Scholarships
MU’s First Marshall Scholarship in 25 Years Awarded to Convergence Journalism Senior Brian Pellot
He Will Study at Oxford University for the 2010-2012 Academic Years By Joan Niesen Master’s Student Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2009) — Brian Pellot, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received a prestigious Marshall Scholarship for the 2010-2012 academic years. The scholarship, which is given to up to 40 American students each year, … Continued
Sara Shahriari Wins $12,000 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship
Master’s Student Will Document the Land Reform Process in Bolivia Columbia, Mo. (May 13, 2009) — Sara Shahriari, a graduate student in the Missouri School of Journalism, has won the 2009 O.O. McIntyre Fellowship award. Shahriari will use the award in the fall of 2009 to document the land reform process in Bolivia. Bolivian President … Continued
The Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Create an Annual Scholarship in Memory of David Lipman, BJ ’53
St. Louis (April 2, 2009) — The Press Club of Metropolitan St. Louis and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch have created a new scholarship in memory of David Lipman, BJ ’53, a longtime reporter and editor for the newspaper. The $5,000 scholarship will be awarded for the first time this fall to a Missouri School of Journalism … Continued
Gift Creates Opportunities for Science Journalism Students, Honors Former Journalism Professor
Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2008) — Journalists constantly face the challenge of communicating technical health and science information in a way that informs and excites the general public. As scientific advancements become more complicated, the need for skilled writers increases. A recent gift to the Missouri School of Journalism will give students the opportunity to … Continued
Missouri Journalism Faculty Welcomes New Walter Williams Scholars
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 17, 2007) — The Missouri School of Journalism welcomed 40 new Walter Williams Scholars at a ceremony Aug. 30, bringing the total number of students enjoying the benefits of the elite program to 155. The incoming freshman met their individual faculty mentors, one of several benefits of the program, and received a … Continued
Senior Wins $5,000 Newhouse Foundation Scholarship from NABJ
Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 5, 2007) — Jamille Fields, a Missouri School of Journalism senior from St. Louis, was one of five recipients of a $5,000 Newhouse Foundation Scholarship awarded by the National Association of Black Journalists. The Newhouse Foundation Scholarship honors talented African-American students majoring in print journalism. Fields, a magazine journalism major and business … Continued
Three Missouri Students Receive Health Journalism Fellowships
Columbia, Mo. (April 19, 2007) — Three Missouri School of Journalism students had a unique opportunity to network with practicing health care journalists and learn about trends in the industry thanks to the 2007 AHCJ Missouri Health Journalism Fellowships from the Association of Health Care Journalists. Master’s student Traci Angel, senior Jamie Greber and junior … Continued
Journalism Master’s Student Wins Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship to Germany
Columbia, Mo. (April 16, 2007) — Robin Hoecker, a master’s student at the Missouri School of Journalism, has received one of five Fulbright Beginning Professional Journalism Awards to Germany, the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently. During her 10-month Fulbright program, Hoecker, from Monroeville, Pa., will study … Continued
Central and South American Journalists Encouraged to Apply for Prestigious Tina Hills Fellowship
Columbia, Mo. (Dec. 5, 2006) — The Missouri School of Journalism announces a call for applications for the Tina Hills Fellowship for Latin American journalists interested in earning a master’s or doctoral degree at the world’s first journalism school. The fellowship is part of a long-term program to expand relations between the School and the … Continued
Walter Williams Scholars Pick Up New Service Project
By Audrey Holaday Columbia, Mo. (Nov. 10, 2006) — The 2006 class of Walter Williams Scholars is taking the concept of social responsibility out of the newsroom and onto the streets. The 44 first-semester freshmen at the Missouri School of Journalism, all of whom earned a 33 or above on the ACT (1470 on the SAT), have … Continued