Scholarships

Established by Mr. Tom Johnson for pre-Grady and current Grady students with potential for success in a career in Journalism/Mass Communication. The scholarship is named in memory of Peyton Anderson, former owner of The Macon Telegraph. Mr. Johnson, a Grady graduate and accomplished journalist and media executive, was a close friend and mentee of Peyton Anderson.

Provides a scholarship to a South Carolina resident in Grady.

Provide scholarships for tuition, books, and fees to junior or senior students who are in need of financial assistance and are enrolled at Grady College.

To be used for one or more scholarships for students in enrolled in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

This scholarship, awarded to a student in Journalism or Entertainment and Media Studies, is named for Mary Lester Betts, a trailblazer for women working in radio broadcasting in Athens.

To provide one or more scholarships to students admitted to the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication without regard to department of study. Recipients will be selected on the basis of financial need, academic and journalistic achievement and potential. Graduating seniors or unspecified majors may receive.

Funds for this scholarship are donated by Johnson Caldwell & McCoy and the Home Federal Savings Bank of Alabama in the name of Brinson to subsidize the field of business administration and/or journalism and mass communication.

For full-time pre-journalism or print journalism majors. The scholarship was established in honor of Professor Butler, a Grady graduate faculty member and director of Alumni Relations for the University upon his retirement.

To be used for one or more scholarships for students in enrolled in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications.

For full-time Grady advertising students. This scholarship is named for the late G. Clisby Clarke, a University of Georgia graduate and advertising executive.

Presented to a deserving student in the Grady College for outstanding work in photography.

For Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication students without regard to department of study. Can be given to graduating seniors, pre-journalism or unspecified majors.

Established in memory of Mrs. Craven, a former Public Relations Director with the American Red Cross in Atlanta, who was active in the Public Relations Society of America. Awarded to outstanding public relations majors enrolled at Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

For students planning a career in film or television. Established at the Grady College when students assisted in production of the television series “Breaking Away.”

The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to newspaper majors in the Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Established for newspaper majors in Grady College in memory of Lewis Grizzard, a Grady alumnus and columnist for the AJC.

For currently enrolled or junior transfer newspaper majors. Established by Hawkins a Grady graduate retired editor of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and retired Grady faculty member.

For student(s) who exhibit the same passion and commitment to broadcast journalism as John Holliman. This scholarship is named for John Holliman, a Grady alumnus and CNN journalist who died in an accident in 1998.

For use in two ways: (1) to support the student dissertation/thesis research and (2) to support student travel to present research findings. Only national conference presentations shall be supported.

Provides scholarships for Grady students in the name of Steve and Eydie Koonin and family. More details about the Koonin Scholarship can be found here. The application deadline for this award is January 31, 2024.

Support Journalism students who wish to pursue a career in broadcast sales. Students should be entering their senior year.

For a student enrolled in the management sales emphasis of the telecommunication arts major, with preference given to one who is interested in radio advertising. The scholarship was established by Mr. and Mrs. Charles A McClure, a Grady graduate, president and chief executive officer of McClure Radio, Columbus, GA.

To provide support for advertising majors. The scholarship was established by Frazier Moore, a former Grady faculty member.

For students who have declared and are actively pursuing a “major” of advertising.

Created to provide financial assistance for journalism students engaged in active reportorial enterprise and public policy as established by Grady College alumna and Grady Fellow Deborah Norville. This fund will support journalism students involved in particular projects or reporting in the field of public policy. This fund will assist and encourage promising students at one of the nation’s most respected journalism programs as they investigate, analyze, and report on complex questions that advance understanding of how policy decisions affect our daily lives and the public good. Deborah is an anchor on “Inside Edition.”

For full time Grady student(s) in any major with a demonstrated interest in the field of journalism, particularly sports writing. This scholarship was named for Jesse Outlar, a Grady alumnus and award-winning sports journalist in Atlanta.

Presented to a deserving student in the Grady College for outstanding work in radio.

The Don Perry Scholarship was established in memory of Don Perry, a Grady graduate and the former vice president of Chick-Fil-A. The purpose is to provide scholarship support for graduate students in public relations.

To be used for one or more students enrolled in Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Recipients must be majoring in Broadcast with a heavy interest in radio broadcast.

Created by Charles and Suzanne Plambeck to support Entertainment and Media Studies students who wish to work in film.

For Grady College student(s) in any major. Criteria for selection will be based primarily on academic merit. Academic merit is determined by committee and/or dean. Can be given to graduating seniors pre-journalism or unspecified majors.

To provide one or more scholarships for students enrolled in Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

To honor the memory of William Rogers, a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Journalism.

Established by Grady alumna Swann Seiler, this scholarship provides support for undergraduate public relations students that show exemplary leadership and service skills.

Established by William S. Morris III, Grady graduate and Chairman of the Board of Morris Communications, Inc. Specified for pre-journalism or print journalism majors planning a career in newspaper.

Recipient(s) must be undergraduate juniors and seniors enrolled in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

To provide support for a student enrolled in Grady College as an advertising major who has demonstrated a commitment to excellence in advertising and an interest in a career in the creative aspects of advertising and photography. This scholarship is in memory of Jennifer Stone, a Grady student who was tragically murdered in 1992.

The 22squared Brittney Fox Watts Scholarship was created by 22squared Advertising Agency in memory of Brittney Fox Watts, a 2007 Grady alumna who was killed in Atlanta in 2011. The scholarship provides support to advertising majors with a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

For one student attending the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Can be given to a pre-journalism or unspecified major, or incoming student.

Presented to a deserving student in the Grady College, Telecommunications Department.