Fall Scholarships
Please contact respective scholarship programs for more information.
AAJA-L.A. Stimulus Scholarships
Amount: Up to $10,000
Info: Web site – aaja-la.org/2010/09/scholarship/
Eligibility: Must be a full-time student attending Southern California colleges and universities. See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
Amount: $10,000; $2,000; $1,000; $100; and $50
Info: Web site – www.essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/AtlasShrugged.aspx
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a college degree program. See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize
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
Boren Scholarship
Amount: $8,000, $10,000, and $20,000
Info: web site – www.borenawards.org
E-mail – menciso@usc.edu or nmalek@usc.edu
Phone – 213.740.9116
Eligbility:
• U.S. citizen at the time of application
• Freshman, sophomore, or junior
• Applying to engage in a study abroad experience that meets home institution standards
• Study abroad program that ends before student graduates
Chick Hearn Memorial Scholarship
Amount: Two $5,000 scholarships
Info: Application available here
E-mail – Debra Ono, ono@usc.edu
Eligibility – Junior, senior or graduate broadcast journalism student planning a career in sports journalism
The Freedom Forum/Sports Journalism Scholarship Program
Amount: $3,000
Info: web site – www.ncaa.org
phone – 317.917.6477
Eligibility: See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Hazing Awareness Scholarship
Amount: Seven $700 awards
Info: web site – http://www.collegegreekbooks.com/cashaward.html
Eligibility: See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA)
Amount: $1,000 and $2,000
Info: web site – hpra.camp8.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
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.
The James Alan Cox Foundation
Amount: Five $2,500 scholarships
Info: web site: www.jamesalancoxfoundation.org
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
NewForks LLC Writing Contest: Go Above and Beyond
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
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.
Politiva Emerging Journalist Awards
Amount: $200 Apple Gift Cards, Mac Book Pro, iPod Touch, and iPad
Info: web site – www.politiva.com
Eligibility: Emerging journalists age 18 to 30. See web site for details.
Town and Gown Scholarship
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 3.4 GPA. Campus and community involvement is important and a personal interview is required.
USC Club of the Nation's Capital Scholarship
Amount: $1,000-$4,000
Info: web site – www.dctrojans.org/scholarships.php
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
USC Congressional Intern Scholarship Program
Amount: $1,500 and $2,250
Info: web site – 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.
The YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF)
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site – http://the-yma.com/#/info/fsf_bio
e-mail – hharrison@ymafashionscholarshipfund.org
Eligibility: See web site for details.
Fellowship and Other Scholarship Opportunities
Academic Recognition Programs
http://www.usc.edu/student-affairs/arp//fellowships
USC Alumni Scholarships
alumni.usc.edu/students/scholarships/
International Fellowships
www.usc.edu/student-affairs/arp//fellowships
USC Grants and Scholarships
http://www.usc.edu/admission/fa/grants_scholarships/
Outside Scholarships
www.usc.edu/admission/fa/grants_scholarships/undergraduates/outsideusc.html