Scholarships
Amount: $2,000. About: The RTDNA Lee Thornton Scholarship is an annual prize awarded to an undergraduate student pursuing a career in radio, television, or digital journalism. Applicants must be full-time sophomores, juniors, or seniors in good academic standing by the time that the scholarship is awarded, and they must be on a path towards a…
Amount: $2,000. About: The RTDNA Carole Simpson Scholarship is an annual prize awarded to an undergraduate student pursuing a career in radio, television, or digital journalism. Applicants must be full-time sophomores, juniors, or seniors in good academic standing by the time that the scholarship is awarded, and they must be on a path towards a…
Amount: $2,500. About: Offered by the United Methodist Church, the Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minority Students provides financial support for minority undergraduate students pursuing careers in religion journalism. Applicants must be enrolled at the junior or senior level in the journalism or communications department of an accredited college or university in…
Amount: $6,000. About: Offered by the United Methodist Church, Stoody-West Graduate Fellowships provide financial support for post-graduate students pursuing careers in religion journalism. Applicants must be enrolled in post-graduate study at a school in the United States and be members of the United Methodist Church. Applicants are judged on their “christian commitment and involvement in…
Amount: Up to $60,000. About: Administered by the Maine Community Foundation, the Guy P. Gannett Scholarship is annually awarded to students from Maine pursuing degrees in journalism and related fields. Applicants must be graduates of Maine high schools or homeschooled in a Maine community during their last year of secondary education. Winners will be decided…
Amount: $1,000. About: Hosted by the Freedom Forum Institute, the Al Neuharth Free Spirit and Journalism Conference is an annual conference for selected high school students interested in journalism. In order to attend the conference, interested students must apply. Each applicant who receives an invitation also receives a $1,000 scholarship toward their college education. Applicants…