not to exceed 30 minutes
Comedy
- Shorts or a pilot episode accepted
- Sketch shows may not be submitted in this category (please see Variety)
- Not to exceed 60 minutes
Commercial
- Must advertise a product or service
- PSAs are also acceptable
- Not to exceed one minute
Documentary
- Shorts or a pilot episode accepted
- Not to exceed 60 minutes
Drama
- Shorts or a pilot episode accepted
- Not to exceed 60 minutes
Loreen Arbus Focus on Disability
- Sheds light on people with disabilities by having a main character with a disability
- Helps emerging artists within this community gain recognition
- Increases visibility for artists with disabilities
Magazine
- Must be a complete show
- Commercials must be removed
- Individual segments are not eligible
- Segment producers are not eligible
- Not to exceed 60 minutes
Music - Best Composition
- Submission may be done by producer or composer, but composer will be awarded and must be listed in the credits of the piece
- Entries in this category may be submitted into another category
- Music videos are not eligible
- Submit whole piece. If only a single section of the piece contains original score, please indicate the time stamp that you would like viewed by the judges
- Not exceed 60 minutes
Newscast
- Entire newscast must be submitted
- Specify air date and whether show is daily or weekly
- Indicate whether show is live broadcast or taped
- Commercials must be removed
- Not to exceed 60 minutes
Series - Scripted
- Must submit three episodes (produced within the eligibility period)
- Indicate which two of the three episodes you would like viewed by the judges
- Not to exceed 60 minutes per episode
Series - Unscripted
- Must submit three episodes (produced within the eligibilty period)
- Indicate which two of the three episodes you would like viewed by the judges
- Not to exceed 60 minutes per episode
Variety
- Category includes talk shows, sketch, award shows, game shows and other nontraditional formats
- Not to exceed 60 minutes
Mister Rogers Memorial Scholarship
There is a separate application process. Please click HEREor more information regarding this scholarship opportunity.


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