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¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ’s nationally ranked Department of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) will award partial scholarships to as many as 12 freshmen who enroll in the fall of 2017. The application deadline is Feb. 15, 2017, and each scholarship is worth up to $2,000 per year.

Scholarships will be awarded based on ACT scores, high school grades, volunteer work, school or community leadership, and participation in media-related clubs. The scholarship can be renewed each year that the student maintains a 3.5 or better GPA and is involved with ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ student media.

“Our scholarships can provide $8,000 in financial assistance during a student’s time in ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ JMC,” said ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ JMC chair Bernie Ankney. “This can help students receive an outstanding education in journalism and mass communication at a reasonable cost. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ offers one of the best value journalism programs at a private university in the United States.”

¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ offers majors in print and broadcast journalism, public relations and advertising. The JMC department also houses an interdisciplinary film production minor, a sports media minor, and courses in social media, church media and photojournalism. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ JMC students regularly win awards for their work and graduate to be highly competitive in the job market.

“¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ journalism and mass communication graduates work for some of the top magazines, newspapers, television stations and public relations and advertising firms in the nation,” Ankney said. “This scholarship can be a great step toward a bright and rewarding future in journalism and mass communication careers.”

¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ -- ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ is Alabama’s top-ranked private university and one of the nation’s top Christian universities. U.S. News & World Report ranks ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ 4th among regional universities in the South, and the university is widely acknowledged as a leader in liberal arts and professional school education. Located in suburban Birmingham, ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ was founded in 1841 and is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ enrolls 5,471 students from 47 states and 29 countries in its 10 academic units: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy, and public health. ¼«ÀÖ½ûµØ also fields 17 NCAA Division I teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference. www.samford.edu