Attention Screen Writers!

Screenwriters with any level of experience working on scripts for a science or technology related film are invited to apply for the 2010 Sundance Institute/Alfred P. Sloan Commissioning Grant. This annual cash award is for a film script that is at an early stage of development, such as full treatment or early screenplay draft.

Eligible projects must have science or technology as a major theme or have scientists as major characters. Science fiction projects may be considered as long as there is a base scientific reality at the heart of the film. Projects must be narrative features (not documentary in nature) and must be in the English language. The screenwriter does not need to reside in the U.S. Projects currently in development within the studio system are not eligible.

The award, funded by the

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and administered by the Sundance Institute, includes a cash grant of up to $20,000 to provide support during the writing period, and a stipend of up to $5,000 for a science advisor. It also provides creative support during the writing process, practical support from the Sundance film staff. and even the possibility of a fellowship to a Sundance screenwriters lab.

The full prospectus is available online.