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Drue Smith / Society of Professional Journalists’ Scholarship

The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee
Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 12/1/2025
Closes: 2/1/2026

The Drue Smith / Society of Professional Journalists' Scholarship is available to students who graduated from a high school in the Middle Tennessee area. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students currently pursuing a bachelor's or graduate degree in journalism or broadcast news, or current journalists midway through their career who are seeking training to develop professionally, are eligible to apply.

Award Amount Varies
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
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Requirements
  • Graduate of a high school in Middle Tennessee
  • College junior, senior, graduate student, or nontraditional student
  • Graduate of a high school in Middle Tennessee
  • Seeking a bachelor's or graduate degree
  • Studying journalism or broadcast news
  • Planning to pursue a career in journalism or broadcast news, or currently working in journalism or broadcast news, and returning to school to further career

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Degree
    Current Grade
    College Junior, College Senior, 5th Year College Undergraduate, Nth Year College Undergraduate, Graduate Student, Not Enrolled, On Academic Break
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: KY, TN
    • County: Trigg, Christian, Todd, Stewart, Montgomery, Robertson, Sumner, Macon, Clay, Pickett, Houston, Cheatham, Dickson, Davidson, Wilson, Smith, Trousdale, Jackson, Overton, Fentress, Humphreys, Hickman, Williamson, Rutherford, Cannon, DeKalb, Putnam, White, Cumberland, Perry, Lewis, Maury, Marshall, Bedford, Coffee, Warren, Van Buren, Wayne, Lawrence, Giles, Lincoln, Moore, Franklin
    Intended Area of Study
    Journalism, Broadcast Journalism

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