Communications Scholarships

Effective communication is key to a successful career and successful relationships. Conveying one's intended message is practically an art form. Many would argue that it absolutely is and, if they majored in communications, might just argue the point successfully. Students who major in a subject within the college of communications or those who directly major in communications can enter an interesting array of fields. They can find careers in journalism, photography, radio announcing, advertising, publishing, graphic design and more.

Such fields are exciting and appealing and, therefore, competitive. One of the best ways to get your foot in the door is to receive a good education, both as an undergraduate and potentially as a graduate student. And usually, you get what you pay for — a good but expensive education.

Fortunately, there are plenty of communications scholarship awards are available. There are even communications scholarships completely restricted to such students, meaning that all those amateur journalists, editors and media moguls who have declared other majors will be automatically disqualified from such competitions. That’s bad for them but great for you and your odds of winning these scholarships.

On top of major-specific awards, communications students have a good chance of winning scholarships that involve essays or other persuasive components — after all, you wouldn’t be majoring in communication if it wasn’t something you enjoyed! Contests for photography, filmmaking and new media can also cater to a communications major’s unique skills. As a student of human interactions, you’re more likely to nail all the aspects of etiquette in the scholarship search, as well. And since communications is such a broad category, you might find additional college scholarships for your specific concentration, in addition to your major.

To find communications scholarships you may be eligible to receive, check out our free scholarship search at Scholarships.com. With information about more than 2.7 million scholarships and grants, you’re bound to find something. If it’s not the major that makes you eligible, it will be something else. Either way, get the education you need to get ahead...and the money you need to pay for it.

Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship Fund
Application Deadlines: March 01, Annually
Applicants for the Nellie Martin Carman Scholarships must: - Be a graduating senior from a public high school in the county of King, Pierce or Snohomish in the state of Washington in the year of appointment - Be a United States citizen - Plan to attend a college in the state of Washington on a full-time basis Application forms are only available through the high schools in the counties [...] More

ExCEL Computing Scholarships
Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
Awards are $5,000 per year (and for graduate students also nine credits of tuition remission, valued at over $7,000). Note that this award can be combined with other financial aid granted by Loyola, which is typically substantial at the undergraduate level. Eligible degree programs are: B.S. in bioinformatics, communications networks and security, computer science, computer science and [...] More

BECA, Inc. Edna R. Anthony Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 31, Annually
Candidates for the BECA, Inc. Edna R. Anthony Memorial Scholarship must: - Be enrolled as a high school senior and maintain at least a 2.5 grade point average. - Plan to attend a historically black college or university and declare a major in criminal justice, journalism/communications or nursing/healthcare. - Submit a 1000 word essay on "Why I want to pursue a career in one of the [...] More

The Ann Arbor AWC Scholarship for Women in Computing
Application Deadlines: Varies
Each year the Ann Arbor chapter of the Association for Women in Computing (AWC), awards one or more scholarships through the AWC Scholarship Fund for Women in Computing held at the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation (AAACF). The scholarship recognizes outstanding women participating in an institution accredited for higher education in the state of Michigan pursuing a career in a computer or [...] More

Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF) Scholarship Awards
Application Deadlines: April 30, Annually
Each year, the Direct Marketing Educational Foundation (DMEF), awards scholarships on a competitive basis to undergraduate and graduate students who show a commitment to pursuing careers in direct/interactive marketing. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence and demonstrated interest in the direct/interactive marketing field. To be eligible for this award, applicants [...] More

EDSF Board of Directors Scholarships
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
EDSF Board of Directors Scholarships for Document Management and Graphic Communication Industry EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications marketplace. These careers may include: computer science & engineering (for example: web design, webmaster, software development, materials engineer, [...] More

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
Application Deadlines: April 01, Annually
Hispanic college students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) are invited to apply for more than $2 million in scholarships through AHETEMS (Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science), the educational foundation of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE). Students may apply for as many scholarships as they please, [...] More

