Top journalism scholarships for you

The Northwest Journalists of Color Visual Journalism Scholarship will be awarded to an aspiring photo and/or video journalist who meets the same eligibility criteria for the NJC Scholarship. One recipient will receive a used professional camera kit (average value between $2,500-$5,000), donated by The Seattle Times Photo Department, to help launch their career. Applicants are eligible if they are either: on the path to graduating from or have graduated from a Washington state high school; or attending a public or private college in Washington state. Applicants do not need to identify as a student of color to apply for this scholarship. Strong preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the importance of diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in newsrooms. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The AAJA Seattle Founders' Scholarship will be awarded to those who would like to attend the 2024 national Asian American Journalists Association convention in Washington, DC. Applicants are eligible if they are either: on the path to graduating from or have graduated from a Washington state high school; or attending a public or private college in Washington state. Applicants do not need to identify as a student of color to apply for this scholarship. Strong preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the importance of diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in newsrooms. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

The Northwest Journalists of Color Scholarship will be awarded to students who are aspiring journalists. The scholarship will include a $1,200 cash award, and a mentor who works as a journalist in the Pacific Northwest. Applicants do not need to identify as a student of color to apply for this scholarship. Strong preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the importance of diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences in newsrooms. Students are eligible for these scholarships if they are either on the path to graduating from or have graduated from a Washington state high school; or attending a public or private college in Washington state. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.

If you have a curious spirit, an appetite for investigative journalism and love numbers, data journalism is for you. Students may spend the next summer asking tough questions, digging into government records and building interactive data visualizations that reveal untold stories. Interns attend a week of training refining skills like making Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, learning computer-assisted reporting and analyzing and cleaning data in order to tell rich, often hidden, stories before starting internships where they apply these skills to issues like education, health care, government, criminal justice and the economy. College and graduate students who are enrolled in school as of the application deadline are eligible to apply for the college internship programs. This includes December graduates. Former professionals (those who have worked full-time on staff as a journalist for a year or more) in the U.S. or abroad are not eligible. International students who are already in the U.S. and authorized to work on student visas are also eligible to apply. Applicants must submit samples of their work. They must attach 3-5 clips of stories they wrote or links to digital content they produced. For data journalism, applicants may attach code they have written or a data visualization they created; editors can provide headlines, page designs or social media posts. Applicants also need to be able to supply contact information for two references. Once the completed application was received, applicants are emailed an invitation to create an account on Synap to take the test. This test must be completed by November 9, to be considered for the DJNF program. Please visit the award's website for more information.

Students may sharpen their reporting skills next summer telling the stories of young entrepreneurs and makers, small businesses and big corporations, workers and labor unions, tech startups, major advertisers and corporate sponsors, stocks and bonds, real estate and so much more. Business journalists have a broad beat that covers the gamut. Before the internship begins, students will spend a week learning from business journalists and drilling-down on finance, investing, labor issues and mergers and acquisitions. Then they may go to work for respected outlets like The Wall Street Journal, American City Business Journals, Arizent, Barron's and more. College and graduate students who are enrolled in school as of the application deadline are eligible to apply for the college internship programs. This includes December graduates. Former professionals (those who have worked full-time on staff as a journalist for a year or more) in the U.S. or abroad are not eligible. International students who are already in the U.S. and authorized to work on student visas are also eligible to apply. Applicants must submit samples of their work. They must attach 3-5 clips of stories they wrote or links to digital content they produced. For data journalism, applicants may attach code they have written or a data visualization they created; editors can provide headlines, page designs or social media posts. Applicants also need to be able to supply contact information for two references. Once the completed application was received, applicants are emailed an invitation to create an account on Synap to take the test. This test must be completed by November 9, to be considered for the DJNF program. Please visit the award's website for more information.

