Spring & Summer Scholarships
Annenberg School of Journalism Scholarships
Allan Malamud Scholarship, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Annette M. Haddad Memorial Scholarship, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Edwin O. and JoAnn Guthman Endowed Scholarship, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Elaine Caday-Eames Memorial Scholarship, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Herb Klein Endowed Scholarship, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Journalism Scholarships, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
M{2e} Fellowship Application (Spring 2012)
Murray Scholar Print Journalism Scholarship Program, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Pat Penney Endowed Scholarship, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Victoria Hall Scholarship, 2012-2013 (Spring 2012)
Other Fellowship and Scholarship Opportunities
Please contact the respective scholarship program office for more information.
Al Muammar Scholarship for Journalism
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site – www.aaiusa.org
e-mail – saltaf@aaiusa.org
Eligibility: See web site for details.
Alpha Omega Scholarship In Memory Of Peter Agris
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
Amount: 1/400 scholarships to attend the conference
Info: web site – developer.apple.com/wwdc/students/
Eligibility: See web site for details.
Belle Vivian Scholarship
Amount: $5,000
Info: www.usc.edu/cwm
Eligibility: See web site for details.
Bob Eddy Scholarship Program
Amount: $500 – $2,500
Info: Liz Glagowski– 203.414.5827
e-mail – lglagowski@ctspj.org
Eligibility: Any students planning journalism careers that are Connecticut residents enrolled at a four-year college out-of-state
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
The Bowdie McDowell Scholarship Program
Amount: $1,000 – $5,000
Info: web site – www.owaa.org
Eligibility: See web site for details
The Buena Park Cable Foundation
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
Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism
Amount: $1,000
Info: web site – www.journalismcenter.org
Eligibility: Journalists covering disadvantaged children and families
Chandler Award for Student Writer of the Year in Religion
Amount: $600 and up to $500 for travel to Washington D.C.
Info: web site – www.rna.org
Eligibility: See web site for details
China Scholarship Council
Amount: Tuition, fees, dormitory housing, limited medical insurance, and a stipend
Info: web site – 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
Amount: $1,000
Info: web site – www.christianlifemissions.org
Eligibility: Journalism student with a minimum 3.5 GPA
College Columnists Scholarship Contest
Amount: Up to $1,000
Info: web site – 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
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) Scholarship
Amount: $2,500 - $5,000
Info: web site – www.chci.org
Eligibility: See web site for details.
David S. Barr Award
Amount: $1,500
Info: web site – 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)
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
Info: web site – 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
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
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
Amount: See website for details.
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
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
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 – 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
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
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
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: $2,000
Info: web site – hpra.camp8.org
phone –818.772.2204
Eligibility: Students must meet the requirements below
• Enrolled in a four-year accredited California college or university
• Be a California native/resident attending school in California
• An incoming junior and senior student of at least 25 percent Hispanic descent
• Have a minimum 2.7 cumulative GPA and 3.0 GPA in their major
• Major in communication, journalism, or public relations
Institute for Humane Studies: Film & Fiction Scholarship
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.
The Islamic Society of North America
Amount: $4,000 each year
Info: www.isna.net/scholarships
Eligibility:
• American citizenship or permanent residency
• Demonstrated financial need
• A journalism or political science major at a U.S. accredited institution
• A 3.5 GPA or higher
Jack G. Shaheen Mass Communications Scholarship
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
Amount: $125,000 to a total of 20 minority undergraduate and graduate students nationwide
Info: Ericka Avila - 323.469.8680, ext. 223, erickaavila@lagrant.com
Nelly Alonso - 323.469.8680, ext. 240, nellyalonso@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
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
Amount: $5,000
Info: web site - www.nlgja.org/students/aarons.htm
Eligibility: LGBT undergraduate student planning on a career in journalism
Leslie Miller Scholarship
Amount: $10,000
Info: www.thegoodnewsfoundation.org
Eligibility: See attached document
Lisa Davidson Memorial Scholarship
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
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
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
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
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
Amount: $5,000 for tuition, room/board, or other educational expenses
Info: 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 Press Photographers Foundation Schoalrships
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
Amount: $200 and $1,000
Info:web site – www.thenation.com
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
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
The NLGJA – Los Angeles Chapter
Amount: Up to $1,000
Info: www.nlgja.org
e-mail – cburnett@csulb.edu
Eligibility: Student journalists that have completed multimedia or traditional journalism writing projects on issues affecting the LGBT community.
Novak Collegiate Journalism Award
Amount: $2,500
Info: www.dcinternships.org/IPJ/Awards/index.asp
e-mail – IPJ@tfas.org
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
NSNCEF College Columnists Scholarship Contest
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
Amount: $500 cash prize and airfare and accommodations to WashingtonD.C.
Info: web site – www.rfkcenter.org
e-mail – info@rfkmemorial.org
phone – 202.463.7575
Eligibility: See web site for details
Roy W. Howard Collegiate Reporting Award
Amount: 2-Week International Study Tour of Japan & South Korea
Info: web site – www.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
Amount: See web site for details
Info: web site – www.rtnda.org
phone – 202.659.6510
Eligibility: Open to full-time students (freshmen excluded) who are pursuing careers in radio television and news
The Ruth Ashton Taylor Academic Scholarship Award
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
Amount: $4,000-$8,000
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
Amount: $2,500
Info: web site – www.skullanddagger.org
e-mail – scholarship@skullanddagger.org
Eligibility: Students must demonstrate significant campus and community leadership
The Society of Professional Journalists - Greater Los Angeles Chapter
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
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.
Television Digital Online
Amount: $20,000+2 year internship and a two-year employment contract
Info: web site – 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.
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 Asian Pacific Alumni Association Scholarship
Amount: $3,000
Info: web site – http://alumnigroups.usc.edu/apaa/elgibility.php
Eligibility: Full-time undergraduate and graduate students with a 3.0 GPA who qualify to receive financial aid through the USC Office of Financial Aid. Trustee Scholars or students with no tuition balance are not eligible.
USC Phi Kappa Phi
Amount: Up to $1000
Info: pkp@usc.edu
Phone: 213.740.1143
Eligibility: See web site for more details.
Washington Media Scholars Program: Case Competition
Amount: All expense paid trip to Media Scholars Week in Washington, DC
Info: www.mediascholars.org
Email: info@mediascholars.org
Eligibility: See web site for details.
AAJA-L.A.
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
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)
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)
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/