Iola Stoops Juarez Journalism Scholarship

Scholarship Purpose: Iola Stoops Juarez (1920-2006) was born and raised on a farm in Cooksville just 10 miles from Illinois State University. She entered the University as a freshman in 1938, the first in her family to attend college. She was an excellent writer and was a member of the Vidette (college newspaper) and the Index (yearbook) staffs at Illinois State Normal University. The Iola Stoops Juarez Endowed Journalism Scholarship was created to assist in the education of an undergraduate journalism student who works at the Vidette. This student will be selected based on financial need and academic merit.

Department: CommunicationCollege Of Arts And Sciences

Requirements

Minimum Undergraduate GPA: 3.00 3.00 , 3.10 , 3.1 , 3.20 , 3.2 , 3.30 , 3.3 , 3.40 , 3.4 , 3.50 , 3.5 , 3.60 , 3.6 , 3.70 , 3.7 , 3.80 , 3.8 , 3.90 , 3.9 , 4.00 , 4.0

High School GPA: There is no High School GPA requirement for this scholarship.

Essay: There is no essay required for this scholarship.

Application Deadline: No deadline has been specified.

Financial Need: This scholarship requires a student to have a Financial Need to be eligible to receive the scholarship. In order to establish "Financial Need", a student must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). You can file the FAFSA at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/.

Additional Information

For more information on applying to this scholarship, please visit the Communication website.