The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences — Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship. The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences and the accounting firm, Ernst & Young, have created this $10,000 scholarship to support and encourage college students to go into the field of children's television. The scholarship is open to juniors, seniors and graduate students who can demonstrate a commitment to two of the following: early childhood education, child development/psychology, film or television production, music or animation. There is an extensive application form to fill out. More information on the scholarship and access to the form is at www.emmys.tv, or call 818-754-2800.
Peter Agris Memorial Scholarships. Five scholarships of $5,000 are available to journalism or communications graduate and undergraduate students of Greek American heritage.
American Advertising Federation Scholarship. AAF provides a limited number of full scholarships based on academic merit to students from under-represented minority populations.
American Copy Editors Society Scholarships. All ACES scholarships are for potential professional copy editors. The scholarships are open to students who will be juniors, seniors or graduate students in the fall, and graduating students who will take full-time copy editing jobs or internships.
Association for Women in Sports Media Scholarship. AWSM offers an annual scholarship program for female college students who plan to pursue careers in any sports communications fields: writing, copy editing, public relations, broadcasting, Internet or photography. Winners in each category receive a $1,000 scholarship.
Chips Quinn Scholars Program. Sponsored by the Freedom Forum, the program offers journalism students of color hands-on training, paid internships and $1,000 awards. Candidates must be nominated by the college to be considered for the program. Recent graduates are also encouraged to apply.
The Chronicle of Higher Education — David W. Miller Award. Candidates may apply for the annual $2,000 prize award by submitting up to three samples of published work accompanied by a one-page letter describing the articles and why they were chosen for submission. Candidates for the award must have been undergraduate students at the time of their submitted articles were published. The samples of published work must have appeared in a campus publication during the preceding academic year.
Freedom Forum — Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship. The Al Neuharth Free Spirit Scholarship and Conference Program annually awards $1,000 college scholarships to each of 102 high school seniors (a male and female from each state and the District of Columbia) who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism and who demonstrate qualities of "free spirit."
The National Italian American Foundation. Scholarships open to Italian American students who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements or those students from any ethnic background majoring or minoring in Italian language, Italian studies, Italian American studies or a related field, who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievements.
The Nebraska Press Women Scholarship. The organization offers two scholarships each year to students attending Nebraska colleges or universities.
The Newspaper Guild — The David S. Barr Award. The David S. Barr Award is intended to recognize one high school and one college student for their journalistic achievement and to encourage young journalists to focus on issues of social justice.
The Overseas Press Club of America Foundation. Aspiring foreign correspondents and students interested in international journalism are encouraged to apply for OPC Foundation's scholarship. The winners receive either a $2,000 grant or funding for their overseas experience.
Joseph R. Slevin Award. Spendable Income from the Joseph R. Slevin Award Fund provides one or more annual scholarships for students in the Phillip Merrill College of Journalism who obtain full-time summer internships in the area of political or economic reporting.
South Asian Journalists Association Scholarships. The South Asian Journalists Association awards one $500 scholarship to a high school senior about to enter college and one $500 scholarship to a college student.
SPJ — Sigma Delta Chi Journalism Scholarships. The SDX Foundation of Washington, the educational arm of the Washington, D. C., Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, will be awarding scholarships totaling up to $15,000 to full-time juniors or seniors.
