Scholarships
Scholarship opportunities within the department
The department awarded more than $30,000 in 2014-15 scholarships. This coming year the opportunities for current majors and promising recruits are even higher:
- William O. Wood memorial, up to $3,500, $7K total
- Marc. C. Langan housing grant $2,500, $29.5K total (One-time 2015-2016 Funding)
- Marian and W.F. Thompson, $1k-$2K, $4K total
- Helen Van Campen, up to $3000
- Bon V. and Bernice Davis prize, $1,000
- Stephen McCarthy photojournalism intern, $1,300
- Bill Walley Memorial $750
- Forbes L. Baker Journalism Scholarship, $500
- Jimmy B. Bedford Memorial Scholarship, $750
- Genezaret Barron Memorial, $500
Snedden Chair Richard Murphy leads a discussion with Carolyn Cole, LA Times Photojournalist,
during a recent Skype interview.
Scholarship opportunities outside the department:
- Alaska Society for Technology in Education
- Summer of Heroes - Alaska Communications
- Alaska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Public Relations Society of America, AK Chapter
- Alaska Professional Communicators
- Alaska Telephone Association
Please contact our department about details on any of these scholarship opportunities and we will be happy to provide you with additional details.