Best Grants for Journalism in Virgin Islands

Graduate students and graduating seniors in sports communication or related fields at NCAA member schools in the Virgin Islands can apply for the NCAA Jim McKay Graduate Scholarship, awarding US $10,000 for graduate study. Eligible nominees must be former or current student-athletes with strong academics, leadership, integrity, and a demonstrated interest in sports media or public relations.

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The Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at NYU

We want to educate those who agree. Opportunities abound in the media world, but at NYU Journalism, the opportunity to do compelling work that informs, engages, and matters to the societies in which we live drives our faculty, motivates our students, and shapes our approach.

Those who find this their calling will discover encouragement, support, and an endless amount to learn at NYU. Our graduates are able to work anywhere their talents take them, and they do. Students come here not only to gain competence in the journalist’s craft but also the tools to make it better than it is. And those two things are the essence of what we teach.

Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award

Matthew Power was an award-winning journalist who reported empathetically on the human condition. He died in March 2014, while on assignment in Uganda.

About the Award

The Matthew Power Literary Reporting Award is a grant of $15,000 to support the work of a promising early-career nonfiction journalist on a story that uncovers truths about the human condition.

Offered for the first time in 2015, the Award has been endowed by individuals and organizations touched by the life and work of Matthew Power, a wide-roving and award-winning journalist who sought to live and share the experience of the individuals and places on which he was reporting. Power, a longtime friend of the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute, died in March 2014, while on assignment in Uganda.

The award proceeds from the recognition that many important stories need to be reported from afar, and that publications do not always have the resources to send a journalist where the story is. The money need not be used exclusively for travel, but we expect that most successful applications will include such expenses. A panel of NYU journalism professors, outside writers, and editors will review the proposals. Finalists will be asked to take part in an interview online.

The judges will be interested in perpetuating Power’s legacy, as his former editor Roger Hodge put it, of “strong, character-driven narratives with detailed scenes and lyrical description.” Power was always open to the absurdity that often attends politics and international affairs; he was always searching, as he put it, for “the human truth beneath the sorry facts.” Power’s ultimate ambition, he added, was literary beauty.

That said, judges will be looking for a journalist as singular in his or her own approach as Power was in his. In addition to longform print projects, we will consider audio projects involving substantial reporting and running over 20 minutes in length. The award will not fund proposals to report on armed conflicts where journalists are already imperiled, nor projects that are mainly investigatory. The winner will normally receive visiting scholar privileges at NYU, including library access.

Ocean State Media Scholarship

The scholarship offers awards to residents of Ocean State Media’s demographic market area who demonstrate promise of a successful career in the fields of journalism and/or media.

Scholarship Award Details

Established by Rhode Island PBS in 2017, the Ocean State Media Scholarship offers awards to residents of the station’s demographic market area who demonstrate promise of a successful career in the fields of journalism and/or media. Awards of up to $15,000 will be awarded annually and are renewable for an additional three years.

Columbus Matrix Foundation Scholarship

Since the early days of print journalism, The Association for Women in Communications has evolved to become the overarching professional organization to unite communicators across a vast spectrum of disciplines-from print and broadcast journalism, to graphic design, photography, public relations, advertising, marketing, new media, and much more.

Award Amount:

• Up to four scholarships of $10,000 payable over four years at $2,500 per academic year.

Alpha Chapter Controlling Corp. of the Delta Theta Sigma Fraternity Scholarship Fund

The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarship awards to deserving high school students who plan to attend an accredited college or university and undertake studies in marketing, communications, journalism, or advertising.

Award Amount:

• The Gene “Duke” Perry Scholarship - $3,000.00
• The Founders Scholarship - $1,500.00
• The Founders Scholarship - $1,500.00

We are about helping children, right here in Marietta!

Kiwanis Club of Marietta members participate in service projects, hold fundraisers, and change children’s lives in our community. In addition, club members contribute to Kiwanis International initiatives helping clubs around the world assist children with education, basic needs, and medical care.

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta was chartered March 3, 1930 - Marietta, GA.

