Scholarship Opportunity
We’re excited to announce that 2025 National Press Club scholarship applications are now open! Opportunities are available for high school, college, and graduate student journalists. All applications are due on Sunday, March 16, at 11:59 pm ET. Selections will be made and announced in early May 2025.
The 2025 NPC scholarships + application links include:
- The Scholarship for Journalism Diversity Honoring Julie Schoo is a $5,000 scholarship awarded to a high school senior. The award can be renewed for up to three years at $5,000 per year.
- The Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $5,000 to support a high school senior who wishes to pursue a career in journalism.
- The Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship supports diversity within broadcast journalism. The scholarship is $5,000 per year awarded to a college or graduate student who demonstrates a commitment to a career in broadcast journalism. The award can be renewed for up to three years.
- The Lewis Scholarship provides housing and a monthly stipend to support college student journalists of color with newsroom internships in Washington, D.C., during the summer semester.
- The Dennis and Shirley Feldman Fellowship recognizes a journalism graduate student with a one-time stipend of $5,000.