2026-27 Scholarship Application

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Name

First

Last

Email

Address*

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Contact Number*

Alternate Contact Number*

School and year of study (applicant must be a junior, senior or graduate student for the 2025-26 academic year)*

Eligibility*

All California journalism students (defined as those majoring in a subject that prepares them for a career in journalism or those demonstrating journalistic work on campus or through internships) are eligible to apply, with priority given to those who meet the following eligibility standards:

1. Applicants must be college students who will be juniors, seniors, or graduate students for at least one term in the upcoming academic year (2026-27.)

2. Applicants must have a connection to the nine-county Sacramento region (Sacramento, Yolo, San Joaquin, El Dorado, Placer, Sutter, Yuba, Nevada and Butte counties). There are three ways to meet this requirement. Applicants only need to meet ONE of the following to qualify:

a. Students from the Sacramento region (counties specified above)

b. Students enrolled in a Sacramento region college or university (SF Bay Area colleges/universities are NOT included in the Sacramento region)

c. Students who can show a demonstrated interest in covering news of the Sacramento region. This can include clips/broadcasts documenting your coverage of state political news or any issue that you believe ties into the region. Please explain in your cover letter.

Student from the Sacramento region (counties specified above)
Student enrolled in a Sacramento region college or university
Student who can show a demonstrated interest in covering news of the Sacramento region
Student majoring in journalism, in California

Cover letter and resume*

Accepted file types: doc, pdf, docx, txt, Max. file size: 512 MB.

Provide a resume and brief letter (one page) explaining your motivation for a career in journalism, what you have already done to prepare for your career, and any related experience outside the classroom. for the scholarship and describe how you meet the eligibility requirements.

Your current transcript and cumulative GPA*

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 512 MB.

The transcript will document the classes you have taken and your GPA for all college-level coursework taken to date. This can be a computer printout from your college/university's online system or an official transcript. You will need to scan the document into a digital format that can be uploaded.

Work Samples, Option 1 – Please submit a single PDF with links to five samples of your work (Photo or broadcast entries not linkable this way may be entered separately below.)*

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 512 MB.

Work Samples, Option 2 – If your five work samples cannot be linked in a PDF, please upload them here*

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, mp4, mov, mp3, Max. file size: 512 MB.

Will you be enrolled in a different college/university in 2026-27 than the one you are now attending?*

Yes
No

Acceptance letter*

Accepted file types: pdf, jpg, png, Max. file size: 512 MB.

Please upload your acceptance letter. If you have not yet been accepted, please be prepared to bring an acceptance letter to your interview if you are selected as a finalist.

In addition to the online process, you are required to have a letter of recommendation from a teacher, academic adviser or journalism workplace supervisor. Please request that the person email the letter of recommendation to sacpressclubscholarships@gmail.com. The letter of recommendation must be received by the January 23 deadline.

2026-27 Scholarship Application

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