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Theo Wilson Scholarship

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$3,000

Due: November 15, 2026

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Description

The Theo Wilson Scholarship is one of the awards offered by the Overseas Press Club Foundation for students at North American colleges and universities or American students studying abroad. Applicants must be enrolled in a degree program at the application deadline and have demonstrated an interest in international journalism. Aside from the cover letter and resume, applicants must also submit samples of their work, wherein they must choose one to submit, either print, photo, video or audio. For Print Journalism, applicants must submit a writing sample that should concentrate on an area of the world or an international issue that is in keeping with the applicant's interest and experience. Please mention if the work had been published previously and if it were edited or condensed, or if it is a school project. For Photojournalism, applicants must send one PDF of photos or a link to a website or other location where judges can view their work online. An entry may be a feature, personality, or news journalism piece, and may be either narrated or rely completely on interviews and verite. Applicants are also required to submit a writing sample that contextualizes the photos, explaining how the images were captured or their significance. For Video and Audio Journalism, applicants must send a link where the judges can view or listen to the work online. An entry may be a feature, personality, or news journalism piece, and may be either narrated or rely completely on interviews and verite. No entry should be shorter than two minutes or longer than seven minutes and should consist primarily of international interest. Applicants are also required to submit a writing sample that contextualizes the video or audio entry, explaining how the images or audio were captured or their significance as well as the role the applicant played in the creation of the piece. Applicants must give appropriate credit to all team members who participated. Each video or audio file must demonstrate the full arch of the story, with a beginning, middle and end. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Overseas Press Club Foundation for more information.

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Level of Study

College Junior College Senior Graduate Student

Majors

Journalism

Scholarship Type

College Student