Mike Reynolds Scholarship
Forecasted
Mike Reynolds Scholarship supports college students pursuing radio, television, or digital journalism through educational funding and professional development to further their journalism education.
Funder: Radio Television Digital News Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): October 2027 (Applications due)
Funding Amounts: $1,000 scholarship, plus a Washington, D.C., professional-development visit with travel and lodging covered
Summary: Supports college students pursuing radio, television, or digital journalism who demonstrate academic excellence, writing ability, and financial need.
Key Information: Apply for only one RTDNA scholarship or fellowship opportunity; multiple applications result in disqualification.
Description
The RTDNA Foundation, the educational arm of the Radio Television Digital News Association, offers the Mike Reynolds Scholarship to further a young journalist’s education. It recognizes a journalism student with good writing ability, excellent grades, dedication to the news business, a strong interest in electronic journalism, and demonstrated financial need. The scholarship honors Mike Reynolds, a former assignment editor and managing editor at KCCI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa, who died in 1988.
Alongside educational funding, the scholarship includes an invitation to Washington, D.C., for the RTDNA Foundation First Amendment Awards. The visit combines a day of professional-development training with opportunities to network with industry leaders, with travel and lodging covered by RTDNA.