Army Staff Sgt. Special Agent Richard S. Eaton Jr., Scholarship
Application Deadlines: January 31, Annually
Please read fully, and do not send postal mail, use our web form at the website for asking for more information and getting a quicker answer. Also, please review other scholarships we have on our website. The Army Staff Sgt. Richard S. Eaton Jr., Scholarship provides $1,000 in honor of Staff Sgt. Richard Eaton, a United States Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and Bronze Star recipient who [...] More

AQHF Journalism/Communications Scholarship
Application Deadlines: December 01, Annually
Scholarship assistance will be awarded to a member of the American Quarter Horse Association or American Quarter Horse Youth Association intending to pursue a degree in journalism, communications or a related field. Scholarships will be awarded based on financial need, academic merit and American Quarter Horse involvement. For more information about this award, please visit our [...] More

T-Mobile/UNCF Internship & Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: January 31, Annually
T-Mobile USA, Inc. and the United Negro College Fund have partnered to provide scholarships up to $4,500 to selected students during the upcoming academic year. Scholars will be invited to participate in a 10- to 12-week summer internship. Scholarship dollars up to $4,500 will be awarded to applicants based on performance upon completion of the summer internship. Students will be placed in the [...] More

Ciencia Nation Scholarships-College STEM Majors
Application Deadlines: February 15, Annually
The Alliance/Merck Ciencia (Science) Hispanic Scholars Program is a partnership to improve Hispanic student access to higher education and degrees in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Hispanic college students with minimum GPAs of 2.75 from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, U.S. territories and Puerto Rico pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field major are invited to [...] More

ARC of Washington Trust Fund Research Grants
Application Deadlines: Varies
The ARC of Washington Trust Fund Research Awards offers stipends for upper division or graduate students who have a demonstrated interest in the field of mental retardation. Funds are renewable as long as the student is enrolled. Applicants are invited to send a brief letter to the Trust explaining the nature of the planned proposal and how it relates to the Trust's purposes with an estimate of [...] More

The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation
Application Deadlines: March 15, Annually
The Charles & Lucille King Family Foundation was established in 1988 to support individuals, institutions and organizations committed to educational excellence and professional development and provide scholarships to outstanding U.S. college and U.S. university undergraduate students in four-year, degree-granting programs in television and film. The King Family Foundation Undergraduate [...] More

AWJ Scholarship for Women
Application Deadlines: Varies
The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Association for Women Journalists awards four $1,000 scholarships to qualifying students majoring in print, broadcast or photo journalism at Texas colleges. Students must be a junior or senior in the fall that the scholarship will be used and have a 2.5 grade-point average in their major. Scholarship award will be paid directly to university for [...] More

Davidson Fellows Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 02, Annually
The Davidson Fellows scholarship program, established in 2001, recognizes exceptional students and supports them in the fulfillment of their potential. Each year, Fellows are awarded scholarships of $50,000, $25,000 or $10,000 and are recognized for their achievements at a special awards reception in Washington, D.C. The application categories are Science, Technology, Mathematics, Literature, [...] More

Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minority Students
Application Deadlines: March 15, Annually
The Leonard M. Perryman Communications Scholarship for Racial Ethnic Minority Students awards a $2,500 scholarship for undergraduate study of religion journalism or mass communications. It recognizes of the work of Leonard M. Perryman, a journalist for the United Methodist Church for nearly 30 years. The scholarship assists a United Methodist undergraduate who intends to pursue a career in [...] More

Marie Newton Sepia Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 01, Annually
The Marie Newton Sepia Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in 1983 as a part of the Pilot International Foundation to provide financial aid to qualified graduate or doctorate students who are preparing for careers in, or who are already working with, children with brain-related disorders/disabilities. It is intended that this fund will, as augmented in the future, be a permanent one [...] More

National Military Intelligence Association Ohio Chapter
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
The National Military Intelligence Association Ohio Chapter’s scholarship program is to provide assistance toward education of students interested in a career and in furthering their professional skills in intelligence. Funds awarded may be used to pay or defray the cost of tuition, room, board and/or laboratory fees and will be payable to the student’s institution. The scholarship(s) awards are [...] More

