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CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship

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$5,000

Due: January 16, 2026

No min. GPA required

Eligibility

CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship, with an application deadline in January, offers numerous awards of $5000 each. Ethnicity requirements apply.

Description

The CIC/Anna Chennault Scholarship will be awarded to an Asian American student pursuing journalism as a career. The selected student will also receive travel, lodging and registration to attend AAJA's national annual convention and a mentor for the convention. Candidates will be judged on academic and journalistic achievement, commitment to the field of journalism and sensitivity to AAPI issues. Aside from their work samples, applicants must also produce a piece of concise and comprehensive journalism that provides unique context on a current geopolitical issue based on a prompt provided by CIC or AAJA. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Asian American Journalists Association for more information.

Level of Study

Graduate Student

Scholarship Type

Merit-based Minority