Foundation Scholarships

Knight Foundation Journalists of Promise

This scholarship is intended for the top five multicultural high school students who have attended the Journalism and Beyond summer camps and accepted at UW-Eau Claire and enrolled in the prescribed journalism course curriculum. Each recipient would receive an initial scholarship for the freshman year and then be eligible to receive larger scholarships in subsequent years if they meet certain eligibility criteria.

Interested applicants must have attended the Journalism and Beyond summer camp and should contact camp staff or the Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism.

As determined by the Chair of the Department of Communication and Journalism.

Applicants are selected at the end of each summer camp by the camp staff and must enroll in journalism at UW-Eau Claire to receive the scholarship.

Communication and Journalism or designee will notify the recipients.

career mentoring and professional activities for the recipients while they attend UW-Eau Claire as undergraduates. Increasing the scholarship after the freshman year provides an incentive for the students to remain focused and set goals. The Knight Foundation believes that if the recipients come to UW-Eau Claire, immediately become involved, participate in special activities designed for them and continue to receive special mentoring from the journalism professionals who were their mentors at camps, they will graduate well- prepared for careers in journalism. Recipients should send a thank you note to the John and James Knight Foundation, in care of the UW-Eau Claire Foundation, S-214.