If you love language and are passionate about fact-checking, grammar and spelling, you have a future in editing. Editors assess copy for accuracy, completeness, tone and style, write headlines and design pages. Most importantly, they are the last line of defense before a news outlet publishes content. During the training, interns hone their visual design, headline writing and SEO skills, strengthen their news judgment and publish high quality content on deadline. Interns attend a one-week training program before reporting to work in paid internships at top media companies for 10 to 12 weeks. College and graduate students who are enrolled in school as of the application deadline are eligible to apply for the college internship programs. This includes December graduates. Former professionals (those who have worked full-time on staff as a journalist for a year or more) in the U.S. or abroad are not eligible. International students who are already in the U.S. and authorized to work on student visas are also eligible to apply. Applicants must submit samples of their work. They must attach 3-5 clips of stories they wrote or links to digital content they produced. For data journalism, applicants may attach code they have written or a data visualization they created; editors can provide headlines, page designs or social media posts. Applicants also need to be able to supply contact information for two references. Once the completed application was received, applicants are emailed an invitation to create an account on Synap to take the test. This test must be completed by November 9, to be considered for the DJNF program. Please visit the award's website for more information.

The Dow Jones News Fund digital media internships offer a broad range of opportunities for students to flex their various digital skills from video production, photography, podcasting, data visualization, graphic design, website design, audience engagement and social media management. The DJNF digital media crash course covers a little bit of everything, from analyzing web traffic and social media to learning the latest visual and audio storytelling techniques, to make sure interns are ready to jump into our rapidly evolving media ecosystem. College and graduate students who are enrolled in school as of the application deadline are eligible to apply for the college internship programs. This includes December graduates. Former professionals (those who have worked full-time on staff as a journalist for a year or more) in the U.S. or abroad are not eligible. International students who are already in the U.S. and authorized to work on student visas are also eligible to apply. Applicants must submit samples of their work. They must attach 3-5 clips of stories they wrote or links to digital content they produced. For data journalism, applicants may attach code they have written or a data visualization they created; editors can provide headlines, page designs or social media posts. Applicants also need to be able to supply contact information for two references. Once the completed application was received, applicants are emailed an invitation to create an account on Synap to take the test. This test must be completed by November 9, to be considered for the DJNF program. Please visit the award's website for more information.

Carole Simpson is a former RTDNA Foundation trustee and the 1996 recipient of the Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award in recognition of her work to protect First Amendment Freedoms. She established the Carole Simpson Scholarship in 1991 to encourage and help minority students to overcome hurdles along their career path in electronic journalism. The recipient of the Carole Simpson Scholarship will receive a monetary award and an invitation to the RTDNA conference. Applicants must be pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism. They must plan on continuing their undergraduate education in the Fall semester to be eligible. This scholarship is open to students of color. Applicants must submit the URL links to 3-5 work samples. Links should be broadcast (television/radio) or online news pieces, and should be uploaded to a host site like YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc. Applicants must also submit a cover letter, which discusses the applicant's current and past journalism experience, describes how the applicant intends to use the funds, and discusses the applicant's choice to pursue a career in journalism. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation from a professor, advisor or supervisor. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Radio Television Digital News Association for more information.

The RTDNA Presidents Scholarship will be given each year in honor of former RTDNA Presidents Theodore Koop, Bruce Dennis, James McCulla, John Salisbury, Bruce Palmer, Dick Cheverton, Jim Byron, Ben Chatfield and John Hogan. The recipients of the Presidents Scholarship will each receive a monetary award and an invitation to the RTDNA conference. Applicants must be pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism. They must plan on continuing their undergraduate education in the Fall semester to be eligible. Applicants must submit the URL links to 3-5 work samples. Links should be broadcast (television/radio) or online news pieces, and should be uploaded to a host site like YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc. Applicants must also submit a cover letter, which discusses the applicant's current and past journalism experience, describes how the applicant intends to use the funds, and discusses the applicant's choice to pursue a career in journalism. Applicants must also submit a letter of recommendation from a professor, advisor or supervisor. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Radio Television Digital News Association for more information.