Steven Miller
Teaching Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Journalism and Media Studies
undergrad@comminfo.rutgers.edu
Scholarships and Awards
We are proud to be able to recognize high-achieving students each year by awarding scholarships and awards to incoming and continuing students. Unofficial transcripts, an essay, and a writing sample are required. Visit SC&I Scholarships and Awards for:
If you have questions, contact the SC&I scholarship administrator at scholarship@comminfo.rutgers.edu. Contact the SC&I Office of Student Services for more information about scholarships, awards, and applications.
There are several scholarships and awards available for full-time JMS majors. Please be advised that each year the amount of the award varies.
For Journalism and Media Studies majors based on academic merit and financial need. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For full-time Journalism and Media Studies majors who are rising juniors or seniors and who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and financial need. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For a full-time journalism student entering the junior or senior year based on academic merit and financial need. Applicants must complete one additional 500-word essay on some aspect of Flip Wilson’s work and impact on television or comedy. Preference will be given to students of African-American descent. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For a full-time undergraduate student that will be interning, with preference awarded to applicants completing an internship in sports broadcasting. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For outstanding knowledge of journalism. Applicants with overall GPA and department GPA of at least 3.0 will be considered. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For a full-time journalism student based on academic merit. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For achievement in journalism by a continuing undergraduate major enrolled in SEBS school. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible. Preference for a resident of Hudson County, NJ.
For a journalism student with an interest in newspaper writing and reporting. Students who will be seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible. Must demonstrate financial need.
For a journalism student who demonstrates promise toward a career in print journalism. Must demonstrate financial need. Students who will be or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For full-time journalism student, based on academic merit, media-related achievement through academic work, extra-curricular activities, and employment; must submit a sample of media or portfolio. Students who will be seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For a full-time undergraduate student based on academic merit and financial need. Preference is given to students from Hunterdon County with an interest in print journalism. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For JMS majors who will be seniors beginning Fall 2025.
For outstanding academic achievement in the program. Applicants with a minimum overall GPA and department of 3.0 will be considered. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible. Must demonstrate financial need.
For a JMS based on academic merit; preference for candidate with science journalism interest or background. Must demonstrate financial need. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For an undergraduate student who intends to pursue a career in journalism or mass communications; student is selected based on proven work, interests in journalism/mass media, and ability to carry out the program’s aims. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For a student who has demonstrated outstanding work in print or media-related reporting; with preference for candidate with urban/city affairs interest or background. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For full-time JMS majors who are rising seniors, have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and exemplary involvement and service to more than one group or society. Students who will be seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For a full-time JMS major who exemplifies a commitment to reporting, researching, and writing on the topics of public policy, politics, public advocacy, and/or government administration and development, and is committed to understanding the intersection between journalism, politics, and public advocacy. Must demonstrate financial need. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
For a first-generation JMS major who has demonstrated outstanding academic achievement and financial need. Students who will be juniors or seniors beginning Fall 2025 are eligible.
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Steven Miller
Teaching Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies in Journalism and Media Studies
undergrad@comminfo.rutgers.edu