NJNF Internship/Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: November 15, Annually
The New Jersey Newspaper Foundation, which was founded in 1962 as the NJPA Scholarship Fund, Inc., every year awards more than $40,000 in scholarships and internships and supports other programs that promote journalism careers and newspaper readership among New Jersey residents. NJNF was previously known as the New Jersey Press Foundation. Eight internships and scholarships for New Jersey [...] More

New York Women in Communications Inc. Foundation Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: January 27, Annually
The New York Women in Communications Foundation, in conjunction with New York Women in Communications, awards scholarships annually based on academic excellence, need and involvement in the field of communications. Awards are for use in the upcoming academic year. ELIGIBILITY - High school seniors who are permanent residents of NY, NJ, CT or PA, attend a high school in one of these states, [...] More

Interpublic Group (IPG) Scholarship and Internship
Application Deadlines: January 27, Annually
The New York Women in Communications Foundation, in conjunction with New York Women in Communications, awards the Interpublic Group (IPG) Scholarship and Internship annually based on academic excellence, need and involvement in the field of communications. Each is awarded to an ethnically diverse student who is currently a college junior and has a demonstrated interest in a career in advertising [...] More

Stoody-West Graduate Fellowship
Application Deadlines: March 15, Annually
The purpose of the Stoody-West Fellowship is to enhance the recipient's professional competence and thereby help to perpetuate the standards exemplified by Ralph Stoody and Arthur West. Religious journalism is interpreted to include news writing for secular press, church press and for church institutions. The committee will consider appropriate news and journalism forms, including electronic and [...] More

Ruth Whitney Scholarship from Glamour Magazine
Application Deadlines: January 27, Annually
The Ruth Whitney scholarship is awarded to a college student who has had some experience in writing, reporting or design and who has a demonstrated interest in magazine journalism or publishing. Eligibility - High school seniors who are permanent residents of NY, NJ, CT or PA, attend a high school in one of these states, and will graduate in the summer. - College undergraduate students who [...] More

Association of Old Crows Enlisted Tuition Grants
Application Deadlines: Varies
The Scholarsip and Enlisted Tuition Grant Programs are handled by the association's local chapters. The association headquarters does not disburse scholarship funds. Please look at www.crows.org, then Foundation, Foudation Procedure, then FP 1-1, then page 9 for the application to mail to your nearest chapter. The objectives of the AOC Scholarship Program are to: A. Assist in the education of [...] More

University of Rochester FIRST Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
The University of Rochester, in partnership with "For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology", will commit five $40,000 ($10,000 annual) awards to students enrolling as first-year students at the University of Rochester. Students who wish to qualify for the FIRST Robotics Scholarship must have competed on a FIRST team, and must submit a letter from their FIRST team coordinator. [...] More

Clampitt Paper Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by Clampitt Paper and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarship" found on the ESDF website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications marketplace. These [...] More

Hoods Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by individual donors and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarships" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications marketplace. These careers [...] More

OutputLinks Communications Group John A. Lopiano Endowed Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by OutputLinks and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarships" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications marketplace. These careers may [...] More

OutputLinks Communications Group Hal Morrow Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by OutputLinks Communications Group and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarship" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications marketplace. [...] More

OutputLinks Communications Group Woman of Distinction
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by OutputLinks Communications Group and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarships" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications [...] More

OutputLinks Communications Group Sustainability/Stewardship Award
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by OutputLinks Communications Group and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarships" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the Document Management and Graphic Communications [...] More

OutputLinks Communications Group Jeanne Mowlds Distinguished Lifetime Service Award
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by OutputLinks Communications Group and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarships" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications [...] More

Questex Media Group Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by Questex Media Group and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarships" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the Document Management and Graphic Communications marketplace. These [...] More

Joel Cartun Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
This scholarship is sponsored by the Lewis M. Gabbe Foundation and administered by EDSF. To apply for this scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarships" found on our website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the document management and graphic communications marketplace. [...] More

Wayne Alexander Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
To apply for the Wayne Alexander Memorial Scholarship, complete the application "Document Management and Graphic Communications Industry Scholarship" found on the EDSF website. EDSF scholarships are awarded to full-time students who are committed to pursuing a career in the Document Management and Graphic Communications marketplace. These careers may include: Computer science & engineering (for [...] More