Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship
Chicago Headline Club Foundation · Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
The Les Brownlee Memorial Scholarship is an annual $5,000 award from the Chicago Headline Club, the largest local chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and its foundation. It honors pioneering Chicago journalist Les Brownlee and supports an exceptional undergraduate journalism student.
Current undergraduate journalism students enrolled at a Chicago-area or Illinois college or university are eligible to apply. Applicants are evaluated on academic achievement, previous journalistic experience, work samples, articulated financial need and a cover letter expressing their passion for journalism.
The winner is announced at the club's annual Peter Lisagor Awards banquet each spring. The 2026 application deadline was April 6, and the scholarship is offered every year.