Scholarship Opportunities
This database is a one-stop resource for students seeking scholarship opportunities in the media. Use the Search function below to sort by keyword or organization.| Organization | Local Chapter | National Chapter | Deadline to Apply | Short Description | Direct Link to Scholarship | Keywords | Contact Info |
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| American Copy Editors Society | ✔ | November | A commitment to a career in copy editing; exemplary work and academic achievement. Five scholarships totaling to $6,500 avaliable. | http://www.copydesk.org/blog/2016/03/13/students-apply-for-aces-scholarships-by-nov-15-2/ | Journalism | Alex Cruden alex@copydesk.org |
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| National Society of Newspaper Columnist | ✔ | See website | 3 scholarships are awarded to newspaper columnists. First place recieves $1,000 and second and third receive certificates. | http://www.columnists.com/nsnc-education-foundation/ | Journalism | http://www.columnists.com/contact/contact-form/ | |
| Society of Environmental Journalists | ✔ | See website | SEJ offers a list of various grant opportunities that are outside of the society. | http://www.sej.org/initiatives/awards-fellowships/nonSEJ-awards | Journalism | See specific award | |
| The Association for Women in Sports Media | ✔ | See website | AWSM awards female college students who are interested in sports media in various disciplines $1,000 and are placed in an internship. They also receive complimentary registration and lodging for the annual conference. | http://awsmonline.org/internship-scholarship/2016-internship-scholarship-winners/ | Journalism | awsminternship@gmail.com | |
| Religion Newswriters Association | ✔ | See website | RNA offers a $5,000 scholarship to study religion at an accredited college or university. | http://www.religionlink.com/training/contests-and-awards/ | Journalism | http://www.religionlink.com/about/contact-the-editor/ | |
| National Association of Black Journalists | ✔ | See website | NABJ offers scholarships up to $2,500 to students interest in pursuing a career in journalism. | http://www.nabj.org/?page=SEEDScholars2016 | Journalism | Scott Berry: Program Manager 301-405-0248 Sberry@nabj.org | |
| Asian American Journalists Association | Washington, D.C. | ✔ | See website | AAJA offers scholarship opportunities | http://www.aaja.org/apply-for-a-scholarship-now/ | Journalism | national@aaja.org |
| Native American Journalists Association | ✔ | See Website | NAJA offers 3 $1,000 scholarships to Native American students studying journalism. | http://www.naja.com/students/naja-scholarships/ | Journalism | http://www.naja.com/contact/ | |
| South Asian Journalists Association | Washington, D.C. | ✔ | See Website | SAJA offers $5,000 graduate and $3,000 undergraduate scholarships to students studying journalism. | http://www.saja.org/scholarships | Journalism | |
| National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association | Washington, D.C. | ✔ | See Website | Offers $3000-$5000 to LGBT students pursuing a career in journalism. | Leroy Aarons Scholarship http://www.nlgja.org/resources/aarons/ Kay Longscope http://www.nlgja.org/resources/longcope/ | Journalism | Jen Christensen president@nlgja.org |
| National Association of Independent Writers and Editors | ✔ | See Website | Journalism | Janice Campbell director @naiwe.org | |||
| AIGA: The Professional Association for Design | Washington, D.C. | ✔ | See Website | Worldstudio AIGA Scholarships benefit minority and economically disadvantaged students who are studying art and design disciplines in colleges and universities in the United States. | http://www.aiga.org/worldstudio-scholarship/ | Graphic Design | Ashleigh Axios: info@aigadc.org |
| Society for News Design | Washington, D.C. | ✔ | See Website | SND Foundation Scholarship to a deserving students interested in and showing promise for pursuing a career in visual journalism. The cash award is $2,000. | http://www.snd.org/foundation/the-sndf-scholarship/ | Journalism | University of Mississippi dasanefs@go.olemiss.edu |
| American Design Drafting Association | ✔ | See Website | ADDA gives out scholarship to members based on Student of the Year, Instructor of the Year, Member/Professional of the Year, Chapter of the Year. | http://www.adda.org/index.php/awards-and-recognitions/student-of-the-year | Graphic Design | Dennis Schwartz 901-867-4625 dschwartz@adda.org | |
| The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) | ✔ | See Website | Mentorship/ Internship - This program matches protégés (final year Student Members or Provisional RGDs) with mentors (Provisional RGDs or RGDs) to help protégés develop the necessary skills to enter or continue on a professional career path in graphic design. | http://www.rgd.ca/programs/student-awards/index | Graphic Design | info@rgd.ca | |
| The Society of Illustrators | ✔ | 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. | http://www.societyillustrators.org/Awards-and-Competitions/Student-Scholarship/Overview.aspx | Graphic Design | Anelle Miller anelle@societyillustrators.org | |
| University & College Designers Association (UCDA) | ✔ | See Website | UCDA offers a Design Conference Professional Development Scholarship the application is typically due around June and is meant for students who have not attended the Design Conference and to help offset the cost of attending the design conference. | https://ucda.com/scholarship.lasso | Graphic Design | ||
