Scholarships

Each year, many Medill graduate students benefit from the generosity of Medill alumni, faculty and friends who have donated time and resources to provide scholarships. The Medill Scholarship Committee selects students for scholarships on the basis of merit, need, donor intent and/or a combination of these and other factors.

The Medill financial aid office strongly recommends that you research outside scholarships to help finance your education. Both www.scholarships.com and www.fastweb.com are free scholarship search engines that offer thousands of available scholarships.

A majority of Medill’s merit scholarships are awarded and announced with the offer of admission. Merit scholarships are awarded based on the materials in the application for admissions to Medill. Some merit scholarships could be awarded later in the process. If a student is awarded a merit scholarship, they will be notified by letter.

Here are a few of the merit scholarships awarded to students admitted to the Journalism program:

Knight Foundation Scholarships

Applicants with experience or academic degrees in computer programming or related fields may be considered for scholarships ranging from partial tuition up to the total cost of attendance. Read more.

McCormick Scholarships

Six students are selected each year to be McCormick Scholars. The goal of the full tuition scholarship is to cultivate and support a new generation of outstanding journalism leaders for the news media, and to add knowledge and research about news media management.  McCormick Scholars are selected based upon merit, demonstrated leadership potential and perceived commitment to a news media career.

Bloomberg Scholarship

Students pursuing the Business Journalism concentration are considered for the Bloomberg scholarship of up to $15,000, awarded by Medill and applied toward tuition for the academic year.

Medill Scholarship for Experienced Professionals

Partial tuition scholarships of up to $10,000 for students admitted to the Master of Science in Journalism for Experienced Professionals.

Floyd Kalber Memorial Scholarship

Awarded to a journalism student with strong writing skills and reporting experience.

Eric Lund Global Reporting and Research Grant

This fund was created to provide opportunities for students with financial aid need that participate in the Global Journalism program.

Here are a few of our merit scholarships awarded to graduate students admitted to the Integrated Marketing Communications program:

Arthur E. Tatham Scholarship

Named for advertising agency founder and civic leader, the Tatham Scholarship is awarded to exceptional students admitted to the IMC Program.

Integrated Marketing Communication Merit Scholarship

Awarded to outstanding admitted IMC students.

Skip Gage Award

Awarded to a student with strong leadership potential.