Scholarship Description

This award recognizes a high school student (or a team of students who worked on the same entry) who, through the study and practice of journalism, has made a significant difference in his/her own life, the lives of others, the school he/she attends and/or the community in which he/she resides.

The Student Journalist Impact Award is a concept administered and grant-funded as a collaborative endeavor of the Journalism Education Association and the Kalos Kagathos Foundation.
The Impact Award is a juried award. Entries are evaluated by a national panel of journalism educators. One winner will receive a cash prize of $1,000. Honorable mentions may be given. Winners will be announced at the spring JEA/NSPA National High School Journalism Convention.

Website Address

http://www.jea.org/