Department of Communication Scholarships

Each year the Department of Communication offers the following scholarships dedicated to COMM majors:

• Adolph S. Ochs Journalism Scholarship - Awarded to a student majoring in communication who has demonstrated successful academic performance and/or financial need.
• Ralph & Donna Damon Dawn Scholarship - Awarded to a student majoring in communication with demonstrated successful academic performance and/or financial need.
• Osovsky Family Scholarship - Awarded to a student pursuing a major in communication, with an interest in journalism, with a demonstrated financial need, and an overall and major GPA of 3.0 or greater. A student holding the scholarship in one year has preference in subsequent years.
• Van Henderson Journalism and Mass Communication Scholarship - Awarded to a student majoring in communication who has demonstrated successful academic performance and/or financial need. Preference given to students who are who are working towards a career in newspaper or magazine journalism and are in their junior or senior year. A student holding the scholarship in one year has preference in subsequent years.
• WRCB-TV / Sarkes Tarzian Scholarship - Awarded to a junior or senior majoring in communication who plans to pursue a career in television broadcasting. Preference given to students who are minorities, disadvantaged students and women.
• Alan Cooper Memorial Scholarship - Awarded to a student pursuing a major in communication with a demonstrated financial need, overall and major GPA 2.5 or greater; preference given to applicants who participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), Adventist Christian Fellowship, Beta Upsilion Chi Faternity (Alpha Lamba Chapter), Chi Alpha Campus Ministries, Christian Student Center, Delight, First Love at UTC, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Littleton H. Mason Singers, Sigma Phi Lambda: Alpha Rho, Young Life College at UTC, The House: University Ministries of Chattanooga, or UTC Catholic Student Center; preference given to a student interested in working in Sports Information; preference given to a student who is an active participant in UTC Athletics; a student holding the scholarship in one year has preference in subsequent years.

Use the links above to apply for consideration. Students may apply for more than one scholarship.

Fall 2023  (for Spring 2024 scholarship)

Applications are due Monday October 2, 2023 by 5pm.

Spring 2024  (for 2024-2025 scholarship)

Applications are due Monday March 4, 2024 by 5pm.

Other Years

The deadline for scholarship applications is announced each spring, with students selected to receive scholarships in the next academic year.