School of Media and Communication Scholarships

Eligibility:

• Must be admitted to NKU with a declared major in the School of Media and Communication.

Amount: Varies.

Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.

Eligibility: 

• Applicants must be enrolled in a communication field of study as a degree seeking student in the College of Informatics School of Media and Communication. 
• The student must have earned at least 30 credit hours, have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and be taking at least 12 credit hours.

Amount: Varies.

Duration: Up to three academic years provided eligibility requirements continue to be met.

Renewal requirements: For scholarship renewal, award recipients must maintain the original eligibility requirements.

Eligibility:

• Must be accepted as a degree-seeking student
• Must have a minimum 2.8 GPA
• Preference given to those students living in: Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Carroll, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Mason, Owen, and Pendleton counties.

Amount: $5,000

Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.

Eligibility:

• Awarded to junior and senior journalism students from the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area majoring in print, broadcast media or digital news. 
• Scholarship is based on outstanding achievement, demonstrated by academic performance, successful internships in the field, and/or work on the campus newspaper or broadcast station. 
• Student must be enrolled at NKU and in good academic standing.
  

Amount: Varies.

Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.

Eligibility:

• Must be accepted for admission as a degree-seeking student
• Must have a declared major in Journalism and not also majoring in Advertising, Public Relations, or Marketing.
  

Amount: Varies.

Duration: One academic year, excluding summer sessions.

Eligibility: 

• Must be accepted for admission as a degree-seeking student with one of the following as a declared major:  Applied Software Engineering, Business Information Systems, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Health Informatics, and Media Informatics. 
• Must have a weighted high school GPA of 3.25 or higher
  
• Must be a US citizen or permanent resident. 
• Applicants must submit a 300-400 word personal essay reflecting on the experience of African American women working in, or aspiring to work in, technology.

Amount:  $5000

Duration: One academic year; renewable up to 3 times provided awardee reapplies and meets renewal criteria (cumulative 3.25 GPA, progression in major, participation in one organization associated with NKU African American Student Initiatives).

Eligibility: 

• Available to incoming freshmen female students declaring majors in the following IT disciplines in the College of Informatics: Business Informatics, Computer Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Health Informatics or Media Informatics.

Amount: Maximum of $3000 total towards tuition, books, and/or housing based on need.

Award winners will be matched with a faculty mentor in their discipline starting their freshmen year.

Renewal Requirements: 

• Remain in one of the COI IT disciplines (you may change majors within the majors above and remain eligible).
• Earn 24 or more credit hours per academic year (AP, IB, dual enrollment, and transfer credits do not count).
• Maintain a cumulative NKU GPA of 3.0 or higher and a 3.0 GPA or higher in your major.

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