| Poets & Writers | ✔ | See Website | On their website they offer a wide varity of of scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. | http://www.pw.org/grants | Print Publication | (212) 226-3586 | |
| College Art Association | ✔ | See Website | CAA offers various grants such as the Millard Meiss Publication Fund and the Weyth Foundation for American Art Publication. | http://www.collegeart.org/wyeth/ & http://www.collegeart.org/meiss/ | Print Publication | Sarah Zabrodski, CAA editorial manager, at 212-392-4424. | |
| AAUW: Publication Grant | ✔ | See Website | Various grants of up to $30,000. | http://www.aauw.org/what-we-do/educational-funding-and-awards/ | Print Publication | 202.785.7700 connect@aauw.org | |
| Radio Televison Digital News Association | ✔ | RTDNA has given out over $1 million in scholarships. | https://www.rtdna.org/content/scholarship_info | Radio | Karen Hansen 770.622.7011 karenh@rtdna.org | ||
| Journal Digital Media Resource | ✔ | See Website | Students are able to participate in essay contests that are held by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Journalism Education Association. | http://jea.org/blog/category/awards/ | Journalism | info@jeadigitalmedia.org aaronmanfull@gmail.com | |
| Spencer Foundation - Education Journalism | ✔ | See Website | Offers several grant opportunities. | http://www.spencer.org/apply | Journalism | Grants Manager: Annie Brinkman 312-274-6511 abrinkman@spencer.org | |
| Sigma Delta Chi | ✔ | ✔ | See Website | Offers scholarships of at least $3,000. | http://sdxdc.org/SDXDCScholarship.html | Journalism | |
| Public Relations Society of America/ Public Relations Student Society of America | GMU PRSSA | See Website | RSSA offers scholarships for academic achievement, internship experience, as well as conference grants to help pay for attending a PRSA/PRSSA conference. | http://www.prssa.org/scholarships_competitions/individual/ | PR | (212) 460-1400 | |
| LAGRANT Foundation | ✔ | See Website | The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) will award 40 scholarships per year. Students must be attending four-year accredited institutions in the U.S. and majoring in the fields of advertising, marketing or public relations. | https://www.lagrantfoundation.org/Scholarship%20Program | Advertising, Marketing | 323.469.8680 ext. 223 erickainiguez@lagrant.com | |
| American Academy of Advertising | ✔ | See Website | The American Academy of Advertising Doctoral Dissertation Grant Competition exists to promote doctoral research in advertising. Typically, one or two doctoral students receive grants in the range of $1,000 to $2,000. Awards are based on a competitive review of dissertation proposals. Any topic in advertising may be addressed. | http://www.aaasite.org/page-1557255 | Advertising, Marketing | director@aaasite.org | |
| Radio Televison Digital News Association | ✔ | See Website | RTDNF awards more than $1 million in scholarships and fellowships to more than 500 young journalists as part of its mission as the educational arm of RTDNA. | https://www.rtdna.org/content/scholarship_info | Television | karenh@rtdna.org | |
| Women in Film and Video of Washington, DC | ✔ | ✔ | See Website | Goldman Scholarship, must be WIFV Member: http://www.wifv.org/programs/goldman-scholarship/ and Alumn Carolyn's First Decade Fund: http://www.wifv.org/programs/carolyns-first-decade-fund/ | http://www.wifv.org/programs/ | Television | Scholarhips Coordinator 202-429-9438 |
| University Film & Video Association | ✔ | See Website | Carole Fielding Grant: http://www.ufva.org/?page=CaroleFieldingApp KODAK Scholarship Program: https://ufva.site-ym.com/?page=Grants | http://www.ufva.org/?page=Grants&hhSearchTerms=%22scholarships%22 | Television | ufvahome@gmail.com | |
| Association of Public Television Service | WETA, Commonwealth Public Broadcasting, WHRO, WVPT | ✔ | See Website | APTS offers grants opportunities for members only. | http://www.apts.org/grantcenter/signup | Television | 202-654-4200 |
| Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers | ✔ | See Website | SMPTE offers the Louis F. Wolf Jr Memorial scholarship worth $5,000 for members only. | https://www.smpte.org/scholarships | Television | +1 (914) 761-1100 | |
| American Marketing Ventures | December 15th | AMV offers two $1,000 scholarships each year for "emerging marketing geniuses": The Lead Roster B2B Sales & Marketing Scholarship and The Publicity.ai SEO & Content Marketing Scholarship. | https://www.leadroster.com/?scholarship & https://publicity.ai/?scholarship | Advertising, Business, Marketing, Computer Science, Communications, IT | Sebastian Timm; sebastiantimm9@gmail.com | ||
| Elk Asia Pacific Journals | September 29th | ELK Asia Pacific Journals accepts manuscripts in a variety of disciplines and the winning author with the best journal paper will be rewarded a scholarship of $500. | https://www.elkjournals.com/scholarships.asp | Management, Computer Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Law, Medical Sciences, Communication Technology | |||
| Hearst Journalism Awards Program | See Website - Multiple Deadlines | 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/ | Journalism, Photography, Radio, Television, Multimedia |