Netflix is donating $1 million to film and television students in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Netflix Creative Equity Scholarship Fund is part of Netflix's Creative Equity Fund, which was established in 2021 and will be distributed to various projects throughout the world over the next five years.

The African scholarship fund will cover tuition, housing, study materials, and living expenses at universities where beneficiaries have been accepted to pursue a programme of study in the television and film disciplines in the 2022 academic year.

Across collaboration with fund management and advisory business Tshikululu Social Investments, an open call for applications in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region will be held soon.

The SADC institutions that qualify are:

AACA Film and Acting School
AFDA
Boston Media House
Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
City Varsity
Durban University of Technology (DUT)
Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
University of Cape Town (UCT)
University of Johannesburg (UJ)
University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN)
University of Pretoria (UP)
University of the Witwatersrand

In due course, additional East African and West and Central African partners will be confirmed.

“Netflix is excited by the potential of the next generation of storytellers and we’re committed to investing in the future of African storytelling in the long-term,” says Ben Amadasun, Netflix Director of Content in Africa. “We believe there are great stories to be told from Africa and we want to play our part by supporting students who are passionate about the film and TV industry so they too, can ultimately contribute to the creative ecosystem by bringing more unique voices and diverse perspectives to African storytelling that our global audiences find appealing.”