Jim Sanders Media and Leadership Scholarship at California State University 2025

This scholarship recognizes and supports the leaders in journalism, media, and communications of now and tomorrow. The media sector is evolving, and as they are the information gatekeepers, they require risk-takers, clever, creative executives who can laugh at themselves and be willing to question the established quo.

Eligibility for Jim Sanders Media and Leadership Scholarship at California State University:

• Students must have an interest in journalism, media, or communication.
• Students must aspire to a career in media but can be interested in any aspect of the industry, including engineering, sales, production (audio, video, sound editing, etc.), graphic design, human resources, etc.
• Students must be currently enrolled or entering the first semester as a student at a California State University campus and must remain an enrolled student during the scholarship period.
• Students must express current leadership qualities or the desire to be a leader in journalism, media, or communication.

Application deadline:

Students should contact the financial aid department on campus for the spring application deadline.

Value:

Successful applicants will get an amount of $2,500 scholarship for the academic year.