Scholarships
Meet New J-Students: Madison Czopek
By Collin Dale Farmer Columbia, Mo. (Oct. 12, 2016) — Freshman Madison Czopek is a freshman who had her pick of schools to attend – and she chose to come to Mizzou. Her high ACT score qualified her for the J-School’s Walter Williams Scholars program. The Michigan native is now part of an elite group … Continued
School Honors 54 Freshmen for Outstanding Academic Achievement
Benefits of the Walter Williams Scholars Program Include a Global Programs Scholarship and a Faculty Mentor By Renee Sospenzi Columbia, Mo. (Sept. 7, 2016) — The Missouri School of Journalism held its annual Walter Williams Scholars ceremony on Aug. 31 to recognize and honor the 2016 incoming class of high-ability freshmen who will study at … Continued
Meet New J-Students: Meredith Wright
By Savannah Borgsmiller Incoming J-School student Meredith Wright was awarded a $1,000 Dow Jones News Fund Scholarship this past spring for her journalistic excellence covering Suicide Awareness Week at Kirkwood High School in St. Louis. Wright won the Dow Jones scholarship after covering a talk by Gary Behrman, a representative from the Communities Healing Adolescent … Continued
Meet New J-Students: Jasmine-Kay Johnson
By Savannah Borgsmiller Columbia, Mo. (July 21, 2016) — Incoming Missouri School of Journalism freshman Jasmine-Kay Johnson has big dreams of becoming a famous journalist, and the $25,000 LoveJoy scholarship will help her accomplish her goals. Johnson says she knew from a very young age that she liked writing and storytelling. The Alton, Illinois, native … Continued
St. Louis Press Club Awards Scholarships to 6 Missouri Journalism Students
They Received a Combined Total of $11,500 During a Luncheon at the International Photography Hall of Fame St. Louis (July 6, 2016) — The St. Louis Press Club and the Journalism Foundation of Metropolitan St. Louis have awarded scholarships to six Missouri School of Journalism students. The students received a combined total of $11,500 during the … Continued
Claudia Guthrie Named Winner of Kansas City Press Club Scholarship
The Junior Magazine Journalism Major Will Receive $750 for the 2016-17 Academic Year Kansas City (June 6, 2016) — Claudia Guthrie, a junior magazine journalism major at the Missouri School of Journalism, is the 2016 winner of a scholarship from the Kansas City Press Club. The $750 award is made to a student who has … Continued
Master’s Student Kasia Kovacs Wins 2016 Atwater Prize
The Annual Award Recognizes Outstanding Writing Columbia, Mo. (May 16, 2016) — Missouri School of Journalism graduate student Kasia Kovacs is the 2016 winner of the Atwater Prize. The award provides a $500 stipend to one elite writing student each year. Kovacs submitted three articles that were published in the Columbia Missourian to the contest. … Continued
8 Missouri Journalism Graduate Students Attend White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner
These Scholarship Recipients Received VIP Treatment, Including Personal Congratulations from President and Mrs. Obama Washington, D.C. (May 5, 2016) — Eight Missouri School of Journalism graduate students attended President Obama’s last White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on April 30. The lucky eight were honored guests as recipients of scholarships funded by the proceeds of the … Continued
Junior Wins a $3,000 Scripps Howard Foundation Scholarship
Daniela Vidal Will Intern at WBUR Boston This Summer Columbia, Mo. (April 25, 2016) — Listeners of the nationally broadcast midway news show “Here and Now” will benefit from the talents of Missouri School of Journalism student Daniela Vidal this summer. As the winner of a 2016 Scripps Howard Foundation scholarship, Vidal, a junior studying … Continued
Missouri Journalism Students Selected as Great Plains Journalism Awards Finalists
Graduate Student Kasia Kovacs Named Student Writer of the Year, Wins $1,250 Scholarship By Ashley Szatala Tulsa, Oklahoma (April 4, 2016) — The Tulsa Press Club has named five Missouri School of Journalism students as finalists for the 2016 Great Plains Journalism Awards, and the press club has recognized one University of Missouri faculty member … Continued