The 2022 deadline for student scholarships awards has been extended to June 12
The Society of Professional Journalists Los Angeles (SPJ/LA) has extended the application deadline for its 2022 Scholarship Awards for aspiring news journalists studying in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties or students born and raised in those counties who are attending accredited journalism programs elsewhere in the U.S.
SPJ/LA offers six separate scholarships totaling $9,500 to journalism students seeking to enter news, sports and photojournalism media careers and are attending universities or colleges.
The scholarships (one per applicant) that will be awarded this year are:
Richard D. Hendrickson Memorial Scholarship - students of color ($2,000).
Lisa A. Davidson Memorial Scholarship - aspiring journalist ($1,500).
Ken Inouye Scholarship - media diversity ($1,500).
Helen Johnson Scholarship - broadcast journalism ($1,500).
Carl Greenberg Scholarship - investigative or political reporting ($1,500).
Bill Farr Scholarship - aspiring journalist ($1,500).