New England Journalism Scholarship Program
UnconfirmedScholarship
This is a real program, but some details for the current cycle are not published or not yet confirmed. Check the official source before you plan around it.
- Award
- 2026 cycle: up to $2,000 per award for up to ten recipients. The 2027 amounts and continuing-award terms are not published.
- Deadline
- 2027 deadline not yet posted; scholarship applications are closed for 2026.
- How to apply
- Prior cycle: submit the application form, then email PDF or Word attachments containing a cover letter, transcript, resume or biography, one recommendation, and at least three journalism pieces. Online-work links must be collected into one attachment, rather than pasted into the email.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- Recommendations
- A portfolio
- Who can apply
- Prior 2026 rules: residents of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont who are high-school seniors or undergraduates studying journalism or a related field for fall 2026, with GPA at least 3.0. Graduate students were excluded; college location could be outside New England. The 2027 criteria are not yet confirmed.
- Good to know
- The program includes the annual MacGregor Fiske Award. Scholarship applications are currently closed for 2026; no 2027 form, deadline or renewal terms are published.
- Details
- Writing