Scholarships for COJO Students
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Rewarding Excellence
The School of Communication and Journalism awards more than $60,000 in scholarships to incoming and returning students. These scholarships are made possible by the generous gifts of alumni and friends of the school.
Incoming Student Scholarships
Incoming students should complete the SDSU Academic Scholarship Application Form the year prior to enrollment. SDSU accepts scholarship applications throughout the year, but you are strongly encouraged to have yours submitted by December 1 of your senior year to receive priority consideration for all awards.
Returning Student Scholarships
Returning students apply for scholarships by logging on to MyState. Once on MyState, select the “Dashboard†tab. Then, if you scroll down, along the right side, you will see the “Scholarship Application†section. Under that section, click “submitâ€. This will take you to the application website. Once there, click “Apply†button for the SDSU Scholarship Application and follow the “Important Information†Instructions, from there. All students, whether eligible for the Jackrabbit Guarantee Program or not, should submit this application in early February to be eligible for scholarships the following school year.
Unique Opportunities
Jeffrey B. Nelson Investigative Journalism Endowed Internship
$5,600*
*$3,600 Nelson Endowed Internship stipend + $2,000 Chuck Raasch and Sandy Johnson Scholarship
Through the generous support of the Nelson family and prominent SDSU journalism graduates, Chuck Raasch and Sandy Johnson, SDSU students may apply for an endowed internship with . For more information please contact Jim Helland.
The Mobridge Tribune Scholarship and Internship
$6,800*
*$4,800 Internship Stipend + $2,000 Mobridge Tribune Scholarship for the next fall and spring semester
Through the generous support of The Mobridge Tribune, SDSU students may apply for this special internship opportunity. For more information contact Jim Helland.
Through the support of generous donors, the School of Communication and Journalism offers the following named scholarships.
- Abel, Phillips, Evenson Scholarship
- Mary Peterson Arnold Scholarship
- James D. Ashley Memorial Scholarship
- Nancy Buckmaster Scholarship
- Fritz and Ida Clement Scholarship
- D.J. Cline Memorial Scholarship
- Sid and Imogene Davison Scholarship
- Loren E. Donelson Scholarship
- David and Doris McMath Evans Memorial Scholarship
- Michael P. Freeman Scholarship
- E.B. Harding Memorial Scholarship
- Les Helgeland Memorial Scholarship
- M.H. and Mary Jane Ingalls Scholarship
- Sandy Johnson and Charles Raasch Scholarship
- Ralph and Alice (Zantow) Kane Scholarship
- Phyllis and Bob Karolevitz Scholarship
- James Kimball Memorial Scholarship
- Ruth Laird and Woody Wentzy Scholarship
- Richard and MaryJo Benton Lee Scholarship
- Wendell E. Long Memorial Scholarship
- Jean E. Macksam Scholarship
- Vera Way Marghab Scholarship
- David C. Martin Sports Journalism Scholarship
- George McCarty Memorial Scholarship in Speech Activities
- William J. and Opal A. McDermott Scholarship
- Mobridge Tribune Scholarship
- Marc and Julie Mooney Family Scholarship
- Chad Nelson Memorial Scholarship
- Chad Nelson "Let's Do This" Advertising Scholarship
- Newspaper Hall Of Fame Scholarship
- Nibbelink Scholarship
- Mary J. Perpich Scholarship
- CDR James F. Roth Scholarship
- Benjamin H. Schaphorst Memorial Scholarship
- Victory Shorz Advertising Scholarship
- Ron and Mary Sorensen Endowed Scholarship
- South à£à£Ö±²¥Ğã Newspaper Association Scholarships
- Windsor A. and Pamela P. Straw Memorial Scholarship
- Verl Thomson Scholarship
- John and Genevieve Whalen Journalism Scholarship
- Sandra A. Whalen Scholarship
- Barbara Whitehead Memorial Scholarship
- Anson and Ada May Yeager Scholarship
- Patanna Zimmerman Scholarship
