Moody College of Communication awards merit- and need-based scholarships to students who have been enrolled at UT Austin in the past year. The Moody College Scholarship Application for current and continuing Moody College students is now available through the Longhorn Awards & Student Scholarship Opportunities (LASSO) website.
Please read the application tips in the link below before applying for Moody College Scholarships.
Incoming freshmen can apply for scholarships through UT's freshman scholarship process.
Other Undergraduate Scholarship Opportunities from Moody College
Laura L'Esperance Study Abroad Scholarship
This endowment shall be used to support undergraduate students in the Moody College participating in a summer study abroad program with an interest/focus in the area of communication. At least one course taken while studying abroad must be in the area of communications. Examples of acceptable uses may include, but are not restricted to: student travel, program fees, application fees, books and other costs associated with study abroad.
APPLY HERE TODAY! Deadline for this application is February 23, 2025 at 12 pm.
Department of Radio-Television-Film Scholarships for RTF majors.
Find more information about RTF and other film related scholarships including deadlines and how to apply.
Summer Scholarships
Summer funding for journalism majors is available with specific scholarships.
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program
The Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program provides support for specific scholarly research projects conducted by full-time UT undergraduate students enrolled in any department. These fellowships are intended to cover costs associated with academic research projects proposed and written by student applicants and undertaken with the supervision of a university tenured or tenure-track faculty member, lecturer, senior lecturer or full-time research scientist/engineer. Some restrictions apply. See current application for more information.
Wofford Denius Music Industry Internship Grants Program
The Wofford Denius Music Industry Internship Grants Program is a special program that grants financial assistance to Moody College of Communication students pursuing summer internships in the music industry in Los Angeles, New York City and Nashville.
Outside Scholarship Opportunities
The Headliners Foundation 2024-2025 Scholarship Applications Open
The Headliners Foundation of Texas’ mission is to promote excellence in journalism by providing scholarships to student journalists; recognizing and rewarding outstanding work in professional journalists; and supporting special projects that promote journalistic excellence and preserve history.
The Headliners Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. Qualified Texas college & university students are encouraged to apply for more than $90,000 in scholarship funds. The application deadline is Friday, March 8, 2024.
Additional Resources
Listing of Moody College Scholarships Available through LASSO
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Blanche Prejean Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Bob Schenkkan Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Cedora Anderson Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Chiu-Schaepe Family Endowed Scholarship
Craig A. & Denise W. Dubow Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Dan Harrison Endowed Scholarship
Darrell D. Rocha Scholarship in Communication
Dell Family Undergraduate Fellowship
Dennis A. Anderson Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Dr. Bobbie Morrow Dietrich Scholarship in Communication
Dr. Carl E. Adams, Jr. Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communication
Dr. Fred Farias, III Endowed Scholarship in Communication
Earl Campbell Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communication
Eugene A. Malish Endowed Presidential Scholarship
James Lawrence Fly Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communication
Janey Katherine Marmion Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Jennifer Sue Sparrgrove Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Jesse H. Jones Centennial Scholarship
Jesse H. Jones Centennial Fellowship
Joanne Sharp and Jack R. Crosby Endowed Scholarship in Communication
John E. Mankin, Sr. — Texas Cable Association Endowed Scholarship
John Tilford Jones, Jr., Endowed Presidential Scholarship Fund
John and Wendy Jennings Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Los Angeles Times Scholarship
Lyde and Charles Devall Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Marsha Malish Jones Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Moody College Family Network Endowed Scholarship for Excellence
Neila Skinner Petrick and Thomas W. Petrick Endowed Scholarship in Communication
Norman B. Oshman Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Pat Murphy and Bryghte D. Godbold Scholarship
R. Steven Hicks Endowed Scholarship for Radio Students
Richard B. Dyke Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communications
Richard J. Davis Endowed Scholarship
Richard M. & Helen DeVos Scholarship for Excellence in Communicating the Message of Free Enterprise
Roy D. Peña Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communication
