The Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies awards over $20,000 in scholarships every year ranging from $500 to $2,000. We are grateful for our donors and the scholarship opportunities they make available for our students.
Eligibility requirements:
- Full-time status during the 2023–2024 academic year:
- Full-time undergraduate is defined as 12 or more credits.
- Full-time graduate status is defined as 9 or more credits.
- Teaching and graduate assistants need 6 credits per semester.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.
- There are specific eligibility requirements for some scholarships.
- Please make note in your statement of goals if you:
- Are a single parent.
- Are returning to school after an extended period.
- Must work full time while taking classes.
- Are the first in your family to attend college.
- Please make note in your statement of goals if you:
Value of Scholarships
See how scholarships help our grads reach their goals.
Application Instructions
Before completing the online application form, you will need to:
- Download an unofficial transcript from MyUNLV
- Please remember to make sure that your pop-up blockers are disabled while using MyUNLV. Enabled pop-up blockers can block the download of the transcript.
- If you have yet to complete a semester at UNLV
- First-semester freshman — high school transcript
- First-semester graduate student — undergraduate transcript
- Transfer student — transcript from previous institution
- Write a one-to-two page, double-spaced statement
- The statement should describe academic and professional goals.
- PROOFREAD CAREFULLY (Remember, professionalism and presentation count)
- The statement should describe academic and professional goals.
- ONE sample of your best work (writing sample, audio/video project, etc.)
Once you have an unofficial transcript, personal statement, and a sample you can submit a complete application.
Current students must be logged into their RebelMail account to complete the application.

Donors
Donors make these scholarships possible. Find out more:
Contact
Dave Nourse
Scholarship Chair
Email: dave.nourse@unlv.edu