Please contact respective scholarship programs for more information.
AAJA-L.A. Stimulus Scholarships Deadline: Fall
Amount: Up to $10,000
Info: Web site – http://aaja-la.org
Eligibility: Must be a full-time student attending Southern California colleges and universities. See Web site for additional eligibility requirements.Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $10,000; $2,000; $1,000; $100; and $50
Info: Web site – www.aynrand.org/contests
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a college degree program. See Web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
Deadline: Fall
Amount: £1000 plus publication in a leading British newspaper; £500
Info: web site – www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org
E-mail – info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org
Phone – Alice Kershaw – 020.7839.2006
Eligibility: Must be professional writers between 18 and 25
Broadcast Education Association
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,250 - $5,000
Info: web site – www.beaweb.org
Eligibility: See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
The Freedom Forum/Sports Journalism Scholarship Program
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $3,000
Info: web site – www.ncaa.org
phone – 317.917.6477
Eligibility: See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA)
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,000 and $2,000
Info: web site – www.hpra-usa.org
phone – 310.206.3986
Eligibility:
Students must meet the requirements below
• Enrolled in a college or university
• A Southern California native/resident who attends school in California
• An incoming junior and senior student of at least 25 percent Hispanic descent with a
minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA and 3.0 GPA in their major
Institute for Humane Studies: Fellowship Award
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $12,000
Info: web site – www.theihs.org
Eligibility: For students interested in a freer society. See website for additional information and eligibility requirements.
NewForks LLC Writing Contest: Go Above and Beyond
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $3,000
Info: web site – www.newforks.net
e-mail – admin@newforks.net
phone – 347.404.5431
Eligibility:
• published work – a piece of space journalism that has been written
• original, factual and human-interest feature story on the space sector – 2,700 word maximum
Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarships
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $2,000
Info: web site – www.overseaspressclubfoundation.org
e-mail – foundation@opcofamerica.org
phone – 201.612.9915
Eligibility: Undergraduate students, studying at American colleges and universities, who aspire to become foreign correspondents. See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Town and Gown Scholarship
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,000-$8,000
Info: web site – www.townandgownusc.com
Eligibility: Open to all U.S. citizens who reside permanently in Southern California . Must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. Campus and community involvement is important and a personal interview is required.
USC Club of the Nation's Capital Scholarship
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,000-$4,000
Info: web site – http://www.dctrojans.org/scholarships.php
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
USC Congressional Intern Scholarship Program
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,500 and $2,250
Info: web site – http://www.dctrojans.org/scholarships.php
e-mail – scholarships@dctrojans.org
Eligibility: Student must intern in a Congressional office either in the spring or summer session of the academic year during which the application is submitted.
Alpha Omega Scholarship In Memory Of Peter Agris
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site – www.alphaomegacouncil.com/Scholarship.htm
e-mail – nancyasavage@cs.com
Eligibility: Must be a full-time communication or journalism major. See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Apple Scholarship to Worldwide Developers Conference
Deadline: Spring
Amount: 1/400 scholarships to attend conference
Info: web site – https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/students/faq.html
Eligibility: See web site for details
The Bowdie McDowell Scholarship Program
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000 – $5,000
Info: web site – https://www.owaa.org
Eligibility: See web site for details
The Buena Park Cable Foundation
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Contact City of Buena Park
Info: web site – www.buenapark.com
Eligibility: Must major in and plan for a career in communication; must be a legal resident of the City of Buena Park, CA
China Scholarship Council
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Tuition, fees, dormitory housing, limited medical insurance, and a stipend
Info: web site – china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=996
Eligibility: Students attending USC and other member institutions of the Association of American Universities
East Asia Scholarship Program: Area Studies Abroad Scholarships (ASA)
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $3,000
Info: web site – www.usc.edu/schools/college/east_asian_studies/
Eligibility: Enrollment in two East Asian studies courses during the semester abroad through a USC-sponsored program in any East Asian country
Eric Breindel Memorial Foundation Award and Paid Internship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $10,000 and paid internship
Info: web site – www.ericbreindel.org
Germaine Febles - 213.843.8031
e-mail: gfebles@rubenstein.com
Eligibility: Must be a student at an accredited institution in the United States at the time the application materials were written. Entries must have been published in the academic year.
