Scholarships and Student Support
Grady College scholarships are awarded each academic year through an application process that opens at the end of each fall semester. Scholarship recipients will be contacted in early May, and scholarship funds are awarded in August and applied to the fall semester. Grady scholarships are made possible through generous contributions to the College that recognize and encourage academic and professional achievement. For 2023, the application period for all scholarships will be Friday, December 9, 2022 through midnight on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
General Grady Scholarship Applications – 2022
Apply here by Tuesday, January 17.
Please note the following eligibility requirements:
- All current Grady College undergraduate and graduate students, as well as Intended-Grady students, are eligible to apply for scholarships.
- Full-time enrollment (at least 12 hours) in Fall 2023 is required. If you will be enrolled part-time in Fall 2023, you will only be considered if you are enrolled in sufficient hours to graduate in your final semester. Students who are not enrolled in Fall 2023 are not eligible to receive Grady Scholarships.
- Students graduating in Spring or Summer 2023 are NOT eligible to apply. Students graduating in Fall 2023 or later are eligible to apply.
- Scholarships are not automatically renewed. A new application must be submitted for consideration each academic year.
Submitting this application guarantees consideration for any scholarship for which an applicant qualifies. It is not necessary to apply for specific scholarships by name.
Grady’s scholarship program is coordinated with the UGA Office of Student Financial Aid. Acceptance of a scholarship from Grady College could result in a reduction of funds awarded from other sources. Check with the Office of Student Financial Aid (706-542-6147) if you have questions or concerns. (Note: Grady scholarships do not affect a student’s HOPE Scholarship amount.) Grady College scholarships are administered by the Scholarships and Awards Committee through the Director of Undergraduate Services.
Grady College Student Emergency Fund
Students facing a demonstrated financial emergency related to their education can complete a Grady College Student Emergency Fund application to apply for a one-time grant of up to $300 in support. Because this Public CARE Report is a university-wide application, it’s important for students to indicate they are a Grady student and that they are interested in applying for the Grady College Student Emergency Fund.
Peyton T. Anderson Scholarship
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.
Anderson-Majors Scholarship
Provides a scholarship to a South Carolina resident in Grady.
Terry F. Barker Scholarship
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.
Augusta H. & Grace Barrett Scholarship
To be used for one or more scholarships for students in enrolled in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Mary L. Betts Scholarship
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.
Dana Blackmar Scholarship
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.
William C. Brinson Scholarship
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.
M. Tyus Butler Scholarship
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.
Claude P. Callison Memorial Scholarship
To be used for one or more scholarships for students in enrolled in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications.
G. Clisby Clarke Advertising Scholarship
For full-time Grady advertising students. This scholarship is named for the late G. Clisby Clarke, a University of Georgia graduate and advertising executive.
Jamie Connell Memorial Scholarship
Presented to a deserving student in the Grady College for outstanding work in photography.
Prentiss Courson Scholarship
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.
Kip Craven Memorial Scholarship Fund
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.
20th Century Fox Breaking Away
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.”
Thomas. H. Frier Scholarship
The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships to newspaper majors in the Grady School of Journalism and Mass Communications.
Lewis Grizzard Journalism Scholarship
Established for newspaper majors in Grady College in memory of Lewis Grizzard, a Grady alumnus and columnist for the AJC.
Frank Hawkins Scholarship
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.
John Holliman Broadcast News Scholarship
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.
Martha Johnson Kaplan Graduate Fund
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.
Koonin Scholars Fund
Provides scholarships for Grady students in the name of Steve and Eydie Koonin and family.
McBrayer Broadcast Sales Management Scholarship
Support Journalism students who wish to pursue a career in broadcast sales. Students should be entering their senior year.
McClure Broadcasting Scholarship
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.
Frazier Moore Scholarship
To provide support for advertising majors. The scholarship was established by Frazier Moore, a former Grady faculty member.
Dorothy L. Nelms Scholarship
For students who have declared and are actively pursuing a “major” of advertising.
Deborah Norville Policy Journalism Scholarship
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.”
Jesse Outlar Scholarship
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.
Peabody Radio Award
Presented to a deserving student in the Grady College for outstanding work in radio.
Don Perry Chick-Fil-A Scholarship
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.
Bill Phippen Scholarship
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.
Raines Plambeck Future Filmmakers Fund
Created by Charles and Suzanne Plambeck to support Entertainment and Media Studies students who wish to work in film.
Leroy Powell Broadcast Scholarship
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.
William I. Ray Jr. Scholarship – Banking and Trust
To provide one or more scholarships for students enrolled in Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
William Rogers Memorial Scholarship
To honor the memory of William Rogers, a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Journalism.
Swann Seiler Leadership in Public Relations Scholarship
Established by Grady alumna Swann Seiler, this scholarship provides support for undergraduate public relations students that show exemplary leadership and service skills.
Paul Ashley Simon Memorial
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.
Julia Ellen Askew Stephens Scholarship
Recipient(s) must be undergraduate juniors and seniors enrolled in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Stone Memorial Scholarship
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.
22Squared Brittney Fox Watts Scholarship
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.
James Waldo Woodruff
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.
WSB Radio Award
Presented to a deserving student in the Grady College, Telecommunications Department.