November 15, 2026
James Alan Cox Foundation for Student Photojournalists
Direct application
$2,500
6 winners
Eligibility
Education level
Graduate
Status
US citizen
Activities
Photography
About this scholarship
Student photojournalists at the high school, undergraduate, college/technical, or graduate level who are U.S. citizens with at least one semester remaining may apply. Six total awards: five $2,500 scholarships for college or technical students (four video, one still photography), one $2,500 for a graduate video student, and five digital SLR cameras for high school still-photography winners.
Submit essay (250 words max), two references, transcripts, financial data, and either five still images or two videos (college applicants). Focus must be photojournalism, not art photography.
Established to memorialize Arizona photojournalist James "Jim" Alan Cox, who passed away in 2007.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Essay of no more than 250 words about passion for photojournalism
- Two references
- Transcript
- Financial information
- For college applicants: either five still images or two videos
- Official transcript
- Work must focus on photojournalism rather than art photography.
- Awards differ by applicant level and medium, including college/technical and graduate video awards and high-school still-photography camera awards.