Featured byFlorida International University (FIU)
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Up to $500
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
Scholarships help you graduate from FIU with your degree and with little to no debt.
Scholarships are usually merit-based financial aid (awarded based on your grades and achievements) but some may have need-based requirements as well.
Benefits
This scholarship is offering $500.
Eligibility
For consideration, the applicant must meet the following minimum requirements:•
- an African-American student (undergraduate or graduate) pursuing any major within the Lee Caplin School or Journalism & Media or School of Communication during the award period.
- a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.
- must be enrolled full time (12 credits undergraduate and 9 credits graduate) during the award period (fall and spring semesters).
- submit a 2-page typewritten (double-spaced) essay about your career goals, reasons for choosing the profession, and where you would like to work in the future.
- submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member (Lee Caplin School of Journalism & Media or School of Communication faculty preferred).
- Be a citizen of the United States, a U.S. lawful permanent resident or an international student on an aid eligible visa.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Journalism
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
25 Oct 2026
Please submit an essay which discusses the reasons for your chosen profession; and where you see yourself in the future? Must be a minimum of 2 pages, double spaced.
Please submit scans of all transcripts from institutions in which you have taken courses, including FIU (official or unofficial from school's web page).
Please submit a copy of current Panther Degree Audit (PDA for FIU students). All documents should be submitted as PDF.
All applicants must submit a writing sample (school newspaper story, class paper or equivalent).
Please submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member (faculty preferred).
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