Scholarship recipients and competitors will be selected by either the College of Journalism and Mass Communications Scholarship Committee or the Omaha Press Club Foundation. Not all scholarships are available every year.
Applications and additional items are all due Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.
The criteria to select recipients and competitors will include:
- majoring in the areas of advertising and public relations, sports media and communication, broadcasting or journalism
- demonstrated promise through publication or airing of work at campus newspapers or broadcast outlets and/or internships or experience in professional organizations
- demonstrated experience in professional organizations such as the Public Relations Student Society of America, the Society for Professional Journalists or the American Advertising Federation
- demonstrated academic achievement with a minimum GPA of 3.0
- at least junior standing in the upcoming fall semester and have completed at least two years of campus studies
To learn more about each individual scholarship, scroll to the bottom of our Scholarships & Competitions webpage here: https://journalism.unl.edu/scholarships-competitions