Please contact respective scholarship programs for more information.
AAJA-LA Stimulus Scholarship
Deadline: Fall
Amount: Up to $10,000
Info: web site – http://aaja-la.org
Eligibility: Full-time students attending Southern California universities. See web site for additional information and eligibility requirements.
American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME)
Deadline: Fall
Amount: See web site for details
Info: web site – www.asme.magazine.org
Eligibility: Applicants must have completed their junior year of college by June 2010 and be returning to school that fall. Only full-time students with a grade point average of at least 3.0 within their major will be considered for internships. Please visit web site for further details.
The Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM)
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,000, plus $300 for travel expenses
Info: web site – http://www.awsmonline.org/
Eligibility: Female college students aspiring to a career in sports writing, copy editing, broadcasting or public relations. 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 – http://www.aynrand.org
Eligibility: Must be enrolled in a college degree program. See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
BEA National Scholarships in Broadcasting
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,250; $1,500; $2,250; $5,000
Info: web site - http://www.beaweb.org
Eligibility: BEA is the professional development association for professors, industry professionals and students involved in teaching and research related to radio, television and electronic media. Please set 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 – http://www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org/site/sections/news/literary_prize.html
e-mail – info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org
Alice Kershaw – 020.7839.2006
Eligibility: Must be professional writers between 18 and 25
Black Journalist Association of Southern California (BJASC)
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $4000
Info: web site – http://www.bjasc.org
Eligibility: All applicants must be African American undergraduate students in good standing attending an accredited US college or university. Please visit web site for more information.
Broadcast Education Association (BAE)
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,250 - $5,000
Info: web site – http://www.beaweb.org/
Eligibility: See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
David S. Barr Award
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,500
Info: web site – http://www.newsguild.org/
Eligibility: See web site for additional eligibility requirements.
Don Gentry Award for Population Journalism
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,000; $2,000; $5,000
Info: e-mail - media@populationinstitute.org
phone - 202.544.3300
Eligibility: Undergraduate students who have been published in a media outlet.
The Freedom Forum/Sports Journalism Scholarship Program
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $3,000
Info: web site – http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal
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 – http://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
• Legal resident
• Major in communication or journalism, includes public relations
Institute for Humane Studies: Humane Studies Fellowship
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $12,000
Info: web site – www.theihs.org
Eligibility: For students interested in a freer society. See web site for additional information and eligibility requirements.
NewForks LLC Writing Contest: Go Above and Beyond
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $3,000
Info: web site – http://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 – http://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.
The Radio & Television News Association of Southern California (RTNA)
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $2,000
Info: web site – http://www.rtna.org/
e-mail – RTNAscholarship@yahoo.com
phone – 949.278.8349
Eligibility: Students working towards a career in broadcast journalism
Town and Gown Scholarship
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $1,000-$8,000
Info: web site – http://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.
United Press International
Deadline: Fall
Amount: $500 (see site for more details)
Info: web site – http://www.uwemp.com/contest
Eligibility: Must be a undergraduate/graduate journalism student
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 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.
Al Muammar Scholarship for Journalism
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site – http://www.aaiusa.org/
e-mail – saltaf@aaiusa.org
Eligibility: See web site for details.
Alpha Omega Scholarship In Memory Of Peter Agris
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site – http://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 the conference
Info: web site – https://developer.apple.com/wwdc/students/faq.html
Eligibility: See web site for details.
Bob Eddy Scholarship Program
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $800 – $2,500
Info: Debra Estock – 203.255.2127
e-mail – debae@optonline.net
Eligibility: Any students planning journalism careers that are Connecticut residents enrolled at a four-year college out-of-state
The Buena Park Cable Foundation
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Contact City of Buena Park
Info: web site – http://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
Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000
Info: web site – http://www.journalismcenter.org/index.cfm
Eligibility: Journalists covering disadvantaged children and families
Chandler Award for Student Writer of the Year in Religion
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $600 and up to $500 for travel to Washington D.C.
