Applications open for 2024 National Press Club scholarships

The National Press Club and the NPC Journalism Institute now are accepting applications for their 2024 scholarships for high school, college, and graduate students.

• The Scholarship for Journalism Diversity Honoring Julie Schoo is a $5,000 scholarship awarded to a high school senior. The award can be renewed for up to three years at $5,000 per year. The application deadline is Feb. 18. 
• The Richard G. Zimmerman Scholarship is a one-time scholarship of $5,000 to support a high school senior wishing to pursue a journalism career. The application deadline is Feb. 18.
• The Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship supports diversity in broadcast journalism. The scholarship is $5,000 per year awarded to a student with a commitment to a career in broadcast journalism. The award can be renewed up to three years. The application deadline is Feb. 18.
• The Summer 2024 Lewis Scholarship provides housing and a monthly stipend to support college student journalists of color with newsroom internships in Washington. The deadline is April 7.
• The Dennis and Shirley Feldman Fellowship recognizes a journalism graduate student with a one-time stipend of $5,000. The deadline is April 14.

The scholarships are administered by the Club's nonprofit affiliate, the National Press Club Journalism Institute. Click here to learn more.

If you are interested in learning more about the scholarship selection process or would like to be a judge, contact  Alexis Garcia at [email protected] or Erin Looney at [email protected].