About the Press Club and Journalism Foundation Scholarships

The St. Louis Press Club awards and funds a variety of scholarships for communications students from the St. Louis metropolitan region. Some are in conjunction with the Journalism Foundation.
These scholarships include:

David Lipman Scholarship
$4,000 award
Presented by the Press Club and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to a journalism student at the University Of Missouri School Of Journalism

Ronald W. Wade Journalism Scholarship
$2,500 award
Presented by the Press Club and St. Louis Post-Dispatch to a journalism student
Click here to read about Ronald W. Wade and to donate to this scholarship

Neiman Marcus Media Scholarship
$2,000 award
Presented to students pursuing a career in print, magazine or digital journalism

St. Louis Press Club Media Scholarship
$1,000 award
For communications students each semester interning at St. Louis Press Club

Summer Internship Scholarships
(2) $1,000 awards
For students pursuing a career in print, magazine or digital journalism

St. Louis Press Club Internship Scholarships
$1,000 award
For communications students each semester interning at St. Louis Press Club

High School Journalism Scholarship
$1,000 award
For a graduating senior selected by the Missouri Journalism Educators Association

Karl Heinz and Doris Finzel Photojournalism Scholarship
$1500 award
Presented to students pursuing a career photojournalism

Journalism Foundation Scholarships
$1,000 and $1,500 awards
From other communications organizations: Missouri Professional Communicators, St. Louis Chapter of Baseball Writer’s Association, Society of Professional Journalists, FleishmanHillard Public Relations, Times Newspapers with Webster University

Joan Foster Dames Women’s Journalism and Media Studies Scholarship
$1,000 award
For women pursuing a degree in journalism or media studies
Click here to read the Eulogy for Joan F oster Dames, Click here to donate to the Joan Foster Dames scholarship

Joe Bonwich Media Scholarship
$1,000 award
For students pursuing a career in media
Click here to donate to the Joe Bonwich scholarship

If interested in an internship with the St. Louis Press Club, call 314-449-8029 or email info@stlpressclub.org

Spring and fall interns need to be attending a university in the St. Louis area.  

2019 Press Club scholarship applications deadline is April 1. Click Here for the application.

Press Club Present and Past Scholarship Recipients