Future Teacher Scholarships

About the Scholarships

Brian Hayes, the first recipient of JEA’s Future Journalism Teacher Scholarship, delivers a session a JEA/NSPA convention.

The Journalism Education Association sponsors up to five $1,000 scholarships for education majors who intend to teach scholastic journalism. Each recipient must be an upper-division or master’s degree student in a college program designed to prepare him/her for teaching at the secondary-school level. Current secondary-school journalism teachers who are in a degree program to improve their journalism teaching skills are also eligible.
Entry Criteria

Each recipient must complete the application and include the following:

1. A 250-word essay explaining his/her desire to teach high school journalism.

2. The answers to the three questions at the bottom of the application form.

4. Two recommendation letters, preferably from those who have firsthand knowledge of his/her work with student journalists, and College transcript(s) showing academic standing.

How to apply

To apply for a Future Teacher Scholarship, fill out this online form. Applications are due July 15.
Award Recognition

1. A committee of teachers and university personnel involved in journalism teacher education will make the selection.

2. Scholarships will be awarded by early September. An announcement of the winners will be made on the JEA website and at the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention.