Graduate Student Scholarships
We offer several scholarships for graduate students who are currently enrolled in the School of Media and Journalism at Kent State. To be eligible for a scholarship, you must be an officially declared major in the Journalism Education program. Scholarship awards are based on financial need, academic performance and professional promise as evidenced by your submitted work samples.
All scholarships, unless otherwise specified, are awarded based on a minimum 2.7 overall GPA, financial need, professional promise (show evidence in samples of your work) and academic accomplishments. All scholarships are funded in full prior to the fall semester. The deadline to apply for these scholarships is February 1, 2027.
Dr. Richard M. Uray Broadcasting Endowed Scholarship
The Dr. Richard M. Uray Broadcasting Endowed Scholarship is for full-time MDJ graduate students pursuing a career in broadcast journalism. In order to apply, please complete the application online via ScholarshipUniverse.
Apply to the Dr. Richard M. Uray Broadcasting Endowed Scholarship
James M. Sutherland Scholarship
The James M. Sutherland Scholarship is for part-time MDJ graduate students pursuing a career in journalism. In order to apply, please complete the application online via ScholarshipUniverse.
Additional Kent State Scholarship Opportunities
Kent State's ScholarshipUniverse is the search portal that helps match students to scholarships. To get started, you will need to complete a Student Profile. The questions asked will help match you to scholarships. While you do not have to answer all of these questions – the more you answer, the better your search results. In addition, ScholarshipUniverse is able to match students to external scholarship opportunities. Students will need to complete a separate application for each scholarship.
