Student Journalism Awards

• An eligible applicant is a student who is enrolled in any year of a post-secondary journalism program at one of B.C.’s journalism schools.
• Eligible journalism programs: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Langara College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Thompson Rivers University, University of British Columbia.
• To be considered, a student must be attending the current fall and spring terms and must be either a full or part-time student.
• A student is also eligible if they already hold a postsecondary degree and is in one of the above programs.
• One award will be given to a B.C.-born journalism student.

Fill out the online application.  You will be asked for the following information:

• First Name
• Last Name
• Phone Number/Email
• Are you a full time student? Yes or No?
• Name of educational institution
• Expected graduation year
• Upload just one reference letter from someone who explains why they think you should receive this award, including their name, email, phone number
• Upload two pieces of journalism (published or not) that you have written/created– print/audio/video accepted, audio and video to be no more than 30 minutes each
• Upload your resume
• Opportunity to share additional information regarding challenges/obstacles you face that receiving this award would mitigate
• Upload an essay of not more than 500 words addressing the following questions, not necessarily in this order:
• What made you choose journalism as a career path?
• Where do you hope it will lead you?
• Which journalist’s work do you most admire and why?
• Without exceeding the word count, feel free to weave in additional points that will demonstrate to the judges your suitability for this award.

Recipients will be announced in the fall.

Each recipient will receive a $2,000 award paid to the student or directly to their student account at their post-secondary institution and will also receive a ticket to the annual Webster Awards evening.