Over the past three years, the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism has raised almost $9 million in private funds for scholarships and academic enhancements that will ensure its success as a top-flight graduate program. The gifts have allowed us to hand out approximately 150 full and partial scholarships based on both need and merit.  Students are automatically considered for these scholarships simply by applying to the School.

Dozens of professional organizations and foundations also offer scholarships to students who meet specialized criteria.  Following is a list of outside scholarship sources. Please visit the web sites of these organizations for the most up-to-date information and deadlines.

About.com (Various Scholarships)

Association for Women in Sports Media

Note: Open only to female students.

Association for Young Journalists and Writers

The John Bayliss Broadcast Foundation

Note: Open only to students majoring in broadcast communications.

Business and Professional Women’ Foundation

Note: Applicants must be female and be at least 25 years of age.

Communication Workers of America (CWA) (Joe Beirne Foundation Scholarship)

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)

Note: Open to Latino students with demonstrated financial need

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation

Note: Students interested in this scholarship must be nominated by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation faculty representative at their institution. View a list of member schools.

Dow Jones Newspaper Fund Scholarship Listing

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

Note: Open only to Hispanic students

Institute for Human Studies

Inter American Press Association

Note: Under this program, U.S. and Canadian scholars spend an academic year studying and reporting in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Latin American and Caribbean scholars spend an academic year studying at a recognized U.S. or Canadian journalism school

Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards

Note: Submitted articles must deal with problems faced by society’ disadvantaged groups.

Kosciuszko Foundation Tuition Scholarship Program

Note: Applicants must be U.S. citizens of Polish descent

Mexican and American Legal Defense and Education Fund (for non-U.S. or legal resident students)

National Association of Black Journalists

National Association of Hispanic Journalists (Ruben Salazar Scholarship Fund)

National Institute for Labor Relations Research (William B. Ruggles Right to Work Journalism Scholarship)

National Italian American Foundation

Note: Eligible applicants fall in two categories: Category 1 are Italian-American students who demonstrate outstanding potential and high academic achievement; Category 2 are students from any ethnic background majoring or minoring in Italian language or Italian studies.

National Press Photographers Foundation Scholarships

Native American Journalism Association

The Newspaper Guild-CWA (Heywood Brown Award and David S. Bar Award)

New York Financial Writers Association

Note: Must be interested in pursuing a career in business or financial reporting

New York Women in Communications Inc. Foundation Scholarship

Note: Applicants must be female, and must be permanent residents of NY, NJ, CT, or PA.

Overseas Press Club of America

Chips Quinn Scholars Internship Program by Freedom Forum.org

Radio-Television and News Directors Association and Foundation

Society of Professional Journalists

South Asian Journalists Association

Note: Applicants must be of South Asian descent.

Stoody-West Fellowship

Note: Must be a United Methodist who intends to pursue a career in religion journalism.