Saatchi & Saatchi Awards $10,000 to Two Advertising Students in 2025

In partnership with the Saatchi Diversity Task Force, Saatchi & Saatchi has launched the Saatchi Scholarship Program is now open for submissions for the 2025-2026 school year. The program is designed to provide financial assistance to creative, strategy, and data analytics students with a need for assistance and support. Scholarship recipients will be selected by a panel of creatives, strategic managers, data analysts, and talent managers at the agency.

The $10,000 scholarships will be awarded to two deserving students, to be disbursed before the Spring 2026 semester. In addition to scholarship funds, the recipients will be mentored by a Saatchi & Saatchi professional. This includes virtual meetups each month and mentor access via email and text for one year.

“Growth and education are a fundamental value for us at Saatchi and we recognise the importance of investing in the future leaders of the industry,” said Chuck Maguy, chief executive officer at Saatchi & Saatchi. “It’s our hope that through the Saatchi scholarship and mentoring program we are making an impact towards shaping the next generation of our industry and helping ease financial strains for two students with need of assistance.”

The scholarship funds are intended as an investment in ongoing education of students studying art direction, copywriting, production, editing, illustration, or strategy students studying marketing strategy or marketing analytics. The agency aims to help the chosen students achieve their personal ambitions and subsidise their school-related expenses.

An ideal applicant would be a full-time student within the United States at an accredited four-year university, two-year community college, portfolio school, or an art school who is willing to submit a creative pitch.

Here’s how to enter: Submit a three-minute-or-less video pitch. Submissions should be fun and go beyond the usual way of thinking. The brief video should showcase the applicant’s talent and demonstrate their passion for a career in creative, production, strategy, or marketing analytics.

Priority will be given to students who demonstrate financial need. Learn more about the scholarship program here.

Submissions must include:

1. Completed application

2. Creative pitch in video; upload videos to YouTube, adjust privacy settings to 'Unlisted', and include the link in your application

3. Previous projects (optional)

Submissions are open through October 20th.