The school offers many scholarships and awards each year to students in the school or students who will be in the school the following year. Applications may be picked up in the school office. Feb. 1 is the deadline for all awards and scholarships unless otherwise designated. Students should apply by using the school's general scholarship application, unless otherwise noted. In most cases, winners are announced in April at the school's Honors Convocation. Applicants also are encouraged to seek financial assistance from the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid, 300 Pettigrew Hall, Campus Box 2300, P.O. Box 1080, Chapel Hill, NC 27514-1080.
Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.9, and scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance, financial need and potential for journalism-mass communication careers. A committee of faculty members and a student representative makes the selections, which are based on information on the application form. Students are not usually interviewed.
Some scholarships are for definite amounts each year; amounts for others may vary from year to year. Winners receive one-half of their scholarship funds at the beginning of the fall semester and the remainder at the beginning of the spring semester. The funds are transferred to students' accounts at the University Cashier's Office. Students who enroll for only one semester receive half of the scholarship amount. Because the number of applicants exceeds the number of scholarships each year, the school cannot assure all applicants that they will be awarded scholarships, and junior winners cannot be assured that they will receive scholarships as seniors.
As a general policy, the school does not give scholarships to students for work beyond eight semesters. Students in that situation because of unusual circumstances can still apply for school scholarships, but they must explain those circumstances on the application form.
Generally, students do not apply for specific scholarships; a single general application is sufficient. But students in categories for which preference may be given should make sure such information is obvious on the application.
Questions about scholarships can be answered by Associate Professor Joe Bob Hester in Carroll 233.
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