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

Future Teacher Scholarships

About the Scholarships

The Journalism Education Association sponsors up to three $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:

• A 250-word essay explaining his/her desire to teach high school journalism.
• The answers to the three questions at the bottom of the application form.
• Two recommendation letters, preferably from those who have firsthand knowledge of his/her work with student journalists, and
• College transcript(s) showing academic standing.

Award Recognition

• A committee of teachers and university personnel involved in journalism teacher education will make the selection.
• Winners are announced at the fall JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention.

For More Information

Candace Perkins Bowen • cbowen@kent.edu • (303) 672-8297

Deadline

Received by Oct. 15.

Mail To

Future Teacher Scholarship
JEA Headquarters
Kansas State University
103 Kedzie Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506

Future Journalism Teacher Scholarship Winners