Press Club Scholarships: Deadline 1 April 2021

 

For further information contact: Glenda Partlow, 314-576-5257, info@stlpressclub.org or Claudia Burris, 636-464-3655, burris112@gmail.com St. Louis Press Club Scholarships Applications   Applications for scholarships awarded through the St. Louis Press Club and Journalism Foundation are now available for the 2021-2022 academic year at https://stlpressclub.org/scholarships.html  The scholarships are open to students whose home residence is in the St. Louis metropolitan area, including St. Louis, the Missouri counties of Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair. Applicants must plan to enroll as a full-time student for 2021 fall term. And should be taking courses such as journalism, mass communication, public relations, advertising, photography, writing, or other media-related subjects. They should have completed their freshman year of college by that time. Graduate students carrying at least six hours in the above curricula are also eligible. Scholarships recipients are chosen based on aptitude, interest in pursuing a communications, career, academic standing, and financial need. All applications must be submitted no later than Apr. 1, 2021. Depending on the pandemic status, this year's scholarships will be presented through Zoom or at a luncheon. The awards are made in cooperation with the St. Louis Press Club, St. Louis Post Dispatch, Society of Professional Journalist, Missouri Professional Communicators, United Media Guild, Times Newspapers/Webster University Fleishman-Hillard. Last year, scholarships totaling $20,000 were awarded to 16 students.