Prizes and Awards
Journalism students at Baruch are eligible for several awards and scholarships offered by the Department of Journalism and the Writing Professions.
Applications and the supporting materials must be returned to the department or emailed to vera.haller@baruch.cuny.edu by Monday, May 16 if you wish to be considered for any of these awards.
To be eligible you must be a journalism major or minor, have completed at least two journalism courses and have a G.P.A. of at least 3.0 overall and 3.2 in journalism courses. Some prizes and scholarships listed have additional criteria.
Awards
Becker Scholarship in Creative Writing, $5,200
For a student with a demonstrated interest in creative writing
Institutional Investor Scholarship (2), $2,500
For undergraduate journalism majors who excel in their field
Daniel S. and Florence Roher Scholarship, $2,000
For an outstanding student specializing in Business Journalism
Israel S. and Theresa Wiesel Scholarship, $500
For an outstanding student