Available JMC Scholarships

Fall 2025 JMC Scholarships

1. ADV
Jack Quinton Memorial Scholarship
Undergraduate student working with the Spartan Daily advertising team.

2. ADV 
Pat O'Daniels/Rat Line Scholarship 
Preference shall be given to students majoring in Advertising who have completed a minimum of 29 units.

3. ADV and JOUR 
Gary Williams Memorial Scholarship
To provide a scholarship to students with overall commitment to advertising and journalism, potential in the field, and financial need.

4. JOUR
Dorothy Oppenheim Journalism Endowment
Students majoring in print-editorial or photo-journalism.

5. JOUR
Howard Freeman Memorial Scholarship
To provide a scholarship to a student who is majoring in broadcast news and is pursuing a career in broadcast journalism.

6. JOUR
Leigh Weimers Journalism Scholarship
For a print journalism student with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Preference given to those who must overcome hardship in their pursuit of a university education.

7. JOUR
Phil and Dean Spuler Scholarship Endowment
To provide scholarships for students majoring in print-editorial or photo-journalism.

8. JOUR
Rosenthal-O'Brian Journalism Scholarship
Students who are pursuing a degree program in the reporting/editing sequence are eligible to apply. Submit application along with 3 writing samples, which includes a feature article (published work preferred). Committee is looking for examples of strong reporting, lively writing, and compelling subjects.

9. JOUR
Tom Quinlan Endowment
Eligible applicants must be pursuing a career in newspaper journalism, fully matriculated with a minimum of 6 units, and a GPA of 3.0 or above.

10. JOUR
Donald C. Cox Scholarship
Provide scholarships to qualified students who are members of the Spear staff.

11. JOUR 
Nancy Skelton Scholarship 
Intended to support a (preferably) female journalism student who shows outstanding writing and reporting promise.

12. JOUR 
Gary D. Radine Scholarship 
This Scholarship helps support students who have demonstrated a financial need, enrolled full-time majoring in journalism and are involved in Hispanic or the African American community.

13. ADV, JOUR, PR
Dwight Bentel Scholarship
For undergraduate majors in their junior year or first semester seniors majoring in any of the department's degree programs.

14. ADV, JOUR, PR
Christopher Marian Memorial Scholarship
To provide a scholarship for a student in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Chris Marian Journalism Scholarship recipients must meet the following criteria: be in good standing, enrolled full-time in JMC, maintain at least the minimum 2.6 GPA, demonstrate an interest in news writing.

15. PR
Dennis Wilcox Scholarship
Students who are Public Relations majors planning to participate in a short-course or semester abroad as part of their undergraduate or graduate study. Must be fully matriculated, in good standing, and have a minimum GPA of 2.5. consideration. If, in any given year, no public relations majors apply or are qualified, students majoring in advertising, journalism, or mass communications may be awarded a scholarship. Students must be fully matriculated, in good standing, and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

16. PR
Louis A. Duino Scholarship
For junior or senior students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in their major field of study and demonstrate financial need.

17. PR
Matthew Garcia Memorial Scholarship
To provide scholarships to public relations majors planning to participate in an independent study in the JMC Department. If in any given year no public relations majors apply or qualify, students majoring in journalism or mass communications may be awarded scholarships. Students must be fully matriculated, in good standing, and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.

18. PR
Robert & McKenzie Burpee Scholarship Endowment
To provide scholarships to public relations majors planning to participate in an independent study in the JMC Department. If in any given year no public relations majors apply or qualify, students majoring in journalism or mass communications may be awarded scholarships. Students must be fully matriculated, in good standing, and have a minimum GPA of 2.5.