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The foundation established this scholarship program to encourage and reward juniors, seniors and graduate students who have a burning desire to pursue some aspect of professional speaking as a career. To be considered for one of our six scholarships, please review and fill out the Scholarship Criteria and Application Form, which includes a personal essay about your career objective, your desire to be a professional speaker and how you will use your skills in oral communications.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: NSA Foundation
Deadline: April 28, 2026
Recipients: 6
Top award: $5,000
Each year PRSSA presents more than $30,000 in scholarships and awards to members and Chapters who exhibit outstanding merit in public relations. Apply for a scholarship, submit your best work, or enter one of our many national competitions to find out how PRSSA can enhance — and help fund — your education.
Categories: Journalism and Personal Essay
Organization: Public Relations Student Society of America
Deadline: April 30, 2026
Additional awards: Multiple awards of varying amounts will be given
Recipients: 10
Top award: $2,000
The purpose of the scholarship is to assist individuals exploring the study of exhibition management with the end goal of advancing their careers in this field. To apply, students must submit an essay (500-1,000 words) explaining their goals and desired roles in the exhibitions and events industry.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: International Association of Exhibitions and Events
Deadline: May 01, 2026
Additional awards: Multiple awards of varying amounts will be given
Recipients: 10
Top award: $1,000
Our organization seeks to honor Benjamin’s Hope for the Future by raising awareness & funding promising treatments with the hope for a cure for pediatric cancer. As part of this, we provide an annual scholarship to students who have been impacted by cancer and participated in community service (which should be the topic of the essay they submit).
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Benjamin's Hope for the Future
Deadline: May 01, 2026
Recipients: 2
Top award: $1,000
Faith Hope and Love Jesus, Inc. is excited to offer an annual $500 college scholarship for students who have been affected by cancer and/or a blood disorder. The application essay can be on any topic or subject, as long as it's 500 words or more — so let the writing begin! The deadline for submission is every May 1st and we will announce our winner every August 1st.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Faith Hope and Love Jesus.org
Deadline: May 01, 2026
Recipients: 2
Top award: $500
Higher education: that magical time when deadlines are tight and budgets are tighter. That's why we at Rover would like to help fund your brain fuel for the coming school year. Just write a 400-500 word essay about caring for a pet for your chance to win $2,500!
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Rover
Deadline: May 01, 2026
Recipients: 1
Top award: $2,500
This award is offered annually to students of Italian ancestry who are majoring in journalism or media communications. Award is $2,000 and is available only to residents of the Chicago metropolitan area. All applicants must submit a typewritten essay of 500 words on a topic related to the Italian-American experience, portrayal in the media, and/or history.
Categories: Personal Essay and Critical Essay
Organization: Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans
Deadline: May 01, 2026
Recipients: 1
Top award: $2,000
To apply for this scholarship, students must be enrolled at an accredited college or university in Connecticut or be a Connecticut resident enrolled in university in any state or country. Applications should include a 500-word essay about a current event that captured your interest, how you stayed informed, and more.
Categories: Journalism and Personal Essay
Organization: The Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists Foundation
Deadline: May 03, 2026
Additional awards: 3 additional awards of $1500, $1000 and $1000 respectively.
Recipients: 1
Top award: $2,500
The Bethesda Auxiliary, in partnership with AbleLight, offers scholarships worth $3,000 that will be awarded to Lutheran-affiliated junior and senior students pursuing undergraduate degrees in any academic area that will prepare them to serve and support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To apply, you must write a 250-300 word essay on how your intended academic course of study will achieve this.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Bethesda Lutheran Communities
Deadline: May 10, 2026
Recipients: 5
Top award: $3,000
The Maxwell Foundation provides financial resources to student leaders from Washington state — up to $5,000 per year for freshmen starting at a four-year private college during the upcoming academic year. Requirements include a short essay, sufficient test scores, and financial need. The scholarship is renewable each year for a total of up to $20,000 over a four-year period.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: The Edmund E. Maxwell Foundation
Deadline: May 10, 2026
Additional awards: Multiple awards will be given & paid in equal installments over four years
Recipients: 25
Top award: $20,000
The Robert D. Blue Scholarship awards students who demonstrate literary and scholastic ability; exhibit qualities of truth, courage, and fellowship; and display moral force of character. The applicant must be an Iowa resident planning to attend an Iowa college/university during the upcoming school year. Application includes an original 500-word essay on citizenship.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: State Treasurer of Iowa
Deadline: May 10, 2026
Additional awards: Multiple awards of varying amounts will be given
Recipients: 8
Top award: $1,000
The new Richard P. Johns award is available to all Quill and Scroll seniors. Scholarships can be used for tuition, room and board at any college or university that offers a major in journalism or related areas of communications. Scholarships range from $500 to $1,500. The scholarship committee will determine the amounts based on the applicants’ qualifications and recommendations.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: Quill and Scroll
Deadline: May 10, 2026
Additional awards: Multiple awards of varying amounts will be given
Recipients: 5
Top award: $1,500
The Dale Runnion Scholarship will be presented to a current AGR undergraduate who plans to pursue a career in agrimarketing, journalism, advertising or public relations. The completion or plans to complete a course in livestock judging or evaluation, campus and/or community leadership and active participation in journalistic activities will receive strong consideration.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: Alpha Gamma Rho
Deadline: May 15, 2026
Recipients: 1
Top award: $250
This scholarship is intended to encourage young people to pursue learning and spread the message about the gift of sight through eye donation. To apply, students must reside in New York City or a nearby area, and complete a short essay describing an educational or public service initiative in which the student participated that promoted eye, organ and tissue donation.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: The Eye-Bank for Sight Restoration
Deadline: May 15, 2026
Recipients: 1
Top award: $3,000
Leroy F. Aarons dedicated his life to journalism and advancement of the LGBTQ community. This scholarship award will provide up to $5,000 in tuition funding to an LGBTQ student who plans a career in journalism and is committed to furthering NLGJA’s mission of fair and accurate coverage of the LGBTQ community.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
Deadline: May 20, 2026
Recipients: 1
Top award: $5,000
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