Journalism Graduate Scholarships
Graduate students working on an advanced journalism degree can use that degree to make more money, advance their careers and gain additional experience. The additional degrees do not come without a price, however. Students who pursue a graduate degree in journalism can expect to pay almost $31,000 a year in tuition and other expenses as of 2009, according to a Forbes.com article titled "Journalism Bust, J-School Boom." To help cover the costs of a graduate degree, journalism graduate students can apply for numerous scholarships that come from a variety of sources.
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Journalism Schools
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When looking for journalism graduate scholarships, students should first check with their school. Almost every journalism school and department offers some sort of financial aid, whether in the form of assistantships, scholarships or grants. As of 2010 the Medill School at Northwestern University offers over $2 million in scholarships and grants each year to graduate students based on both merit and financial need. At the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University, graduate students can apply for a number of scholarships, including an exclusive scholarship for international graduate students.
Professional Organizations
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Journalism and media-related organizations and associations also sponsor scholarships for graduate journalism students. Along with scholarship money, winners of awards from professional journalism organizations also benefit from other perks, including networking opportunities and membership into the group awarding the scholarship. The Overseas Press Club sponsors twelve $2,000 scholarships, as of 2009, each year to journalism graduate students. Scholarship winners also receive membership into the Overseas Press Club, which includes networking, internship and job opportunities.
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Media Outlets
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Scholarships for journalism graduate students can also come directly from the companies and outlets that employ journalists. The Ruth Whitney Scholarship from "Glamour" magazine provides money to a graduate student interested in pursuing a career in magazine journalism and the WRKF Scholarship in Broadcast Journalism comes from the WRKF public radio station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and goes to broadcast journalism students in Louisiana.
Other Sources
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Graduate students in journalism can often find media-specific scholarships that fit the type of journalism they are pursuing. The American Copy Editors Association offers five scholarships each year to graduate students in journalism who intend to pursue careers or internships in copy editing. Journalism graduate students can also find scholarships for different types of students. Minority students can apply for scholarships from minority journalism associations like the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Female journalists will find scholarships just for women from groups like the New York Women in Communications Foundation and the Association for Women Journalists.
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