Scholarships
Amount: $2,500-$10,000. About: Administered by the New York Women in Communications (NYWICI), the NYWICI Scholarships are awarded each year to “empower women in the communications field.” Most of the scholarships are named or sponsored awards supported by nonprofits or corporations, such as Bloomberg, NBC/Universal, and Lowe’s, which set their own eligibility requirements. To qualify, applicants…
Amount: Varies. About: The Sherelle T. and Timothy T. Carper III Scholarship is an annual award by the NANBPWC, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the interests of Black women in business. Applicants must be an African American single mother (age 18-30); be a U.S. citizen; be a woman enrolled in an…
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), the NAJA-Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship awards $10,000 each to five Indigenous students. Applicants must be enrolled juniors, seniors, or graduate students at an accredited U.S. university, pursuing a degree in digital media, journalism or communications. Eligible Grade Levels: College Junior, College Senior, Graduate Student…
Amount: $5,000. About: The NAACP Creative Sole Scholarship Powered by Vans is one of many awards available to Black students and students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $5,000 is awarded to four outstanding students pursuing undergraduate degrees. Applicants must be a member of the NAACP; be Black or a person of color;…
Amount: $10,000. About: Offered by Dark & Lovely, the Building Beautiful Futures Scholarship is one of many awards available to Black female students and female students of color through NAACP’s Inspire Initiatives. Each year, $10,000 is awarded to two outstanding students. The award is renewable for four years, provided that a GPA of 2.7 or…
Amount: $1,500. About: The Upper Midwest Emmy Foundation offers annual $1,500 Emmy Student Scholarships to students studying journalism, broadcasting, or electronic media. Applicants must be accepted to or currently enrolled at an accredited post-secondary school and living or attending school in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin. Applicants can be rising undergraduate freshmen,…