Tom Winship Scholarship at College of Arts, Media and Design, Northeastern University, Boston 2025

The College of Arts, Media and Design at the Northeastern University, Boston offers the Tom Winship Scholarship in Journalism.

Eligibility Criteria for the Tom Winship Scholarship in Journalism:

• The application is open to all nationals.
• Preference given to first generation college students and for students who have resided in Boston for several years.
• It provides additional financial support to full-time undergraduate and graduate journalism students who have a demonstrated need.

Selection Process:

• The candidates are required to submit portfolio exhibiting prior experience with editing and writing for traditional or online newspapers and publications, or experience with broadcast or multimedia journalism.
• Depending on the candidate's area of interest, please submit the requested number of samples from one of the following categories:
  • Writing: 3-5 print articles (reviews, reportage, or opinion pieces).
  • Audio: 2-3 stories recorded and/or reported by you.
  • Video: 2-3 stories shot and/or reported by you.
  • Photos: 5-6 photos and/or a published photo essay.
  • Layout/Design: 2-3 pages.
• Submit a Personal Statement and 2-6 items that may include images (up to 5 MB each), video (up to 60 MB each), audio (up to 60 MB each), and PDFs (up to 10 MB each). You may also link to media from YouTube and Vimeo.

Additional Information:

The scholarship can be used to support of international travel and study, provide stipends to support work on faculty led research, support for student led research or creative projects. Funding may be renewed in succeeding years if recipient remains a journalism student in good standing.