Jesse H. Jones Endowed Centennial Fellowships

Fellowship awards are based on demonstrated competence in the field of study, as reflected in the student's research and/or creative activities. Academic achievement, including the student's GPA is considered. Students enrolled in Option III courses are not eligible to apply. 

To apply, a student must: 

• Be enrolled full-time in a graduate program within the Moody College of Communication
   
• Be in residence at the University of Texas at Austin during the period of the award
   
• Have not been awarded a Jesse H. Jones Fellowship throughout their graduate career

Each Spring, the Dean's Office announces the recipients of the fellowship for the following academic year.

Benefits: 

• A $6,500 fellowship stipend
  • The stipend is granted in two parts: one half in the Fall semester and the other half in the Spring
     
• Tuition and required fees coverage for the Fall and Spring semesters
   
• An in-state tuition waiver, if needed

Expectations: 

• Fellowship recipients must accept the award through LASSO, and enroll in direct deposit (non-payroll) to receive their disbursement
   
• Each Jesse H. Jones fellow is invited to give a brief presentation of their researcch in the Fall semester. These presentation are open to Moody College graduate students and give a vision of the fellow's work. Presentations are given during a lunch hosted by the Dean's Office.

Applications open in February and run through March yearly. The selected students will be notified via email by the end of April. Students can access the application to the Jesse Jones Fellowship through their graduate coordinator.

• Applications will require the students to include:
  • CV
     
  • Statement of purpose (no more than 600 words)
     
  • Letter of recommendation 

Jones Fellows, 2023-2024

• Advertising and Public Relations- Soya Nah
• Communication Studies – Nandini Sharma
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences – Megan Young
• Journalism and Media – Christopher Assaf
• Radio-TV-Film – Fatima Wardy

Jones Fellows, 2022-2023

• Advertising and Public Relations- Eun Joo Jin
• Communication Studies – Samantha James
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences – Lisa Wauters
• Journalism and Media – Brad Limov
• Radio-TV-Film – Daelena Tinnin

Jones Fellows, 2021-2022

• Radio-TV-Film - Emily Grooms

Jones Fellows, 2020-2021

• Advertising and Public Relations- Hayoung Sally Lim
• Communication Studies - Yujin Kim
• Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences - Mingshuang Li
• Journalism and Media - Qianyi Huang

Jones Fellows, 2019-2020

• Advertising and Public Relations- Jung Ah Lee
• Communication Studies - Allison Table
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Danielle Werle
• Journalism - Kelsey Whipple
• Radio-TV-Film - Katherine Propper

Jones Fellows, 2018-2019

• Advertising and Public Relations- Yongwoog Jeon
• Communication Studies - Roth Smith
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Ying Hao
• Journalism - Kyser Lough
• Radio-TV-Film - Timothy Piper

Jones Fellows, 2017-2018

• Communication Studies - Yaguang Zhu
• Journalism - Yee Man Ng
• Radio-TV-Film - Jacqueline Pinkowitz

Jones Fellows, 2016- 2017

• Advertising and Public Relations- Nancy Brinson
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Jingjing Guan
• Communication Studies - Elizabeth Glowacki
• Journalism - Victor Garcia

Jones Fellows, 2015- 2016

• Advertising and Public Relations- Amanda Mabry
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Pak Wing Lam
• Communication Studies - Jessica Lynn Ford
• Journalism - Magdalena Saldana Villa
• Radio-TV-Film - Colleen Montgomery

Jones Fellows, 2014- 2015

• Advertising - Sara E. Champlin
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Yu-Fu Chen
• Communication Studies - Jenna N. Hanchey
• Journalism - Shannon McGregor
• Radio-TV-Film - Juan P. Gonzalez

Jones Fellows, 2013 - 2014

• Advertising - Kyung (Kacy) Kim
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Casey Taliancich
• Communication Studies - Stephanie Dailey
• Journalism - Lei Guo
• Radio-TV-Film - Stuart Davis

Jones Fellows, 2012 - 2013

• Advertising - Eunice Kim
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Geoffrey Coalson
• Communication Studies - Tiara Naputi
• Journalism - Summer Harlow
• Radio-TV-Film - Timothy Edwards

Jones Fellows, 2011 - 2012

• Advertising - Mi-Hyun Kang
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Michelle Hsieh
• Communication Studies - Kristin Stimpson
• Journalism - Yonghwan Kim
• Radio-TV-Film - Jacqueline Vickery

Jones Fellows, 2010 - 2011

• Advertising - Heather M. Schulz
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Kai J. Greene
• Communication Studies - Clariza Ruiz De Castilla
• Journalism - Jaime Loke
• Radio-TV-Film - John S. Moore

Jones Fellows, 2009 - 2010

• Advertising - Kevin Thomas
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Karin Boerger
• Communication Studies - Erik Green
• Journalism - Sebastian Valenzuela
• Radio-TV-Film - Kristen Warner

Jones Fellows, 2008 - 2009

• Advertising - Yeo Jung Kim
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Jie Yang
• Communication Studies - Brittany Peterson
• Journalism - Sebastian Valenzuela
• Radio-TV-Film - Michael Wilson

Jones Fellows, 2007 - 2008

• Advertising - Laura Bright
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Connie Summers
• Communication Studies - James Roberts
• Journalism - Amy Zerba
• Radio-TV-Film - Marianela Vega-Oroza

Jones Fellows, 2006 - 2007

• Advertising - Gracieli Scremin
• Communication Sciences and Disorders - Namhee Kim
• Communication Studies - Jennifer Asenas
• Journalism - Sharon Meraz
• Radio-TV-Film - Jean Lauer