The purpose of the Anchorage Daily News Minority Journalism Scholarship is to offer financial assistance for tuition and other educational expenses to minority (Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, etc.) students who are formally admitted into the Journalism degree-seeking program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.

Qualifications:

• Applicant should demonstrate motivation, academic and leadership potential.
• Applicants must be in good academic standing with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.
• Applicant must be formally admitted into a Journalism degree-seeking program at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
• Applicant must plan on enrolling full-time (twelve (12) credits for undergraduate) at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
• Applicant must be a minority student (Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, etc.). Preference will be given to Alaska Native Students.
• Applicant may be an incoming or continuing student at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
• Applicant may be a U.S. citizen, non-U.S. citizen, Alaska resident, or out-of-state resident.
• Applicant must be enrolled in the semester for which the award is made.

Forfeiture of Award:

• Does not enroll full-time in the semester in which the award is to be in effect.
• Is placed on academic and/or disciplinary probation.
• Does not meet satisfactory academic progress.
• No longer meets the scholarship qualifications.