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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
One
Grant
$1,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
This Steve Bell Memorial Scholarship for Ethics in News Reporting honors former ABC News Correspondent Steve Bell, teacher, mentor, and advisor to news students for 15 years, and the first Edmund F. and Virginia B. Ball Chair in Media (1992-97).
In a nearly 40-year career in broadcast journalism, he reported on many of the world’s most important stories, including the assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Sen. Robert Kennedy. He was a Vietnam War correspondent and later served as Hong Kong Bureau Chief for ABC. He also was the first news anchor of ABC’s Good Morning America.
Benefits
The scholarship offers a $1,000 amount, to help you with your studies.
Eligibility
- To recognize students who demonstrate the highest ethics in journalistic conduct illustrated by a commitment to integrity, accuracy, fairness and thoroughness in reporting. Students should demonstrate impartiality yet show compassion in covering issues that affect our nation and world affairs.
- To award students who develop thorough content knowledge and who apply themselves not only inside but outside the classroom. Award recipients should produce a significant portfolio while remaining committed to verifying facts, providing a balance of viewpoints and demonstrating respect for sources and individuals impacted by their stories.
- Full-time undergraduate students majoring in Department of Media/Journalism News with a minimum of 30+ credit hours and a minimum GPA of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
- Selection will be at the discretion of the department chair and scholarship committee.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Multiple disciplines
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
02 Feb 2027
Majors and minors will receive an email that includes a custom scholarship application link. This link is individual to the student and should only be used by the student.