Recognize Future Journalism Leaders

This journalism scholarship nomination form helps educational institutions, media organizations, and foundations identify and support talented journalism students who demonstrate exceptional skills, commitment to press freedom, and innovative storytelling abilities.

Built for media education and scholarship programs

Whether you're running a university journalism program, managing a press freedom foundation, or administering media industry scholarships, this template streamlines the entire nomination process. Collect comprehensive candidate information including published writing samples, multimedia project portfolios, advocacy statements, and editor recommendations—all in one professional, easy-to-complete form.

The form captures everything scholarship committees need to evaluate candidates: academic background, published work across multiple formats, digital media projects, commitment to ethical journalism and press freedom, plus detailed editor recommendations that speak to the candidate's skills and character.

Professional submission experience that reflects your values

First impressions matter when nominating tomorrow's journalists. This template gives you a polished, on-brand submission experience that can be customized with your institution's colors, fonts, and imagery. Conditional logic ensures nominators only see relevant questions based on their responses, keeping the form focused and efficient.

Built-in file upload fields handle writing samples, multimedia projects, and supporting documents securely, while structured questions guide nominators through providing the context and detail committees need to make informed decisions.

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Once nominations arrive, Stepper can automatically route submissions to review committees, send confirmation emails to nominators and candidates, create review tasks in your project management tools, and keep all stakeholders updated throughout the evaluation process. Connect your form to your CRM, Google Sheets, Airtable, or notification tools to ensure no promising candidate falls through the cracks.

Trusted by education and media organizations

This journalism scholarship nomination form is designed for university journalism departments, press freedom organizations, media industry foundations, professional journalism associations, and grant-making bodies. With Paperform's SOC 2 Type II compliance and flexible deployment options, you can confidently collect sensitive academic and portfolio information while maintaining your institution's professional standards.

Start recognizing and supporting the next generation of journalists with a nomination process that's as rigorous and professional as the field itself.