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JEA Journalist of the Year Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 12/1/2024
Closes: 2/1/2025

JEA Journalist of the Year Scholarship recognizes and rewards, with college scholarships, outstanding high school journalists.

Win up to
$3,000
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: Yes
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Requirements
  • This competition is open to graduating high school seniors who are planning to study journalism and/or mass communications in college and prepare for a career in that field, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and have participated in high school journalism for at least 2 years.
  • Applicants must submit transcripts, 3 letters of recommendation (including 1 from their adviser who must be a member of the Journalism Education Association), an action photo or video of the applicant involved in an aspect of student media, a personal resume, a selfanalytical essay, and 4 pages of samples of their work.
  • Applications are to be sent to the applicant's state contest coordinator; winners from the state Journalist of the Year competitions are sent to the national level for judging.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    Intended Area of Study
    Journalism, Broadcast Journalism
    Minimum GPA
    3
    Activities
    Literary Arts

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