NBC

Details: Writers initiative funds one minority staff writer position for each NBC primetime scripted series. NBC’s talent program promotes on-camera diversity with pilot-season casting internships.

Contact:www.nbcjobs.com

CBS

Details: Directing and writing initiatives pair aspirants with studio mentors, who provide feedback on participants’ work.

Contact: www.cbscorporation.com/diversity

FOX

Details: Coordinates programs with local high schools and offers company-wide internships for college students.

Contact: www.fox.com/diversity

ABC/Walt Disney Studios

Details: Writing fellowship offers year-long, full-time salaried posts. Up to 15 fellows are selected per year to work in the feature film and television areas of ABC Entertainment and Walt Disney Studios. Similar programs for directors and producers also available.

Contact: www.abctalentdevelopment.com

DGA

Details: Assignment program seeks to engage at least 10 seasoned female and minority directors. Selected helmers are assigned at least one episode of an ABC series, with no restriction on future employment.

Contact: Regina Render (310) 289-2036

PGA

Details: Workshop pairs producers with pro mentors to create an original project (TV comedy, one-hour dramatic program or motion picture) and realize it through seminars on pitching, development, marketing and packaging.

Contact: Joe Chambers (310) 358-9020

WGA

Details: In conjunction with Columbia U., org hosts intensive 10-week program for screenwriters from Harlem community. Participants attend workshops, mentoring sessions and master classes taught by renowned writers.

Contact: www.wgae.org/diversity

Scholarships

Emma Bowen Foundation

Details: Sponsors five-year scholarship program, beginning junior year of high school and extending until college graduation. Participants work with industry mentors during summer breaks, developing skills and making contacts. Provides an hourly wage, plus tuition assistance and other compensation.

Contact: www.emmabowenfoundation.com

Placement Agencies

Workplace Hollywood

Details: Nonprofit org works with studios and corporate sponsors to find paid internships and jobs spanning nearly all fields of the industry.

Contact: www.workplacehollywood.org

Inroads

Details: Corporate-focused agency places high-performing minority students (college freshmen and sophomores) in two- to four-year internships.

Contact: www.inroads.org

Hollywood Cinema Production Resources

Details: Offers free below-the-line vocational training for ages 15-25.

Contact: www.hollywoodcpr.org

Y.E.S. to Jobs

Details: Finds paid studio internships for college and high school students.

Contact: www.yestojobs.org

Film Independent (FIND)

Details: Project:Involve offers mentorship, training, workshops and job placement through one-on-one contact with industry professionals.

Contact: www.filmindependent.org/index.php4/talent_development

Streetlights Production Assistant Program

Details: Provides six weeks of classroom and location production assistant training for low-income students. Ongoing mentorship and career counseling continues after the program.

Contact: www.streetlights.org

This listing is partial and does not represent all orgs advocating diversity.

--Compiled by Andrew Barker