The scholarship granting ceremony took place at the Royal Castle in Warsaw on 6 December, 2016. Ninety students and nine PhD students from artistic schools in Poland received the scholarship certificates from Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage Ms Wanda Zwinogrodzka. Amongst them there were thirteen students from the Lodz Film School. The artistic school rectors took part in the ceremeny. The Lodz Film School was represented by its rector, Prof. Mariusz Grzegorzek.

The scholarships were granted to the following students from the Lodz Film School:
Nikodem Chabior – editing student
Maria Dębska – acting student
Jan Grobliński – cinematography student
Marlena Jabłońska – photography student
Zofia Kowalewska – direction student
Robin Lipowczan – direction student
Anna Orłowska – PhD student
Maja Pankiewicz – acting student
Krystian Pesta – acting student
Michał Poddębniak – editing student
Piotr Wójcik – editing student
Tomasz Wysocki – photography student
Alan Zejer – editing student