Eric Breindel College and University Journalism Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $10,000 and paid internship at Fox News Channel, the Wall Street Journal, or the New York Post
Info: web site – www.ericbreindel.org
Eligibility: Must be a student at an accredited institution in the United States at the time the application materials were written. See web site for more details.
The FedEx -- Access: Voice of the Next Generation Essay Contest
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Winners will attend the 2009 Net Impact Conference and receive $500, $1,000, and $2,000. The winning essay will also be featured in Access Review.
Info: web site – www.netimpact.org/access
e-mail – access@netimpact.org
Eligibility: 1,000 - 1,500 word essay addressing the question, "Where will Access take us next?"
FIRE - Foundation for Individual Rights in Education
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000 and $5,000
Info: web site – thefire.org
e-mail – contests@thefire.org
phone – Erin Osovets at 215.717.3473
Eligibility: The competition is open to all undergraduate students enrolled in a U.S. college or university. All entries must have been completed during the school year. Students must document and produce a short film about a free spech controversy on a college campus. The entry must be under 10 minutes in length.
The Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Three scholarships in the amount of $10,000 each
Info: web site – www.emmysfoundation.org
phone – Michael Fowble at 818.754.2802
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students of accredited colleges and universities.
Freie Universitat Berlin and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Please see web site for details
Info: web site – http://www.daad.org
Eligibility: Applicants must have at least "advanced intermediate" German skills to take part in the program, as the seminars and internships take place in the German language. Please visit web site for more details.
Glamour’s Top 10 College Women Competition
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $2,000
Info: web site – www.glamour.com
e-mail – TTCW@glamour.com
Eligibility: Junior standing; applicants should have leadership experience, involvement on campus and in the community, inspiring goals, and excellence in their field of study.
Half-Century Trojan Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $10,000
Info: web site – college.usc.edu/half-century-trojan-scholarship
Phone: 213-740-5930
Eligibility: Open to incoming freshmen and continuing USC students. Applicant must be a direct descendant (i.e. grandchild or great-grandchild) of a Half-Century Trojan (graduate of 50 years ago or more).
Institute for Humane Studies: Film and Fiction Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $10,000
Info: web site – www.theihs.org
Eligibility: For student's pursuing a master's degree in fine arts. See website for additional information and eligibility requirements.
Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000
Info: phone – 202.244.2990
Eligibility: Juniors, seniors or graduate students; must major and excel in communication or journalism; must have at least a 3.0 GPA and be a U.S. citizen of Arab heritage
LAGRANT Foundation
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $250,000 to a total of 36 minority undergraduate and graduate students nationwide
Info: Ericka Avila - 323.469.8680, ext. 223, erickaavila@lagrant.com
Kim L. Hunter - 323.469.8680, ext. 225, kimhunter@lagrant.com
Eligibility:
• Ethnic minority students pursuing an undergraduate degree in advertising, marketing or public relations
• 2.75 GPA
The Leonard M. Perryman Communication Scholarship for Ethnic Minority Students Offered by United Methodist Communications
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $2,500
Info: web site – www.umcom.org
e-mail – scholarships@umcom.org
phone – 888.278.4862
Eligibility: Must be a United Methodist ethnic minority student enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or communication department of an accredited college or university in the U.S.
Lisa Davidson Memorial Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $2,500
Info: web site – www.piratesla.org
phone – 626.799.3132
Eligibility: Full-time sophomore or junior in good standing who will be attending a Southern California school
Messenger-Anderson Journalism Internship/Scholarship Program of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Up to $10,000
Info: web site – www.thetaskforce.org/about_us/interns_and_fellows
Eligibility: Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender journalism/communication undergraduate college students majoring in journalism or a related field (communication). Winners are required to participate in an eight-week Messenger-Anderson Scholarship Intern Program at the Task Force's New York City office during the summer.
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $5,000 for tuition, room/board, or other educational expenses
Info: http://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/MKUScholarship/MKUScholarship.aspx
e-mail: Dr. David Glasgow, dglasgow@usc.edu
Eligibility: Sophomore or junior standing students who are committed to a career related to the environment OR are themselves Native American or Alaska Natives committed to a career in tribal public policy or Native American health care may apply for the scholarship.
