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Scholarships

School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC)
Scholarships Available
For 2012-2013 Academic Year

Click on the respective scholarship to learn more about the award and its requirements. Details on submitting applications are below. Please note application deadline and plan accordingly.

Scholarship For All Majors

  1. Dr. David A. Kopenhaver Scholarship
  2. Senator Gwen Margolis Scholarship
  3. Gannett Foundation & National Association for Hispanic Journalists Scholarship (NAHJ members only)

Scholarship For Spanish-Language Master's Majors (Graduate Program)

  1. Spanish-language Master’s Scholarship sponsored by Maria Antonieta Collins

Advertising Majors

  1. Castor Advertising Corporation Scholarship

Broadcast Journalism Majors

  1. CBS 4/WFOR-TV Scholarship
  2. Univision Radio Scholarship

Journalism Majors

  1. Abel Mestre Scholarship
  2. The South Florida Black Journalists Association (SFBJA) Scholarship

Print Journalism Majors

  1. Janet Chusmir Memorial Scholarship
  2. John Wolin SJMC Scholarship

Public Relations Majors

  1. William C. Adams Memorial Scholarship

Unless otherwise noted, the general application deadline is Wednesday, February 29, 2012.

Application package must contain the following in this order (Submit five sets—one original and four copies):

  • Scholarship application (select all the scholarships to which you are applying).
  • Copy of all transcripts from institutions in which you have taken courses, including FIU (official or unofficial from school's web page or from www.facts.org).
  • Copy of current Panther Degree Audit (PDA for FIU students).
  • Essay - Follow the specific requirement of each applicable scholarship.
  • At least one letter of recommendation (SJMC faculty preferred).
  • Any other supporting documentation-such as, resumes, relevant course work, samples of your abilities, accomplishments, etc.

Questions?  Call 305-919-5625 or email us at sjmc@fiu.edu.
 
Submit scholarship application package to: 

Office of Student Service
School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Florida International University
Biscayne Bay Campus, AC2-230
3000 NE 151st Street
North Miami, FL 33181

Applications will be reviewed and selection made by the SJMC Scholarship Committee in accordance with specific scholarship requirements.  In addition to the individual scholarship stipulations, students receiving a scholarship must attend the SJMC's annual student celebration and awards ceremony on Wednesday, March 28, 2012.  Scholarship recipients must maintain full-time status (12 credits or more) during the 2012-2013 academic year (fall and spring semesters).

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