Documentary Film and Video (MFA)
Stanford University · Stanford, United States
About this programme
Prepare for a professional film, video, and digital media career and become qualified to teach at the university level. The program is predicated on a paradigm of independent media that values artistic expression, aesthetics, social awareness, and an articulated perspective. You’ll become conversant with the documentary tradition, alternative media, and new directions in documentary.
- Level
- Postgraduate
- Field
- Arts
- Duration
- 2 years
- Tuition
- $63,540 / year
- English
- IELTS 7 · TOEFL iBT 90
- Study mode
- Full-time
- Intake
- Fall
Visa
- Visa required
- F-1 Academic Student
- Application fee
- USD 185 (MRV application fee)
- Processing time
- 4 weeks
Standard figures for this route. Some applicants pay a reduced fee or none at all — confirm your own case on the official visa page.
Scholarships available (7)
- Knight-Hennessy ScholarsFully funded · Deadline October each year
- AAUW International FellowshipsFully funded · Deadline November each year
- Fulbright Foreign Student ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically February-October
- Hubert Humphrey Fellowship ProgramFully funded · Varies by country, typically May-August
- Smithsonian Institution FellowshipsFully funded · Varies: most November
- Boren FellowshipsPartial funding · Deadline 2027-01-20
- P.E.O. International Peace ScholarshipPartial funding · Deadline 2026-12-15