A $US20,000 scholarship in honour of Heath Ledger and funded by Hugh Jackman, Naomi Watts and other A-Listers will be presented to an emerging Australian actor later this year.
Applications for the 2014 Heath Ledger Scholarship open on April 14.
The annual scholarship, established by Los Angeles based organisation Australians in Film shortly after Ledger's 2008 death, gives an emerging Australian actor the chance to break into Hollywood.
The scholarship includes a return flight from Australia to Los Angeles on Virgin Australia, a 10-day California trip from Visit California, a complimentary lifetime membership to audition site StarNow, one year of acting classes at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting & Theatre, a VIP casting package and $US10,000 cash.
Benefactors to the program include Jackman, Watts, Nicole Kidman, the Ledger family, Michelle Williams, Alex O'Loughlin, Deborra-Lee Furness, Phil Noyce and Baz Luhrmann.
An esteemed judging panel will select the winner.
Past judges included actors Jude Law and Rachel Griffiths, directors Gregor Jordan and Catherine Hardwicke, head of DreamWorks casting Leslee Feldman and Warner Bros president of production Greg Silverman.
Past scholarship winners include James Mackay (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark), Bella Heathcote (Dark Shadows), Ryan Corr (Not Suitable for Children), Oliver Ackland (The Slap, Cloudstreet) and Anna McGahan (House Husbands).
Applications can be made via www.australiansinfilm.org and the winner will be announced in June.