The Kiwanis Club of Marietta has proudly established and contributed to several scholarship endowments over the years to support deserving college students in our community. These scholarships are made possible through our club's Flag Project, which places over 1,300 American flags in front of homes and businesses five times each year.

Bill “Scoop” Kinney Journalism Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2006 by the Marietta Kiwanis Foundation in honor of Mr. Bill Kinney, the Senior Associate Editor of the Marietta Daily Journal. 

Selection emphasis will be placed on academic performance with priority given to current or former Cobb or Marietta.

Awards

• $2500

Scholarships support aspiring college students who hold the promise of tomorrow’s progress.

Together, our competitive grants and scholarships help our region rise thanks to the vision and generosity of our donors.

The Congressman Mark Foley Scholarship for Journalism Education Fund

Must be enrolled in a program with a major in Journalism.

Stark Community Foundation is one of the area’s major sources of college scholarship support— thanks to the generosity of caring individuals, families and businesses that have created scholarship funds.

The Foundation currently manages more than 100 scholarship funds that support hundreds of deserving students each year from Stark and Carroll counties. In 2025, more than $1,000,000 was awarded to local students to help them achieve their educational dreams.

The Velma Shotwell Griffin Memorial Scholarship Fund

The Velma Shotwell Griffin Memorial Scholarship Fund was established to assist graduates of Conotton Valley or Carrollton High Schools planning to enroll, or currently enrolled, at an accredited college or university to pursue further education in the following fields: History, Writing (not limited to, English, Journalism, Language Arts, Communications and programs in Mass Media), Graphic Arts, Music (which shall include but not limited to, vocal music, instrumental music, music history, music education, and music performance) and any other program or field of study approved by the Selection Committee. 

Amount:

• Varies. Minimum $500.

Renewable:

• Yes

American Indian and Alaska Native graduate students in literature, communication, journalism, or related fields can receive need-based tuition support for full-time study at accredited U.S. institutions. Focused on higher education in writing and media, Native Forward Scholars Fund invites eligible Tribal members and verified descendants, including those from the Virgin Islands, to apply using a Tribal Eligibility Certificate.

Virgin Islands journalism organizations connected to Adventist communication can access funding through Versacare for investigative reporting, ethical storytelling, and media projects. Qualified North America–headquartered 501(c)(3) Adventist publications, universities, academies, and independent outlets may receive US $5,000 - US $15,000 for reporting projects, training, technology, travel, stipends, and related journalism activities.

Journalism organizations and freelance reporters in the U.S. producing television, audio, or streaming stories on health care affordability can access funding through the National Institute for Health Care Management. Grants from this award provide a US $20,000 prize for work that offers new insights to improve health care access, costs, and quality, including for audiences in the Virgin Islands.

Local journalism outlets covering health care affordability and access in the U.S., including those serving the Virgin Islands, can apply for the NIHCM Foundation Local Media Award. This $15,000 prize honors high-quality, original reporting that offers new insights for health plans, policymakers, health care delivery, and related stakeholders.

Journalism outlets and nonprofit news organizations in the U.S. producing investigative or general reporting on health care affordability can apply for the NIHCM Foundation Investigative and General Reporting Award, which offers a US $20,000 prize. Virgin Islands journalism projects on U.S. health care costs, access, or quality may be eligible if nationally focused.

Journalism outlets and writers in Virgin Islands covering U.S. health care affordability and access can apply for a US $15,000 Trade Journalism Award, supporting high-quality reporting for specialty audiences. The National Institute for Health Care Management honors work that offers original insights for health plans, policymakers, health care delivery, and related stakeholders.

Journalists covering forestry and natural resources, including those in Virgin Islands, can receive recognition and support for high-quality reporting through the Outstanding Forestry Journalism Award. Society of American Foresters offers an honorarium of more than US $500, convention registration, and travel support for impactful print, television, or radio work that advances public understanding.

Virgin Islands students with a strong interest in journalism can access funding through the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region’s Gene Robb Journalism Scholarship to support higher education. Applicants must clearly demonstrate their commitment to journalism and submit samples of journalistic work as part of the universal scholarship application process.

