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Academics: SCHOLARSHIPS

2008-2009 Student Scholarships for Journalism Majors

We are no longer taking applications for the 2008-2009 school year. Please check back for the 2009-2010 deadline.

All applicants must be full-time students (12 hours or more) at UNT. Some scholarships are open to all journalism students while others specify sequence. Only apply for those appropriate for you.The interactive application is available for download here: Scholarship Application (viewable in Acrobat Reader 6.0 or higher).

The Barbara Colegrove Journalism Scholarship:
Open to News Editorial, Electronic News or Photojournalism students with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

 

M & M Ernest Farr Memorial Scholarship:
Open to Advertising students with at least 60 semester hours of college courses with a GPA of 3.3 or above.

Alice Zipperlen Moore Scholarship:
Open to News Editorial students with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

 

Paula McKay Endowed Scholarship:
Open to any News Editorial major.

Riley Cross Memorial Scholarship:
Open to Journalism majors intending to enter print journalism in News Editorial, Advertising or Photojournalism.

 

The Linquist Scholarship:
Open to News Editorial and Electronic News students with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

Kenneth M. Jeanis Memorial Scholarship:
Open to Public Relations students with a GPA of 3.5 or above.

 

Paul Recer Scholarship:
Open to News Editorial students with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

Ann Gray Ricco Scholarship:
Open to any Journalism major with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

 

Sponsorship money/Advertising:
Open to Advertising students with a GPA of 3.0 or above.

Diana Rae Hanson Memorial Scholarship:
Open to out-of-state Advertising student with a GPA of 3.0 or above. The recipient must demonstrate financial need.

 

Les Dames D'Escoffier Scholarship:
Open to female Journalism students 'with a keen appreciation and understanding of food, wine, and the arts of the table.' Must submit a food or realted lifestyle story with the application. Applicant must also have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above, and a GPA in all academic major courses of 3.5 or above.

Foster Marketing Communication Scholarship:
Open to any Journalism major with a GPA of 3.0 or above.