GPEF Scholarship

Award Amount
Award Amount

$12,000

Application deadline
Application deadline

March 01

Awarded By:

Georgia Press Educational Foundation Inc.

Number of Awards & Eligibility: GPEF is not currently tracking this information. *Please note: The number of recipients for this program varies according to company funding and the number of college students meeting the eligibility requirements in any given year. In previous years, approximately 12 awards were given.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Parents of applicants must be legal residents of Georgia for two years or applicant must be a resident of the state for three years.
  3. Must attend or plan to attend a college or university in Georgia.
  4. Must be a high school senior or older to apply for this undergraduate award.
  5. Must be a U.S. citizen.
  6. Must major in or have an interest in journalism.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is available for U.S. undergraduate students who are residents of Georgia and plan to attend a college/university in the state of Georgia. Students must also be majoring in journalism.

Application requirements for the GPEF Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • Official Transcript
  • Recommendation letter
  • Budget
  • School photo
  • SAT scores
  • Tax return
Additional Information: The Georgia Press Association Board of Directors founded the GPEF in 1963 to foster interest in print journalism education. The GPEF Scholarship Program consists of four named scholarships. They are the Kirk Sutlive Scholarship, the William C. Rogers Scholarship, the Morris Newspaper Corp. Scholarship, and the Durwood McAlister Scholarship. The Kirk Sutlive Scholarship is awarded annually to a junior or senior majoring in either the news-editorial or public relations sequence at the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. The William C. Rogers Scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior majoring in the news-editorial sequence at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. The Morris Newspaper Corp. Scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding print journalism student. The Durwood McAlister Scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding student majoring in print journalism at a Georgia college or university. GPEF does not discriminate based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age or disability.

Award Amount: $1000  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $12,000.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, March 1

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Monday, March 1

Applications are available online on the Georgia Press Educational Foundation (GPEF), Inc. website. In addition to the completed application, the student must submit the following: a budget for the next academic year; his/her most recent grade transcript; a school photograph; a copy of his/her SAT scores; the student's or student's parents' most recent tax return; and a recommendation from a high school counselor, principal, college professor, or Georgia Press Association member. Applications and all supporting materials must be sent to the address provided, and be received by the deadline date.
About Georgia Press Educational Foundation Inc.:
Contact Information: Jennifer Farmer, Manager
Address: 3066 Mercer University Drive Suite 200 Atlanta, Georgia 30341
Email: mail@gapress.org , mail@gapress.org
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