High school seniors interested in journalism can apply for the Michael Hurewitz Scholarship, which supports students pursuing higher education and academic success. Although administered by the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region, journalism-focused students from areas like the Virgin Islands may review the criteria to see if their background and financial need align with this opportunity.

Journalists and media outlets producing investigative or social-justice journalism in the Virgin Islands can receive recognition and support through monthly Sidney Awards, which provide US $1,000 honorariums. Focused on journalism, the Sidney Hillman Foundation invites nominations for outstanding work in any medium that serves the common good.

Virgin Islands journalists and journalism teams can access funding through Omidyar Network’s Tech Journalism Fund to support in-depth reporting on technology and society. US $5,000 - US $25,000 is available for travel, research, fact-checking, data access, multimedia, and reporting time, with priority for AI policy, industry investigations, impacts on families, and workplace technology.

Organizations and leaders serving K-12 students or educators in the Virgin Islands can apply for up to US $1,500 to run journalism-based global health education projects. Pulitzer Center supports initiatives that use its reporting to reach at least 500 learners, deepen understanding of global health, and explore the role of news media in public health.

Students pursuing journalism or closely related media fields who graduated from Maine high schools can receive renewable scholarships from Maine Community Foundation, with awards ranging from US $1,000 - US $60,000. Journalism students from the Virgin Islands may be interested if they meet the Maine graduation requirement and plan careers in print, broadcast, or electronic media.

High school and postsecondary students pursuing journalism or other creative writing fields from Chelan or Douglas County can receive scholarship support for their education. The Community Foundation of North Central Washington’s Kathryn Lodge Mhatre Creative Writing Scholarship aids aspiring writers; Virgin Islands journalism students may find similar opportunities by exploring broader scholarship programs.

Virgin Islands journalism and communications students can access funding for tuition, fees, books, supplies, and other educational expenses through the Express-News Charitable Foundation Scholarship Fund. Administered by the San Antonio Area Foundation, this renewable scholarship supports full-time associate, bachelor’s, or graduate study in journalism or communications at accredited U.S. colleges and universities.

Muslim undergraduate and graduate students in journalism and related media fields can receive US $3,000 - US $5,000 in scholarship support while studying at accredited U.S. universities. Islamic Scholarship Fund provides Virgin Islands journalism students with funding, mentorship, and career development to advance American Muslim representation in media and improve public opinion and policy.

The U.S. Hillman Prize for Magazine Journalism, awarded by the Sidney Hillman Foundation, recognizes outstanding journalism that serves the common good. Open to global journalists, it requires works to be published in English and accessible to a U.S. audience within the past year. Winners receive a $5,000 honorarium and a certificate at the annual ceremony in New York City. The foundation prioritizes stories with U.S. impact across diverse topics.

Grants for Research About Urban Communication Issues

Since our launch in 2005, the Urban Communication Foundation has provided awards and grants to dozens of distinguished scholars, researchers, and journalists to recognize and support provocative work that contributes in significant ways to the discourse around urban communication issues.

While most of our recipients hail from academia and journalism, we also encourage submissions from other practitioners whose work will lend new insights into the discipline, raise broader awareness of related socio-political, economic, and cultural concerns, or influence public policy.

Gene Burd Grant for Research in Urban Journalism Studies

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication has partnered with the Urban Communication Foundation to create the Gene Burd Grant for Research in Urban Journalism Studies. The purpose of this annual grant is to stimulate research that explains, enlightens, inspires, and improves the practice and study of journalism and communication in order to advance our understanding of journalism in urban environments.

The Baugh Foundation supports progressive, inclusive, nonprofit organizations that reflect the love of Christ by providing assistance to those in need, enriching the lives of children and youth, keeping faith communities informed and engaged, and guarding the wall of separation between church and state.We welcome applications from progressive, faith-based organizations. At this time, the vast majority of our funding goes to progressive Baptist organizations or initiatives, and organizations that work to guard the separation of church and state. We believe that a free church in a free state is dependent upon a functioning democracy.Funding Priorities: 

• Social justice and advocacy
• Progressive faith-based journalism
• Meeting basic human needs
• Progressive faith-based post-secondary education
• Inclusivity initiatives
• Arts and enrichment