2025 Student Scholarship Applications Now Open

The Society of Professional Journalists Los Angeles (SPJ/LA) is now accepting applications for its 2025 Scholarship Awards for aspiring journalists studying in Los Angeles, Orange and Ventura counties or students born and raised in those counties who are attending accredited journalism programs elsewhere in the U.S.

SPJ/LA offers six separate scholarships with specific criteria to outstanding news journalism students seeking to enter news, sports and/or photo journalism media careers and are currently attending universities or colleges.

The scholarships (one per applicant) that will be awarded this year are:

Richard D. Hendrickson Memorial Scholarship - students of color ($2,000).

Lisa A. Davidson Memorial Scholarship - aspiring journalist ($1,500).

Ken Inouye Scholarship - media diversity ($1,500).

Helen Johnson Scholarship - broadcast journalism ($1,500).

Carl Greenberg Scholarship - investigative or political reporting ($1,500).

Bill Farr Scholarship - aspiring journalist ($1,500).

The application deadline has been extended to May 7, 2025.

Application forms with full details and requirements are available at SPJLA.org/scholarships.

Please email applications and questions to: Richard Saxton, Scholarship Committee Chair – SPJLAScholarships2025@gmail.com