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Overview
Scholarship type
Need based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Varies
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
A member of the J-School Professional Advisory Council and named a distinguished alumna of MSU in 2002, Wanda Herndon has had a meteoric career in public relations. A J-School alumna, she established this scholarship to provide assistance for students from her hometown of Flint, Michigan and the surrounding area to benefit from an MSU J-School education.
Benefits
The scholarship amount varies.
Eligibility
- Open to all journalism students at the sophomore, junior and senior level (as of the upcoming fall semester) who are interested in pursuing a career in journalism and show promise of becoming a successful journalist
- Preference will be given, but not limited, to students who have graduated from the following public schools in Michigan: Saginaw High School, Flint Central High School, Saginaw Arthur Hill High School, Flint Northwestern High School, Everett High School, Flint Northern High School, Carman-Ainsworth High School and Southwestern Academy (formerly Flint Southwestern High School).
- Demonstrates financial need.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Journalism
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
17 Jan 2027
School of Journalism scholarships are applied to a student’s university account to support a future semester of study. To apply, complete the College of Communication Arts & Sciences scholarship application.
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