National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF)
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000 - $3,000
Info: web site – www.beaweb.org
Eligibility: Must create a 30 second public service announcement that explains "what freedom of speech means to me"
The Nation's Student Writing Contest
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $200 and $1,000
Info: web site – www.thenation.com/about/student_writing_contest.mhtml
e-mail – Charles Bittner, charles@thenation.com
Eligibility:
• Must be an undergraduate at an American university
• Must submit an essay of no more than 800 words
NLGJA's Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Up to $5,000
Info: web site – www.nlgja.org/education
e-mail – jlclement@nlgja.org
phone – 202.588.9888
Eligibility:
• Must be an LGBT student who plans on a career in journalism and is committed to furthering NLGJA's mission of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBT community
• Undergraduate student must attend a U.S. community college, four-year university as a full-time student or an undergraduate student accepted into a graduate journalism program
NSNCEF College Columnists Scholarship Contest
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $250, $500, $1,000
Info: web site – www.columnists.com
e-mail – Russell Frank, rfrank@psu.edu
phone – 814.863.6415
Eligibility: Applicants must be undergraduate students who write bylined general interests, editorial page or Op-Ed page columns for a U.S. college or university undergraduate newspaper.
The Robert F. Kennedy College Journalism Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $500 cash prize and airfare and accommodations to Washington D.C.
Info: web site – www.rfkmemorial.org
e-mail – info@rfkmemorial.org
phone – 202.463.7575
Eligibility: See web site for details.
Roy W. Howard Collegiate Reporting Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: 2-Week International Study Tour of Japan & South Korea
Info: web site foundation.scripps.com/foundation/programs/rwh/rwh.html
Eligibility: Open to full-time undergraduate communication and journalism students
RTNDF Scholarships and Fellowships
Deadline: Spring
Amount: See web site for details
Info: web site – www.rtnda.org
e-mail – melaniel@rtnda.org
phone – 202.467.5218
Eligibility: Open to full-time students (freshmen excluded) who are pursuing careers in radio television and news
The Ruth Ashton Taylor Academic Scholarship Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site – www.thegoodnewsfoundation.org
Eligibility: Female college students who have completed at least one year of college and currently enrolled at a fully accredited post-secondary institution within the Los Angeles television viewing market. Applicants must demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in television broadcasting and the determination to uphold the professional standards of the industry.
Skull and Dagger Foundation Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $2,500
Info: web site – www.skullanddagger.org
e-mail – scholarship@skullanddagger.org
Eligibility: Students (graduate or undergraduate) must demonstrate significant campus and community leadership
The Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Contact the Society of Professional Journalists
Info: web site – www.spj.org/a-moe.asp
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
Television Digital Online
Deadline: March 25, 2010
Amount: $20,000+ 2 year internship and a two-year employment contract
Info: web site – http://lintv.com
Eligibility: Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative G.P.A. and be a declared major in broadcast journalism, mass communication, television production or marketing at an accredited university or college. Must also have achieved at least sophomore standing, be a citizen of the United States and of non-white origin.
Town and Gown Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000-$8,000
Info: web site – www.townandgownusc.com
Eligibility: Open to all U.S. citizens who reside permanently in Southern California . Must have a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA.
Campus and community involvement is important and a personal interview is required.
USC Black Alumni Association
Deadline: Spring
Amout: See web site for more details
Info: web site – alumni.usc.edu/baa/scholarships
Phone: 213-740-8342
Eligibility: See web site for more details
USC Asian Pacific Alumni Association
Deadline: Spring
Amount: See web site for more details.
Info: web site – alumni.usc.edu/apaa
phone – 213.740.6380
Eligibility: See web site for more details
USC Lambda LGBT Alumni Association
Deadline: Spring
Amount: See web site for more details
Info: web site – alumni.usc.edu/lambda/scholarships
Phone: 213-740-1606
Eligibility: See web site for more details
AAJA-L.A.
Deadline: Summer
Amount: Up to $12,000
Info: web site – aaja-la.org/
e-mail – aajalalosangeles@yahoo.com
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
Hispanic Public Relations Scholarship
Deadline: Summer
Amount: $1,000 and $2,500
Info: web site – www.hpra-usa.org
e-mail – hpra.scholarships@yahoo.com
phone – 818.772.2204
Eligibility:
• Community college or university student of Hispanic descent
• Must attend a four-year college or university in California and be a Southern California native or resident
• 2.7 cumulative GPA and 3.0 major GPA
• Must be majoring in communication, public relations, journalism, advertising, or marketing
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA)
Deadline: Summer
Amount: $1,000 and $2,500
Info: web site – www.nlgja.org/education
phone – 202.588.9888
Eligibility: Must be majoring in journalism or related field (i.e. communication)