Scholarships...

The Atlanta Press Club Scholarship Committee invites journalism students to apply for four (4) $1500 scholarship awards.The scholarships will be presented to outstanding Georgia college or university sophomores and juniors who are pursuing careers in journalism.

The $1500 scholarships will be awarded to two print journalism and two broadcast journalism students. WXIA-TV, Channel 11 and WAGA-TV, Fox 5 sponsor the broadcast awards. The Fox 5 award is given in honor of the late Jacque Maddox, who spent many years in television and was a teacher of the arts at Clark Atlanta University. This award will be given to an outstanding student from the Atlanta University center.

To qualify for scholarships, students must be working toward a career in news and aiming to achieve excellence in the field of reporting. Also, students must be attending a Georgia college or university. In addition to the $1500 award, recipients will also receive a certificate documenting their achievement and a free, one-year membership to the Atlanta Press Club. Presentation of the awards will be made on a special luncheon in the spring. Prior winners of this award are not eligible.

The Atlanta Press Club Educational Council will judge applicants on the basis of skill, achievement and commitment to journalism. Applications must be submitted/postmarked by February 28. To access an application, please click here.

Founded in 1964, the Atlanta Press Club is a professional association of journalists and media professionals. Over half of our members are working journalists. The remainder are public relations professionals, professors, retirees and students. Our mission is to serve the social and professional needs of our journalism community and to foster excellence in journalism; to advance the public's interest in, and understanding of, a free press.