Student Experience
As an MSU School of Journalism student, you have many opportunities to enhance your academic experience, including scholarships, awards, internships and study abroad opportunities. Whether you join a student group or team up with faculty on research, you can be an active contributor to the ground-breaking work we do every day in ComArtSci.
Scholarships
Michigan State's School of Journalism and the College of Communication Arts and Sciences offers journalism scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students. About 230 Journalism students receive scholarships from the School of Journalism, the College of Communication Arts and Sciences and Michigan State University. Journalism scholarships are available for undergraduate and graduate students, and range from $1,000 to a full year of tuition.
Inside Journalism
Zeldes wins SPJ Detroit award for missing persons documentary
Michigan State University journalism professor Geri Alumit Zeldes and film team — ComArtSci grads Jason Howard, Aidan Binford and Ethan Hunter — have received first place in the News Special and Documentary category of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Detroit Excellence in Journalism Awards for their film Missing Paige – A Family’s Story. The documentary, which aired on WILX-TV in April 2024, explores one of Michigan’s longest-running missing persons cases and was recognized for its sensitive storytelling and investigative depth.
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