Lilly Scholarship offers full-time journalists up to $5,000 for religion courses
The Lilly Scholarships in Religion Program gives full-time journalists up to $5,000 to take any college religion courses at any accredited institution at any time. Deadlines to apply are Jan. 1, April 1, July 1 and Oct. 1.
Journalism & Women Symposium
The Journalism and Women Symposium supports the personal growth and professional empowerment of women in newsrooms and works toward a more accurate portrayal of the whole society.
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association
Founded in 1990, NLGJA is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues.
College Media Advisers
College Media Advisers, with more than 700 members coast to coast, represents the people who advise the nations collegiate newspapers, yearbooks, magazines and electronic media.
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication
Founded in 1912, AEJMC is the oldest and largest association of journalism and mass communication educators and administrators at the college level.
Education Writers Association
Education Writers Association was organized in 1947 by education reporters to assist colleagues in improving education reporting to the public.
Native American Journalists Association
NAJA educates and unifies its membership through programs that promote diversity, and defends challenges to free press, speech and expression on Native lands.
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
The Association of Alternative Newsweeklies seeks to support news organizations that produce high-quality journalism alternative to the mainstream media in their area.
Criminal Justice Journalists
Criminal Justice Journalists is a national organization of print, broadcast, and online journalists who cover police, courts, corrections, and other criminal justice issues.
Society of Professional Journalists
Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, the Society of Professional Journalists is the nations largest and most broad-based journalism organization.
American Society of Business Publication Editors
American Society of Business Publication Editors is the professional association for editors and writers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press.
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