| Association Name | Local/National | Deadline | Description | Link | Keyword | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAUW: Publication Grant | National | See website | AAUW offers various grants of up to $30,000. | https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/ | Research | Tel: 202.785.7700 |
| AIGA: The Professional Association for Design | National | May | Scholarships are awarded annually to students enrolled at colleges and universities in the U.S. | https://www.aiga.org/competitions-initiatives/aiga-worldstudio-dd-scholarships | Graphic Design | Tel: 212-807-1990 |
| Association of Public Television Service / Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers | National | May | SMPTE sponsors Student Chapters at colleges, universities, and institutions where courses are offered in technical areas of film, video and television. | https://www.smpte.org/opportunities-for-students | Journalism, Technology, Television | Lisa Kehrle, [email protected]; Tel: 914-761-1100 |
| Broadcast Education Association | National | |||||
| College Art Association | National | November | CAA offers various grants such as the Millard Meiss Publication Fund and the Weyth Foundation for American Art Publication. | https://www.collegeart.org/programs/fellowships-and-scholarships | Art History, Visual Art | Cali Buckley, Manager of Grants and Awards & Director of the CAA-Getty International Program: [email protected] |
| Elk Asia Pacific Journals | National | See website | Elk Asia Pacific Journals accepts manuscripts in a variety of disciplines and the author with the best journal paper will be awarded a scholarship of $500. | https://www.elkjournals.com/scholarships.php | Journalism | |
| Hearst Journalism Awards Program | National | See website | The Hearst Journalism Awards Program offers up to $500,000 in awards, including five monthly writing competitions, two photojournalism competitions, one radio competition, two television competitions, and four multimedia competitions. | http://www.hearstawards.org/guidelines/entry-guidelines/ | Audio, Multimedia, Photojournalism, Television, Writing | Tel: 415-908-4565; Program Director: [email protected] |
| Journalism Education Association | National | July | Future Journalism Teacher Scholarships | https://jea.org/awards/future-journalism-teacher-scholarships-2/ | Education, Journalism, Teachers | Email: [email protected]; Tel: 785-532-5532 |
| LAGRANT Foundation | National | February | TLF will award a total of $150,000 in scholarships to 50 college & university students across the nation. | https://www.lagrantfoundation.org/scholarship-application-process | Advertisement, Marketing, Public Relations | [email protected] |
| National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association | National | See website | The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists scholarships are awarded annually to students who demonstrate a commitment to providing fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ+ community. | https://www.nlgja.org/scholarships/ | Journalism | Email: [email protected]; Tel: (202) 588-9888 |
| Poets & Writers | National | See website | The Writing Contests, Grants & Awards database includes details about the creative writing contests that have been published in Poets & Writers Magazine during the past year. | https://www.pw.org/grants | Poetry, Print Publication | [email protected] |
| Public Relations Society of America/Public Relations Student Society of America | National | See website | Annually, PRSSA and the PRSA Foundation offer many individual scholarships. | https://www.prsa.org/prssa/scholarships-awards/individual-scholarships | Public Relations | Tel: (212) 460-1400 |
| Radio Television Digital News Association | National | January | Scholarships are open to college students pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism. | https://www.rtdna.org/scholarships-and-fellowships | Journalism | Tel: 202.221.4282 |
| Religion News Association | National | See website | RNA offers scholarships to select individuals to attend the annual RNA Conference. | https://rna.org/conference-scholarships | Journalism, Religion | [email protected] |
| Sigma Delta Chi Foundation of Washington, D.C. | Local/National | March | SDXDC offers scholarships each year to aspiring journalists enrolled in Washington, D.C.-area universities. | http://sdxdc.org/scholarship-application/ | Journalism | Email: [email protected]; Tel: 202-255-7447 |
| Society of Environmental Journalists | National | See website | SEJ's resources offer a broad array of non-SEJ journalism awards and grants, most but not all environmental. | https://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/overview | Journalism | Email: [email protected]; Tel: 202-558-2055 |
| Spencer Foundation - Education Journalism | National | See website | The Spencer Foundation's programs provide funding for education-focused research projects, research training fellowships, and additional field-building initiatives. | https://www.spencer.org/why-we-grant | Graduate Students, Journalism, Research | Tel: 312-337-7000 |
| The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) | National | See website | RGD's annual competition, Student Awards, recognizes communication design excellence from students. | https://rgd.ca/connecting-learning/community/awards/rgd-2025-student-awards | Graphic Design | Email: [email protected]; Tel: 1-888-995-6133 |
| The Society of Illustrators: Student Scholarship | National | See website | The Society of Illustrators offers a Student Scholarship Competition yearly. Pieces are accepted based on the quality of technique, concept and skill of medium used. | https://societyillustrators.org/awards-calls/ | Art, Journalism | Email: [email protected]; Tel: 212-838-2560 |
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