Scholarships & Internships

White House Correspondents’ Association Scholarship $5,000  
Award towards the 2025-2026 academic year, to be used towards the recipient’s education, luncheon with WHCA, a mentor from the WHCA and more. 
Application deadline: January 31, 2025

Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship
The Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship widens opportunities for mid-career AAJA members pursuing the strategies and skills needed to enter news management and advance within its ranks.  
Spring Application Deadline: April 30, 2025

Al Young Sports Journalism Scholarship $2,500
This scholarship awards $2,500 to an undergraduate student of Asian American Pacific Islander descent pursuing sports journalism as a career. Applicants will be judged on academic and journalistic achievement, financial need, a strong commitment to a sports journalism career and dedication to AAJA’s mission. 
Application Deadline: February 14, 2025

CIC / Anna Chennault Scholarship $5,000 
Available to a graduate student who is passionate about journalism and pursuing journalism as a career. This grant pays for educational costs, travel and registration to AAJA’s annual National Convention. 

IJA / AAJA Pacific Islander Scholarship $5,000
The Indigenous Journalists Association (IJA) and AAJA’s Pacific Islander Task Force with support from The Omidyar Group, offers two $5,000 scholarships to help offset the cost of internships, tuition, student loans or journalism training. These scholarships are intended to help Indigenous peoples of the Pacific, particularly Polynesians, Micronesians and Melanesians, pursue careers in journalism, especially in the U.S. and U.S.-affiliated Pacific islands.
Application Deadline: May 2025

Jimmie & Suey Fong Yee Grants $2,000
The AAJA Sports Task Force awards two $2,000 grants to students or recent graduates who are pursuing careers in sports journalism. The scholarship is intended to financially support the recipients’ registration, travel and lodging costs for AAJA’s 2025 National Convention from July 30 – August 3 in Seattle, Washington.
Application Deadline: February 14, 2025

Mary Quon Moy Ing Memorial Scholarship $2,000
This scholarship awards $2,000 to a graduating high school senior who will be attending a college or university to pursue a journalism career. A winner will be selected based on academic and journalistic achievement, financial need, commitment to journalism and/or sensitivity to AAPI issues.
Application Deadline: January 2025

Michael Kim Journalism Fellowship $2,500 
Available to young sports broadcast, podcast, or radio journalist/recent college graduate who has less than three years of professional experience. Ideal candidates are journalists in their first TV market. 
Application Deadline: February 2025

Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship $1,500
Available to current student journalists for writing about the legacy of Vincent Chin in essay form.
Application Deadline: March 2025