Applications for our the 2026-2027 academic year will be open April 6 - May 15, 2026.
More information about the Leroy F. Aarons award can be found here.
More information about the Kay Longcope award can be found here.
Application Requirements
A complete application package should be submitted electronically. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Application packages should include:
- Application (this form)
- One-page résumé
- Five work samples as described below under work samples
- Proof of attendance: a letter of acceptance or a letter of enrollment from a U.S. community college or four-year university (contact info@nlgja.org for exceptions). Scanned copies accepted.
- Official transcript, scanned digital copies accepted. Please mail physical copies to:
Scholarship – NLGJA
2120 L St NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20037 - Please send application questions to info@nlgja.org and include the name of the applicant in the subject line.
Work Samples
- Print – Samples written by the applicant and published in a high school, college or community newspaper, magazine or online news service. Samples should be submitted as scans in either *.jpg or *.pdf formats.
- Video – Should be submitted via e-mail when possible. Embedded video, file downloads or web addresses are also acceptable. Work samples may contain more than one story but should be no longer than 10 minutes.
- Audio – Should be submitted via e-mail when possible. File downloads or web addresses are also acceptable. Work samples may contain more than one story but should be no longer than 10 minutes.
- Photographic – Images should be examples of published work from a high school, college or community newspaper, magazine or online news service. Published submissions and/or originals should be submitted in *.jpg, *.pdf, *.tif or *.gif formats.
Application Fee
There is no application fee for either scholarship award, though applicants are expected to be current members of NLGJA.
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