Scholarships For Seniors

Current students apply for LSU and mass communication scholarships through the LSU Blackbaud Award Management. This system will enable you to search for and apply to various opportunities funded through the generosity of private donors to LSU.

You will log in to this one-stop-shop by using your myLSU credentials. Students should complete this application each academic year to ensure the most accurate information is on file for review.

Barbara Calvit Rogers Scholarship

Friends and family of Barbara Cavit Rogers established this scholarship to support a junior or senior in the Manship School of Mass Communication concentrating in journalism. Recipients may retain this scholarship for more than one year, but not after the student receives his or her undergraduate degree, if funds are available and eligibility requirements are met.

Bart Swanson Memorial Award

This scholarship is available to students of any classification who are majoring in mass communication with a concentration in sports.

Bill Lynch Memorial Scholarship

The Bill Lynch Memorial Scholarship is awarded annually to a full-time undergraduate student who is a senior in the Manship School of Mass Communication with a concentration in journalism. The recipient must demonstrate financial need and academic excellence.

Bryan Putman Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established by the friends and family of Bryan Putman, a 1943 graduate of the LSU School of Journalism. In order to be considered, a student must be classified as a sophomore, junior or senior majoring in mass communication. Undergraduates must have an earned grade point average of 3.0/4.0 and demonstrate financial need. The recipient must be an enrolled full-time student unless financial need requires part-time enrollment. The amount of the award is limited to the amount of earnings on an endowment.

Byron St. Dizier Endowed Scholarship

Established by the family of Dr. Byron St. Dizier, former editor of the LSU Daily Reveille and a dedicated teacher of journalism, this award recognizes a student who is classified as a full-time senior in the Manship School of Mass Communication and who demonstrates the ability for and commitment to print or broadcast journalism. The amount of the award varies and is limited to one year.

Clyde Pierce Scholarship

This scholarship is available to juniors or seniors majoring in broadcast journalism. Financial need is a requirement, and the scholarship may be awarded for multiple years.

Guaranty Broadcasting Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student in the Manship School who is concentrating in journalism and has an interest in broadcasting. Financial need is also a consideration. This scholarship is awarded annually.

Jerry Ceppos Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to students of any classification who are majoring in mass communication. It can be awarded for multiple years.

John Henderson Cade Memorial Endowed Scholarship

Designed to support a print or broadcast communications major, this scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student. The recipient must have an overall grade point average of 3.0, display talent and enthusiasm for writing and demonstrate financial need. Recipients may receive this scholarship for up to four years as long as the student maintains the eligibility requirements.

Joseph N. Silverberg Memorial Scholarship

The purpose of this scholarship, established in memory of Joseph N. Silverberg, is to assist a Louisiana high school graduate majoring in news-editorial journalism. In order to be considered, a student must be classified as a senior in the news-editorial curriculum and must have a grade-point average of at least 3.00/4.0. The amount of the award varies and is limited to one year.

Louis Day Student Support Award

This scholarship is awarded to sophomores, juniors, or seniors who are majoring in mass communication.

Lilly T. Hawkins Scholarship

This scholarship is open to students of any classification, and is intended to support students from underrepresented backgrounds in their pursuit of higher education. Financial need may be taken into consideration.

Melvin and Charlotte Schexnayder Scholarship

One scholarship is awarded each year to an outstanding incoming freshman, sophomore or junior enrolled full-time in mass communication and concentrating on print journalism. The amount of the award varies and is limited to one year.

Patricia Wilson Baldridge Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship, named after an Advocate journalist, is designated for a junior or senior woman, with at least one more term before graduation, majoring in mass communication. A 3.2/4.0 grade point average is required; a strong record of extracurricular activities and financial need will be considered in the selection process. The award is for one year only. Recipients cannot receive other scholarships.

Patrick J. Sorrells Scholarship

Established in memory of Patrick J. Sorrells, this scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior with an expressed interest in advertising sales. Preference is given to a student who has demonstrated leadership skills and community service.

Pete Beardsley Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate student who will be classified as a senior for the fall semester at LSU concentrating in journalism. The recipient must demonstrate financial need and academic excellence.

Robert Ewing Honor Scholarships

Designed to recognize outstanding students who are enrolled in mass communication, the Robert Ewing Honor Scholarships will recognize continuing students who have a 3.5 grade point average or higher and whose performance demonstrates their aptitude in mass communication by rewarding them with a scholarship for at least $500 per semester. In cases where need is demonstrated, additional funds may be available. To qualify, students must be enrolled in the School, have completed at least 45 college-level hours, and have demonstrated outstanding performance in mass communication courses. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. Students must maintain a 3.5 LSU grade point average to renew the scholarship and must remain mass communication majors. Exceptions to criteria can be made by the dean of the School.

Roland and Malva Huson Scholarship

Awarded to a full-time undergraduate student majoring in mass communication with journalistic promise and financial need, the Roland and Malva Huson scholarship gives preference to students concentrating in print journalism. The amount of the award is approximately $750 and is limited to the amount of earnings on an endowment.

S. M. Wilson Memorial Scholarship

Stephen Buttry Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is awarded to a sophomore, junior, or senior who has a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Eligible applicants must be either currently employed in student media or demonstrate a deep interest in new media. Financial need may be considered in the selection process.

Tiger Athletic Foundation Scholarships

The Tiger Athletic Foundation provides several undergraduate student scholarships annually. Requests may be made through the Student Award Entry system. Contact Michelle Torres, Office of Student Aid and Scholarships, 225-587-6002.

TWILA Scholarship

Recipients of this scholarship must be junior or senior level students at LSU enrolled in the Manship School of Mass Communication. Financial need shall be a consideration.

Walter Hitesman Endowed Scholarships

To honor Walter Hitesman, a 1939 graduate of LSU’s School of Journalism who was named president and chief executive officer of Reader’s Digest in 1973, these awards were established by the Reader’s Digest Foundation. To be eligible for one of these $1,500 scholarships, students must have financial need and show great promise as journalists.

Vernet and Valery Laperouse Journalism Scholarship

Recipients of the scholarship must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students enrolled or intending to enroll (declaring a major and taking prerequisite courses) in the Manship School, who have and maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0. Recipients may retain the scholarship for an additional year(s), provided funds are available and the recipient continues to meet the above eligibility requirements.