Scholarships

Press Club of Long Island Scholarships

May 1 Deadline
The Press Club of Long Island, a chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, is seeking applicants for its annual college scholarships. The club awards up to three, content[0],000 scholarships to students studying journalism at Long Island colleges and to Long Island students studying journalism at colleges elsewhere. Newsday generously contributes half the amount of each scholarship. One scholarship goes to a student studying print journalism, a second to a student studying electronic journalism and the third to a minority journalism student. Scholarships will be awarded at our annual Media Awards Dinner in June at the Woodbury Country Club, Woodbury, Long Island. Applicants should submit three samples of their work; tear sheets or copies for print, standard VHS tapes for television and standard audio cassettes for radio; a letter of recommendation from their journalism professor, academic advisor or department chair, and a brief essay (no more than two pages, double spaced) outlining their goals in journalism. Applications should be postmarked no later than May 1 (2002) and sent to: Stuart Vincent, Newsday Public Affairs Department, 235 Pinelawn Rd., Melville, NY 11747.

New England Press Association Scholarships

Five $1,000 scholarships are awarded each year consisting of the George A. Speers Memorial Scholarship, The Benton Dryden Memorial Scholarship, and three NEPA Northeastern University Scholarships. To learn more about NEPA visit the organization's web site at www.nepa.org.

Will McDonough Scholarships

Several $1,000 stipends are awarded annually to co-op students who are working at broadcast stations.

Scholarship opportunity for journalism/communications graduate/undergraduate majors of Greek American heritage

Journalism and communications majors at the graduate and undergraduate level of Greek American heritage may apply for annual scholarships given in the amount of $5,000 in memory of Peter Agris, the late founder and publisher of The Hellenic Chronicle, for 50 years the premier national Greek American English-language weekly in the United States.

The non-renewable grants have been offered by the Alpha Omega Council of New England and the Agris family for the last 16 years. Candidates may download an application on the Alpha Omega Council's website at www.alphaomegacouncil.com or may write to: The Peter Agris Memorial Scholarships Committee, c/o Nancy Agris Savage, 9 Nonesuch Drive, Natick, MA 01760. Questions may be directed to nancyasavage@cs.com. Applications, transcripts and the required essay must be returned by mail to the above address, by fax to 508-655-1402 or by email to nancyasavage@cs.com no later than March 1, 2008.

WCVB Boston Scholarship

An award is granted to a junior, senior or graduate minority student in broadcast journalism.

Overseas Press Club of New York Scholarship

A $1,000 award is conferred annually through national competition by the Overseas Press Club of New York, NY.

Jacqueline A. Kornish Memorial Scholarship

This award recognizes academic excellence, professional promise and a commitment to ethics in journalism.

Mary-Alice (King) Parsons Scholarship

This $1,000 scholarship is awarded to students who display professional promise and soundness of character, with preference given to women and minority students.

Kappa Tau Alpha

This award is given by the National Honor Society to those students in the top ten percent of their graduating class.

Outstanding Senior Award

This award is based on academic and co-op performance and faculty recommendations.

Professional Promise Award

This award is presented by the Office of Alumni Relations to the student who shows initiative and excels in both academics and co-op.

Paul Keough Award

This $500 scholarship is awarded to students who have demonstrated a financial need and have shown a strong interest in environmental journalism.

James Ragsdale Memorial Award

This $500 scholarship is awarded to students who have shown a strong interest in First Amendment issues.

Peter Anderson Memorial Prize

This award recognizes academic excellence and commitment to journalism.

Paul E. Hirshson Byline Scholarship

This award recognizes academic excellence and concern for professional ethics.

Shell Oil/Golf Writers Association of America

This award recognizes professional commitment and academic excellence. Advertising and Communications Scholarships

For more information on scholarships and awards contact the School of Journalism office (617) 373-3236.

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