Hearst Journalism Awards Program
Direct application
$3,000
70 winners
Eligibility
Major
Communication Journalism
Education level
Undergraduate
About this scholarship
Undergraduate journalism majors or minors at ACEJMC-accredited U.S. universities may enter Hearst Journalism Awards monthly competitions in writing, photojournalism, audio, television, podcast, and multimedia categories.
Each participating university may enter two students per competition. Top five finishers per competition earn scholarships up to $3,000 for first place, with additional prizes for lower placements. Photo entrants are not required to be journalism majors.
Obtain login access through your journalism department and submit published or aired work that meets category guidelines.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Published or aired work meeting the selected competition category guidelines
- Journalism-department login access
- Published, aired, or posted entries
- Login codes and application access from journalism department
- Monthly competitions are offered in writing, photojournalism, audio, television, podcast, and multimedia categories.