Info: web site – http://www.rna.org/chandler.php
Eligibility: See web site for details
China Scholarship Council
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Tuition, fees, dormitory housing, limited medical insurance, and a stipend
Info: web site – http://china.usc.edu/default.aspx
Eligibility: Students attending USC and other member institutions of the Association of American Universities
Christian Life Missions Robert Walker Scholarships in Christian Journalism
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000
Info: web site – http://www.christianlifemissions.org/
Eligibility: Journalism student with a minimum 3.5 GPA
College Columnists Scholarship Contest
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Up to $1,000
Info: web site – http://www.columnists.com/
e-mail – Russell Frank – rfrank@psu.edu – 814.863.6415
Eligibility: Outstanding student newspaper columnists who write for U.S. college or university undergraduate newspapers
David S. Barr Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,500
Info: web site – http://www.gsspa.org/
Eligibility: All entries must be of work published or broadcast between January 1 and December 31 of year prior to entry deadline, that helped right a wrong, correct an injustice, or promote justice or fairness
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
Eddie Adams Workshop
Barnstorm XXII
Deadline: Spring
Info: web site – http://www.eddieadamsworkshop.com/apply/
Eligibility: You must be a current student, a working photographer with less than three years of professional experience or active military.
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
e-mail – info@benjaminfranklinhouse.org
phone – Michael Fowble at 818.754.2802
Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students of accredited colleges or universities.
Freie Universitat Berlin and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Amount: Please see web site for details
Info: web site – http://www.daad.org
Eligibility: Applicants must have at least "advance 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.
Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $75,000
Info: web site – www.granthamprize.org
Eligibility: Exemplary reporting on the environment produced and distributed in the United States and/or Canada
Half-Century Trojan Scholarships
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $10,000
Info: 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 & Fiction Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $10,000
Info: www.theihs.org
Eligibility: For students pursuing a master's degree in fine arts. See web site 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
Kay Longcope Scholarship Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $5,000
Info: www.nlgja.org/students/longcope.htm
Eligibility: LGBT undergraduate student of color planning on a career in journalism
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:
1) Ethnic minority students pursuing an undergraduate degree in advertising, marketing or public relations
2) 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.
Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship Award
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site - www.nlgja.org/students/aarons.htm
Eligibility: LGBT undergraduate student planning on a career in journalism
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
Mary A. Gardner News-Editorial Scholarship
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $300
Info: web site – aejmc.org
Eligibility: Full-time junior or senior at a college news-editorial program. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and an interest in pursuing a reporting/editing career
Merv Aubespin Scholarship
Deadline:Spring
Amount: $2,500 or $1,000
Info:web site – www.copydesk.org/scholarships.htm
Eligibility: Junior or senior who has potential to become a professional copy editor
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 Schoalrship Intern Program at the Task Force's New York City office during the summer.
Metcalf Institute Diversity Fellowships in Environmental Reporting
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $28,000 stipend
Info: web site – www.metcalfinstitute.org
Eligibility: Minority journalists with U.S. citizenship who work in print, broadcast or electronic media
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"
National Press Photographers Foundation Schoalrships
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $1,000
Info: web site – www.nppa.org/professional_development/students/scholarships/
Eligibility: Applicants must be students enrolled in a recognized United States or Canadian four-year college program, provide evidence of photographic attitude and potential, academic ability and financial need. A portfolio is required for each scholarship
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:
1) Must be an undergraduate at an American university
2) 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:
1) 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
2) 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 WashingtonD.C.
Info: web site – www.rfkmemorial.org
e-mail – info@rfkmemorial.org
phone – 202.463.7575
Eligibility: See web site for details
Rolling Stones College Journalism Competition
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $2,500
Info: web site – www.rollingstone.com/journalismcontest
Eligibility: Entries must have been published in a college student newspaper or magazine. Participants must be full or part-time students during the time of entry.
Roy W. Howard Collegiate Reporting Award
Deadine: 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 who are returning to college in fall 2008.
RTNDA 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.
Sacramento Press Club Journalism Scholarships
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $2,000-$6,000
Info: web site – www.sacpressclub.org
Eligibility: Applicants must be college students who will be junior or seniors with a connection to the Sacramento region. See web site for details.
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 - Greater Los Angeles Chapter
Deadline: Spring
Amount: Up to $1,000
Info: web site – spjla.wordpress.com
e-mail – jprofdesk@gmail.com
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
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: Must be a current student pursuing his/her college degree. The submitted piece of journalism must have been done in 2007 while the applicant was in college.
Television Digital Online
Deadline: Spring
Amount: $20,000+2 year internship and a two-year employment contract
Info: web site – http://www.lintv.com
Eligibility: Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 cumulative G.P.A. and be declared major in broadcast journalism, mass communcation, 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.
USC Black Alumni Association
Deadline: Spring
Amount: See web site for more details
Info: web site – alumni.usc.edu/baa
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 – http://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)