Undergraduate Scholarships

Available undergraduate scholarships

Every year, Media School students’ financial burdens are eased by scholarships provided by our generous donors.

We award most of our undergraduate scholarships through an annual general application – typically open from late November to mid-January – to students returning for their sophomore, junior, and senior years. But a few scholarships require a separate application, and a few are available to incoming freshmen.

Be sure to read your weekly Media School e-newsletter, The Buzz, so you don’t miss out on an opportunity. That’s where we’ll announce applications and deadlines.

Study abroad scholarships

Were you accepted into an IU-sponsored study abroad program? Check out our travel scholarships.

Internship scholarships

The Walter Center can help defray the cost of travel, housing, and other expenses during an internship.

Project and conference support

The following scholarships require a separate application. Application processes and deadlines vary and will be announced in The Buzz.

Support for graduating seniors (journalism students) to travel or study outside the territorial limits of the United States, Canada, or Mexico. Students are required to submit a report of their work, which may include articles or photographs from their time abroad.

Learn about Ross Hazeltine

Apply to the Hazeltine scholarship

Undergraduate students who are interested in media management and demonstrate merit and potential to serve as leaders in the newsrooms of the future.

Learn about the Kerns

Apply to the Kern scholarship

Undergraduate student studying computer science, informatics or journalism. Awards supports a project that uses and/or combines journalism/media and/or information technology-based concepts, including, but not limited to projects, research, travel, materials and conference attendance. Award rotates between The Media School and the School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering annually.

Apply for the Krane Award

Learn about David Krane

Funding for conducting interviews and associated travel expenses.

Support for reporting projects

Students who are traveling to a conference can request financial support.

Request conference support

Additional funding opportunities

The Media School has several scholarships available to high-achieving undergraduates in specific areas of study.

An annual prize for an undergraduate or graduate student who:

has a minimum GPA of 3.65
has been enrolled as a full-time student for at least three semesters
is majoring in journalism with a second concentration or major outside of the school
has prior experience on a newspaper, magazine, campus media, radio/TV, film or digital publication, and
has demonstrated knowledge and skills, and is an astute reporter and documentarian of events with the ability to gather compelling reports or investigation through words and images.

Undergraduate journalism student in the creative advertising copywriting field. Awards are determined by an annual writing competition conducted by the school.

Apply to the Knote scholarship

Juniors and seniors who have taken on significant student debt.

Learn more about Diane Shah

Undergraduate students who are majoring in journalism and have encountered unforeseen financial hardships and would not be able to continue without financial support.

Apply for the Linda Zaradich Emergency Scholarship

Other undergraduate funding sources

There’s help available outside The Media School. Check out these scholarship-awarding departments.

College of Arts and Sciences

Hutton Honors College

Office of Scholarships

IU Foundation

Office of Overseas Study

Questions?

Contact Laura Dragoin, scholarship & honors coordinator.

Undergraduate Scholarships

Available undergraduate scholarships

Study abroad scholarships

Internship scholarships

Project and conference support

Ross Hazeltine Traveling Scholarship

Kern Scholarship for Innovation in Journalism

David Krane Award

Reporting project support

Conference scholarships

Additional funding opportunities

Richard G. Gray Reporting Prize

Margaret H. Knote Journalism Scholarship

Diane K. Shah Foundation Fund

Linda Zaradich Emergency Scholarship

Other undergraduate funding sources

Questions?

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