VO Career.com begins the Chuck Riley Scholarship

VOCareer.com is proud to introduce the Chuck Riley Scholarship, named for one of the founding talent of partner service, VoiceHunter.com. The acholarship will help one voiceover student get a start in voiceovers but could not otherwise afford.

VOCareer.com is proud to introduce the Chuck Riley Memorial Scholarship, named for one of the founding talent of partner service, VoiceHunter.com. The Chuck Riley Scholarship and VOCareer.com will help one voiceover student get the start he or she hoped to get in voiceovers but could not otherwise afford. Applications are being accepted through April 30th, 2010 for students with aspirations of becoming a voiceover star. Applicants must be legal U.S. residents, be at least 18 years of age or older, have an annual household income under $30,000 and have a passion for voiceovers, acting and performance. NO current, professional voiceover talent will be eligible. Adam Goodman, President of VOCareer.com stated, “We hear of so many people in need of a ‘next’ career option who poses ever skill to be able to be a voiceover star. The great part of being a voiceover artist is you only need your voice. For people disabled or who have become recently disabled and unable to perform the physical jobs they once could are our prime targets to award this scholarship.” The scholarship winner will receive 6 voiceover performance lessons, 6 voiceover business lessons, the entire VOCareer.com ‘Guide to Breaking into Voiceovers’ series and a completed, fully produced professional voiceover demo. The winner will also be eligible for additional items such as studio equipment, voiceover marketplace website memberships and other training products donated in cash or goods from other members of the voiceover community. Members of the voiceover community are encouraged to contribute by e-mailing Talent@VOCareer.com. Interested applicants should go to StartAVOCareer.com for a complete application. Students, veterans and disabled persons strongly encouraged to apply. Contact – Adam Goodman (203) 341 0111 (President) Gabrielle Nistico (704) 405 2100 (Director of Operations) www.VOCareer.com & www.StartAVOCareer.com

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The voiceover industry is its own community and we feel it's important to give back. Each year we will award one scholarship to a performer who cannot afford the necessary training, tools and equipment to fulfill their dreams of becoming a voiceover talent.