Sara Martinez Tucker Endowed Scholarship
Scott and Donna Tagliarino Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Sue Brandt McBee Scholarship Award for Excellence
Ward Creative Communications, Inc. Scholarship
Weeks Correa Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communication
Wiethorn Family Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Ann and David Chappell Endowed Scholarship
Betty King Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Political Communication
Margaret Surratt Endowed Scholarship in Communication Studies
Manuel Luna Garay Endowed Scholarship
Pamela Ballard Sawyer Endowed Scholarship in Communication Studies
Reese Family Scholarship in Communication Studies
Robert C. Jeffrey Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communication
Thomas A. Rousse Memorial Fund
Witt Family Scholarship Fund
Gregory Dalton Drago "Spirit of Life" Endowed Presidential Scholarship
J. L. Fly Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Communication
Paul Pierre Standifer Endowed Scholarship in Film Production
Randy Kelleher Endowed Scholarship in Film
Richard S. “Cactus” Pryor Scholarship
Sol Taishoff Memorial Endowed Scholarship in Broadcasting
Warren E. Skaaren Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Wayne H. Edwards Sr. and Wayne H. Edwards Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Frederick N. Martin Scholarship
Grace Hanson Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Helen D. Vollmer Scholarship in Audiology
Lee and Joe Jamail Endowed Presidential Scholarships in Speech-Language Pathology
Lennart L. Kopra Endowed Scholarship
Marilyn Aylor Hodge and Lowrance Hodge Endowed Scholarship in Speech-Language Pathology
Mary Hilliard Bickler - Max Hermann Bickler Memorial Scholarship Fund
Terrence and Mary Claire Welch Endowed Scholarship in Speech-Language Pathology
Bay/Iger Endowed Journalism Scholarship Fund
Bob Brister Memorial Scholarship. *awarded through a separate application process
Brandon Schantz Memorial Endowment
Cabot Educational Grant in Journalism
Carl R. and Jane Miller Journalism Scholarship Fund
Carmage & Martha Ann Walls Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Journalism
Charles Robert Devall Journalism Award
Chet Flippo Journalism Scholarship
Christopher Williams-Susan Dillon Journalism Scholarship
Clarence E. Gilmore Prize
Claudia Taylor Johnson Journalism Scholarship
Debra Ann Davis Stanley Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Journalism
DeWitt C. Reddick Journalism Scholarship Fund
Doc Sellers Endowed Presidential Scholarship for Print Journalism Students
Dock Williamson Lott and Loise McDonald Lott Scholarship
Dr. Alberto G. Garcia Scholarship
Everett Hullum Scholarship for Excellence in Journalism
Frank Morrow Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Business Journalism
Frenchy Falik Journalism Award
George W. Crawford Memorial Scholarship
Georgia Lucas Scholarship Fund in Journalism
Hal John Wimberly Memorial Scholarship in Journalism
Helen M. Powell Traveling Fellowship
J. Michael Quinn Scholarship and Student Support Endowment in Journalism
Joe Roddy, Jr. Headliners Foundation Scholarship in Broadcast News
John W. Barnhill, Jr. - Blue Bell Creameries, Inc. Endowed Presidential Scholarship
Jon Meacham Scholarship in Journalism-Awards
Joseph-Reuben Montoya Endowed Memorial Scholarship
Lane Smith Memorial Scholarship
Liz and Les Carpenter Scholarship
Lloyd Allen David Endowed Presidential Scholarship Fund in Journalism
Lois Sager Foxhall Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Journalism
Martin L. Gibson, Jr. Endowed Scholarship in Journalism
Mattia Family Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Journalism
Maxine Smith Elam Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Journalism
Neva McMurry Riedel Scholarship in Journalism
Paul C. & Julia A. Watler Endowed Scholarship for Investigative Journalism
Sara Burroughs Endowed Scholarship in Print Journalism
Scott Alan Tagliarino Scholarship in Computational Journalism
Staley and Beverly McBrayer Endowed Fund in Community Journalism
Stanley Walker Memorial Award in Journalism
Sonia and Javier Perez Scholarship in Journalism
The Sam Attlesey Presidential Endowed Scholarship
Ward C. Mayborn Journalism Scholarship
William Russell Young, Jr. Centennial Scholarship
Alan Scott Scholarship
Austin Ad Club Endowed Scholarship in Advertising
David (Shy) Scheihagen Scholarship
Dieste Scholarship for Innovation and Creativity
Dr. John H. Murphy II Endowed Scholarship
Eleanor and Robert Pulver Scholarship
Frank Rizzo Advertising Scholarship
Gannett Foundation and KVUE Scholarship in Advertising
GSD&M Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Advertising
Hearst Corporation Scholarship in Advertising
Janie Castillo-Flores Endowed Scholarship
Norman Campbell Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Advertising
Ralph E. Frede Public Relations Scholarship
Richard J.V. Johnson Endowed Scholarship
Terrence and Mary Claire Welch Endowed Presidential Scholarship
The Dallas Morning News Scholarship in Advertising
The Richards Group Endowed Presidential Scholarship in Creative Advertising
The Robert M. Gray Scholarship Fund John E. McGary Advertising Scholarship
Tracy-Locke/Morris Hite Endowed Presidential Scholarship Fund for Advertising Studies