The SOC gave out seven $1,000 scholarships for the 2008–2009 school year including the first freshman CommCrew scholarship.
Congratulations to:
Hunter Pages
•CommCrew scholarship
James Gould and
Benjamin Hinton
•David B. Martin Scholarship
Jennifer Garner and
Samantha Cahill
•Jim and Alta Rees Scholarship
Caitlin Watterson and
Elise K. Phillips
•School of Communication Scholarship
Four Scholarship Opportunities Available
to Communication Majors through ECU'S
School of Communication Applications due in Joyner East 102 by April 1.
1) School of Communication Scholarship ($1000)
Eligibility – Undergraduate and Graduate Communication Majors
2) The David B. Martin Memorial Scholarship Fund ($1000)
Eligibility – Journalism & Media Production Majors
3) The Lester C. and Alta M. Rees Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund ($1000)
Eligibility – Out of State Journalism & Media Production Majors, Ranked in Top 10% of High School Graduating Class
4) Comm Crew Freshman Scholarship ($1000)
Eligibility – Incoming freshman admitted to the School of
Communication, Minimum 3.0 HS GPA
Application Materials
Please submit completed application, relevant work samples (i.e. scholarly papers, short films, news packages, press clippings, creative portfolio) and a 500 word essay detailing your future career plans and interest in the communication field.
Direct inquiries to Todd Fraley, Joyner East 106B, e-mail: fraleyt@ecu.edu or 328-2859
Below is a list of scholarships (which will be updated as new information becomes available) that are not offered through the
School of Communication, but which communication students can apply for:
1) James M. Cox Scholarship
Click here to access the Application Form for the James M. Cox Scholarship from the Daily Reflector (Word document)
Click here for more information about this scholarship (Word document)
2) Freedom Forum/NCAA Sports Journalism Scholarship program
Through a $359,000 gift from The Freedom Forum, the NCAA is in its 17th year of offering a scholarship program for sports journalism students. This program is designed specifically to assist future sports journalists, while promoting quality sports journalism education at the collegiate level. Eight $3,000 scholarships will be awarded for the 2009–10 academic year to outstanding sports journalists. Candidates for these awards include only full time juniors. The deadline is Dec. 12, 2008. Visit: www.ncaa.org
