Lester G. Benz Memorial Scholarship for College Journalism Study
Quill and Scroll International Honorary Society
Award: $500
Deadline: Apr 25, 2026
To provide for an adviser who undertakes a professional development activity over the summer or in the academic year. Qualifications: Applicants must have at least one year teaching high school journalism and/or advising publications; must have a minimum of one year experience teaching journalism or advising school publications; must plan to return to the high school classroom and media advising next year; and will apply the information gained in the course work, seminar or workshop taken as a result of this scholarship; Quill and Scroll encourages applicants who: teach at a Quill and Scroll charter school. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on scholarship committee. How to apply: Applicants must be submit the completed application form; two letters of recommendation from people who will attest to applicants journalism teaching skill, publication advising, quality of the journalistic writing course(s) applicants teach and the quality of the publication(s) applicants advise; the letters of recommendation should come from any of the following sources: superintendent; principal; vice or assistant principal; department chair; regional or State scholastic press association director; scholastic Journalism workshop director; a faculty member of the school, college or department of journalism for whom applicants will take a journalism course; or JEA mentor, current or former. Focus: Journalism.