IUB-Diane K. Shah Scholarship

The Media School awards this scholarship to undergraduate juniors or seniors majoring in Journalism or other related programs.

Award recipients will be selected based on a variety of criteria, including:

  • Be a student entering your junior or senior year
  • Have a history of solid academic performance
  • Demonstrate interest in excelling in a journalism-related field
  • Demonstrate financial responsibility
  • Provide evidence of your total student loan debt to date
  • Provide expected new loan debt for the upcoming year

Award
Varies
Deadline
04/12/2026
Supplemental Questions

  1. Applicant Information

    • 1. Please provide your phone number.
    • 2. Please upload a digital headshot.
    • 3. Are you claimed as a dependent on your parent(s) or guardian(s) taxes?
    • 4. Are there any extenuating financial circumstances you would like to share with the committee?
    • 5. Please provide your aggregate student loan debt to date.

      (i.e., the cumulative amount you've borrowed so far)

    • 6. Please provide your expected new loan debt for the next academic year.

  2. Reference 1

    Please ensure the information provided for this reference is accurate and up to date, as it will be used for official communication.

    • 1. Reference Name
    • 2. Reference Phone Number
    • 3. Reference Email
    • 4. Reference Occupation

  3. Reference 2

    Please ensure the information provided for this reference is accurate and up to date, as it will be used for official communication.

    • 1. Reference Name
    • 2. Reference Phone Number
    • 3. Reference Email
    • 4. Reference Occupation

  4. Essay Questions

    The following essay questions are intended to give you the opportunity to present your ideas to the Diane Shah Award Committee in essay form. The committee will use this essay to evaluate your ability to express yourself in clear and correct prose. Please give careful consideration to the form and content of your responses.

    • Question 1: How have you demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in journalism or a related field?
    • Question 2: How will relief of your student debt affect your future?

  5. Portfolio

    Please attach at least three samples of your published work (e.g., newspaper columns, magazine articles, video clips, or other communication outlets).

    Sample 1

    • 1. Date of Sample 1
    • 2. Source of Sample 1
    • 3. Upload Sample 1

  6. Sample 2

    • 1. Date of Sample 2
    • 2. Source of Sample 2
    • 3. Upload Sample 2

  7. Sample 3

    • 1. Date of Sample 3
    • 2. Source of Sample 3
    • 3. Upload Sample 3

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