AWM Austin Scholarship
Scholarship Sponsored by Alliance for Women in Media
About the Scholarship
Description: AWM Austin has provided annual scholarships to college students since 2004. Scholarship funds support undergraduate tuition. The award is intended for students pursuing media or a related field.
- Annual scholarship program established in 2004
- Funds are for undergraduate tuition
Eligibility
Eligibility: The 2026–2027 scholarship is open to college sophomores and juniors studying media or a related field. Applicants must have completed at least 45 college credit hours by December 2026 and must not graduate before December 2027. They must be enrolled full time, carrying at least 12 hours per semester, and meet the GPA requirement: an overall GPA of at least 3.25 or a GPA of at least 3.0 in declared major courses, on a 4.0 scale. Students must attend a university within 40 miles of Austin, or attend another college if they graduated from an Austin-area high school and maintain a permanent address in the Austin area.
- Relevant majors include radio, television, film, digital media, public relations, advertising, marketing, communications, journalism, and broadcasting.
- Students with relevant college or professional media experience who intend to pursue a media career or related field may also be considered.
Application Requirements and Timeline
Application requirements: Applicants must submit an official, signed transcript covering all college work attempted and at least two letters of reference. One reference must be educational, such as a professor or advisor; the other may be personal, such as an employer, friend, or relative. Applicants must sign the application and submit it by the March 2027 deadline at 6 p.m. The scholarship recipient will be notified by phone by March 16, 2027, and must attend the Trailblazer Awards Gala in April 2027 to accept the award.
- Include one educational and one personal reference.
- For questions, email [email protected].
Award Details
Award value: One scholarship of $5,000 will be awarded in April 2027. The recipient’s financial aid office will administer the award. Funds will be applied to undergraduate tuition for the next academic semester in which the recipient is enrolled, not to a current or completed semester.
- One $5,000 award
- Funds are administered through the recipient’s financial aid office.