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Awards from the College: Deadline to apply for 2009-2010 scholarships from the Merrill College is Friday March 13, 2009. These scholarships are only available to current and incoming Merrill students. (The application form is for Merrill College scholarships only.)

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    For incoming students

    Incoming students do not apply for these awards. All incoming journalism students are considered for these scholarships on the basis of their applications to the university and their financial need.

    The Freedom Forum Journalism Scholarships. Awards of $1,250 to an incoming freshman and $1,250 to an outstanding undergraduate (print, broadcast or online) with financial need. Funded by a Freedom Forum contribution from trustee Ken Paulson, president of the Freedom Forum and a former member of the Merrill College's Board of Visitors.

    Gridiron Foundation Journalism Scholarships. Funded by the Gridiron Foundation of Washington, the $6,000 annual award is a four-year renewable scholarship given to an incoming journalism freshman. Selection is based on merit and a commitment to print journalism. Preference will be given to students from populations underrepresented in the journalism profession.

    William Randolph Hearst Scholarships. Awards of $2,000, for one year only, to outstanding Maryland high school students admitted to the Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

    Baltimore Sun Diversity in Journalism Scholarship: A non-renewable $2,900 award established by the Times Mirror Foundation to an incoming freshman with high academic achievement in high school and wide-ranging cultural and economic background, who resides in the Baltimore Sun's circulation area.

    For current students

    The Joseph R. Slevin Award. Established by the family of the late Joseph R. Slevin, former president of the National Press Club and National Press Foundation, former journalist with the Journal of Commerce, New York Herald-Tribune, Times of London and The New York Times, and author for 19 years of a widely syndicated column covering economics. An award of approximately $1,250 to a student obtaining a fulltime summer internship with Congressional Quarterly, the premier publisher of political journalism in Washington. The Slevin award recipient will also be considered for a $3,000 St. Petersburg Times Foundation academic scholarship for the next academic year. To apply for the Slevin internship, contact Penny Bender Fuchs, pfuchs@jmail.umd.edu.

    The Paul Berg Diamondback Scholarship. Funded by friends and family and The Washington Post in memory of Paul Berg, Diamondback editor-in-chief 1978-79 and assistant editor of The Post's Health section at the time of his death in 1989. A scholarship award of approximately $4,000 for the academic year to a Diamondback editor or news staff member who displays special achievement and effort while working for the campus daily newspaper. Applicants must submit a special essay, describing Diamondback work and supporting clips in addition to the usual application form, and must return to campus for the following fall semester.

    Entravision Communications Broadcast Journalism Scholarship. A $2,500 award from the corporation that owns or operates 20 TV stations in the top 50 Hispanic markets. For an outstanding undergraduate based on academic achievement and performance and contributions in the broadcast program.

    Washington Press Club Foundation Scholarships. Two renewable awards of $2,000 each are given to minority female undergraduate journalism students. Annually renewable depending on scholastic performance (GPA of at least 3.0). Selected by the foundation from four ranked applicants submitted by the Merrill College.

    John Story Cleghorn and Nona Reese Cleghorn Scholarships. Two scholarships of $950 each, funded by Professor and former College Dean Reese Cleghorn in honor of his parents, for an outstanding undergraduate or graduate student in the College.

    The Reese Cleghorn Excellence in Journalism Scholarships. Five or six non-renewable scholarships in the range of $1,500 each to a rising junior or rising senior undergraduate journalism student based on high academic performance and financial need.

    Jay Jackson Scholarship. Funded by former Annapolis newspaper executive Allen Jackson in memory of his brother Jay, an honors graduate of Maryland's first journalism class. The $1,000 scholarship, which is based on merit and need, is given to a news-editorial student who will be a senior the following semester.

    The Frank Quine and Mary Ellen Doran-Quine Journalism Scholarship. Two $1,000 non-renewable awards, funded by the College’s Assistant Dean Frank Quine and his wife, to a rising junior or senior undergraduate in the news-editorial (print) program with financial need and high potential as a professional journalist.

    Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association Scholarships. Scholarships of approximately $1,000 each awarded to two full-time students (undergraduates enrolled for 12 credits or graduate students enrolled for six credits) who are residents of Maryland, Delaware, or D.C. The students must be enrolled in the news-editorial sequence (including magazine specialization). Undergraduate recipients must also have completed at least three semesters with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher.

    The Richard W. Worthington Journalism Scholarship. Named in memory of the late publisher of the weekly Bel Air, Md. Aegis newspaper. A $1,000 annual scholarship will be awarded to a news-editorial major (undergraduate or graduate) based on a combination of academic excellence, evidence of potential as a journalist, and financial need. Preference given to a resident of Harford County, Maryland.

    Gertrude Poe Scholarship. Two awards of approximately $1,400 each funded by the former editor of the weekly Laurel (Md.) Leader, and the first woman president of the Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association. Preference will be given to an undergraduate who will seek a community journalism career.

    The Stanley E. Rubenstein Memorial Journalism Scholarship. The $1,300 award goes to an undergraduate based on financial need and academic merit. Established by family and friends of the late Mr. Rubenstein, a 1953 economics graduate of Maryland who became a leading New York City public relations executive.

    Steven C. Affens Broadcast Journalism Scholarship. The $750 award is given to an undergraduate broadcast news student who shows high achievement in video news photography and camerawork. Endowed by family and friends of the late Steve Affens, an award-winning TV photojournalist for WJLA-TV Channel 7 in Washington, D.C.

    The Ralph Crosby Journalism Excellence Award. A non-renewable $1,000 scholarship to an undergraduate journalism student based on high academic performance and financial need, with preference (in order) given to a student from Annapolis, Anne Arundel County or the State of Maryland. Mr. Crosby, a 1956 graduate of the College, is chairman of Crosby Marketing Communications, Inc., in Annapolis.

    The Fred I., Edna O. and Fred J. Archibald Scholarship. Endowed by the Archibald family of Baltimore News-American and Frederick News-Post newspaper editors. Four awards of approximately $1,000 each for undergraduate students based on academic achievement and financial need.

    The Phyllis and Frank Kopen Broadcast Journalism Scholarship. Endowed by broadcast faculty member and College alumna Sue Kopen Katcef in honor of her parents, $500 (non-renewable) to a sophomore or junior broadcast student (radio or TV) in recognition of their contributions to the College’s broadcast journalism program. Secondary factors will be financial need and academic performance.

    The Marjorie Ferguson-Benjamin Holman Scholarship. A $1,500 award in honor of two former faculty members at the college. Professor Ferguson, who died in 1999, was an internationally known media scholar who focused on the rapid change in communications technology. Professor Holman, who died in 2007, was a former TV network news correspondent and one-time assistant U.S. attorney general who taught a wide range of courses over 25 years as a faculty member.

    The Hiebert Journalism International Travel Award. An endowed fund established by and named for College founding dean and Professor Emeritus Ray E. Hiebert. Provides reimbursement of travel expenses of up to $2,500 for one student annually for travel outside the U.S. for a seminar, conference or on a journalism-related itinerary. Initial application to College of Journalism dean for consideration by a faculty scholarship/awards committee.

    The Gene Roberts Award. An endowed fund established by and named for College faculty member Prof. Gene Roberts. Provides reimbursement of travel expenses in the range of $2,500 to enable an undergraduate or graduate journalism student at Maryland to travel outside the U.S. on a specific journalism-related itinerary or project. Preference is given to journalism students enrolled in the College's public affairs reporting track.

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