Journalism scholarship for international students

The Foreign Press Association is offering three scholarships to foreign graduate students of journalism in the United States: one for $10,000, one for $7,500 and one for $5,000. The awards are meant to encourage the pursuit of a career in journalism focusing on international affairs. The deadline is late December 2008.

-Mark Grabowski

$50,000 journalism scholarship for high school seniors

The Al Neuharth Free Spirit Journalism Awards "recognize outstanding high school seniors who have demonstrated an interest in journalism and an abundance of free spirit." One female and one male high school senior are selected from each state and the District of Columbia to receive a $1,000 scholarship and the opportunity to attend a journalism conference in D.C. Of these students, two will be selected to receive $50,000 college scholarships. The deadline is October 15.

-Mark Grabowski

Aviation journalism scholarship

The National Business Aviation Association will award a $1,000 scholarship to a student who is either enrolled or accepted to an accredited college or university and plans a career in journalism, preferably with an aviation focus.

The application deadline is August 15.

Visual journalism scholarships

The Society for News Design is offering a $2,000 scholarship to sophomores, juniors and seniors at any accredited four-year school worldwide who are interested in a career in visual journalism. Deadline: June 13.

Additionally, a $5,000 scholarship will be awarded annually to a junior or senior at Syracuse University. For more info about that, click here and scroll down.

-Mark Grabowski

Sports journalism scholarships

Eight $3,000 scholarships are available from the NCAA and Freedom Forum for college juniors who have career goals in sports journalism and major in journalism or have experience in campus sports journalism. The deadline is in December.

Journalism scholarship for Virgina H.S. senior

The Intermarkets-Lucido Journalism Scholarship provides $5,000 to "an outstanding Virginia graduating high school senior who will be majoring in journalism and who promotes and understands the importance of non-biased journalism in the United States media."

The application is due April 30th.

-Mark Grabowski

Scholarships to D.C. summer journalism program

The Institute of Political Journalism is still accepting applications for its eight-week program in D.C. -- and has scholarships available, as well.

Basically, IPJ hooks you up with a first rate full-time journalism internship (e.g. USA Today, CNN, White House press secretary's office, etc.). You also take two night classes (worth six credits) at Georgetown University. And housing is provided.

For more info, visit:
http://dcinternships.org/ipj/about/index.asp

The program costs a few thousands dollars, but, as I said, scholarships are available.

I did this same program when I was in college, and it was a lot of fun. More importantly, it really helped my career.

-Mark Grabowski

Scholarship to study journalism in Prague

A $2,000 scholarship is available for college students who plan to enroll in at least two journalism courses at NYU in Prague. Here's the kicker: All students except NYU students are eligible.

Mark Grabowski

Journalism scholarship for Southerners

Two journalism scholarships available:

1. Hearin-Chandler Journalism Scholarship: $5,000 scholarship for "full-time journalism study, leading to a degree, at a regionally accredited institution."
   
2. John M. Will Journalism Scholarship: $3,000 scholarship for "full-time journalism study, leading to a degree, at a regionally accredited institution."

Applicants may be a high school senior, college student, or practicing journalist. Must be a resident of Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Clarke, Conecuh, Washington, and Monroe counties in Alabama; Santa Rosa and Escambia counties in Florida; George and Jackson counties in Mississippi.

Application are due in early March.