Lauren Knapp

Fulbright-mtvU Fellowship, 2011

The Fulbright–mtvU Fellowship, a component of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, provides U.S. students an opportunity to pursue projects on music as an expressive cultural force. Over the course of a year living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, I researched th

Flight School Fellowship, 2013

A professional development program for Pittsburgh-based artists designed to give participants the support they need to turn their art practice into a career.

Creative Development Grant, 2014

Sponsored by The Heinz Endowments and The Pittsburgh Foundation, Investing in Professional Artists: The Pittsburgh Region Artists Program is guided by a shared belief in artistic excellence, creative development, and the need for continuous career advance

Francis D. Lyon Graduate Fellowship, 2015

The Francis D. Lyon Graduate Fellowship was made possible through a generous gift made by Brother “Pete” Lyon, UCLA ’28 to the Foundation. Brother Lyon established the fellowship in 1996 to assist students who shared his passion for making films.

Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker

Awarded for "LIVE FROM UB" - a feature length documentary about rock music and national identity in Mongolia

Jerry Jensen Memorial Scholarship, 2015

Award for Best Student Documentary < 10 Minutes, 2015

"Science for the Masses", co-directed with C.S. Ward, was honored by Raw Science. The 2nd Annual Raw Science Film Festival awards prizes to filmmakers who are creating the next generation of great works, while celebrating the wonderment of science in fi

Francis D. Lyon Graduate Fellowship, 2013

The Pittsburgh Filmmakers First Works Grant is designed to assist beginning film and video makers in creating a polished first work, which can then be used as a sample work to secure future funding. Grants may be used to either complete works in progress