Scholarships

The Department of Communication has several scholarships available.
To apply, students should:Apply on-line at http://go.pittstate.edu/scholarship.app.init 
Applications are due on February 1 to be considered for the following academic year. To be eligible to be considered for need based scholarships, complete the scholarship application by February 1st and file the FAFSAby March 1st of each year.

Gorilla Advantage:
Many students from Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas can attend Pittsburg State University at our low in-state tuition. To see if you are eligible, visit Gorilla Advantage In-State Tuition Plan.

For more information, contact the Department of communication at 620-235-4716 or call the PSU Office of Financial Assistance at 1-800-854-PITT (7488).

 

The following list contains Department of Communication scholarships, and links to scholarships offered by organizations associated with the different disciplines. If you have additional questions after you have completed and submitted your scholarship application, contact the department secretary Kristi Geier at 620-235-4063 or e-mail kgeier@pittstate.edu.

All Communication Majors

  • Alumni Scholarship - Amount varies - (Departmental)
  • Mosier Brothers Memorial Fund in Mathmatics and Communication - Amount varies - (Departmental)
  • Sybyl E. Gray Neal Scholarship - Amount varies - (Departmental)
  • Roberts Foundation - Amount varies - (Departmental)
  • Jesse and Joe Skubitz - Amount varies - (Departmental) - (Comm or English majors w/2.5 or higher GPA, financial need)
  • William A. Scott Scholarship - $1,000 - (Departmental) - (Students excelling in oral and/or written communication skills)

Graduate Scholarship(s)

  • Nathaniel Carter Wilson - Amount varies - (Departmental)

Advertising Scholarships

  • Joplin Area Ad Club Scholarship - $500 - (Departmental) - (Students active in advertising and public relations)
  • Joplin Area Ad Federation Scholarship - $500 - (Departmental) - (Students in public relations and advertising)
  • American Advertising Federation aaf.org
  • Knight-Ridder Tribune knightridder.com
  • Gannett Co. (USA Today; Newspapers; Television) gannett.com
  • Time Warner pathfinder.com

Broadcasting Scholarships

  • KKOW Scholarship - $500 - (Departmental)
  • Robert Mauer Broadcast Scholarship - $200 - (Departmental)
  • Sports Broadcasting Scholarship - $500 - (Departmental)
  • Radio & Television News Directors Association rtnda.org
  • Gannett Co. (USA Today; Newspapers; Television) gannett.com
  • AEJMC aejmc.sc.edu

Forensics/Debate Scholarships

  • Debate Scholarship - Amount varies - (Departmental)
  • Jerry Haggard Memorial Scholarship - Amount varies - (Departmental)
  • John and Alice Pelsma Scholarship - Amount varies - (Departmental)

Journalism Scholarships

  • Hazel Peterson - $250 - (Departmental)
  • Knight-Ridder Tribune knightridder.com
  • Gannett Co. (USA Today; Newspapers; Television) gannett.com
  • AEJMC aejmc.sc.edu

Photojournalism Scholarships

  • Gannett Co. (USA Today; Newspapers; Television) gannett.com
  • Knight-Ridder Tribune knightridder.com
  • AEJMC aejmc.sc.edu

Public Relations Scholarships

  • Joplin Area Ad Club Scholarship - $500 - (Departmental) - (Students active in advertising and public relations)
  • Joplin Area Ad Federation Scholarship - $500 - (Departmental) - (Students in public relations and advertising)
  • PRSSA prssa.org
  • AEJMC aejmc.sc.edu

Theatre Scholarships

  • Georgeanne Steis Daugherty Memorial Scholarship - Amount varies - (Departmental)
  • Michael Miller Scholarship - $400 - (Departmental)
  • ShowBizJobs.com showbizjobs.com