The Chicago Association of Black Journalists offers the Russ Ewing Excellence Award in journalism as well other scholarships to those who are of African American decent and show great writing skills or journalistic reporting capabilities on television. The Russ Ewing Scholarship was created in 2003 in honor of Russ Ewing, who won an Emmy Award for the first story that he reported. He was known as a very ethical reporter, and this scholarship looks to reward those who have a high standard of ethics in their writing and reporting.
The Chicago Association Of Black Journalists
P.O. Box 11425
Chicago, IL 60611
312-409-4495
cabj-chicago.org/ewing_awards.html
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College is an institution that serves minorities. In 2002 they had over 5,000 African American students, and a total of 6,140 students altogether. They offer athletic scholarships that vary in amounts. They also offer the Florence Ballenger Scholarship for students who have a strong GPA and have committed themselves to civic duty. In addition, they have a Nursing Educational Scholarship Program for those pursing an associate or baccalaureate degree in nursing, a certificate in practical nursing, or a hospital-based nursing diploma. The final scholarship they offer is the Harold Washington Academic Achievement Scholarship. Students must have strong grades or great GED scores to qualify, plus recommendations from a community leader. The scholarships are renewable based on academic performance.
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
6301 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60621
773-602-5000
kennedyking.ccc.edu/Financial_Aid/scholarship_search.asp
The American Bar Foundation offers summer research fellowships for minority students in Law and Social Science. Four summer research fellowships are awarded each year to students with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. The summer research program is to help undergraduate students prepare for graduate studies. Each student receives a stipend of $3,600, works on a research project related to his field and attends a series of lectures.
American Bar Foundation
750 N. Lake Shore Dr.
Chicago, IL 60611
312-988-6500
americanbarfoundation.org/research/Fellowshipopportunities/SummerResearchDiversityFellowshipsinLawandSocialScience.html