The scholarships are a part of the CJS2030 Access Initiative, which prioritizes “opening doors to the profession” of journalism.
The Journalism School launched two new tuition relief initiatives for applicants applying for the class of 2026. The programs, announced on Nov. 21, are part of a series of changes effected by the school to make its degree programs more affordable.
The first initiative guarantees that graduates from the School of General Studies who apply for financial aid at the Journalism School will receive scholarships of at least 25 percent off tuition, and the second guarantees that graduates from the City University of New York will receive at least 35 percent off tuition.
“We are proud to offer guaranteed funding and hope to continue to expand access,” Tarin Almanzar, TC ’01, TC ’13, the associate dean of admissions and financial aid at the Journalism School, wrote in a statement to Spectator. “With these scholarships, we’re not only investing in students today but also building a more inclusive future for the journalism industry.”
Jelani Cobb, dean of the Journalism School, wrote in the Nov. 21 announcement that these tuition relief initiatives prioritize “the populations who need it most — nontraditional, local and unique applicants who bring a wealth of diverse experiences to journalism.”
In May 2023, Cobb announced the Loan Repayment Assistance Program, which lends up to $50,000 over five years to Journalism School graduates working full-time in nonprofit news organizations to help them pay off loans. The Journalism School offered over $300,000 to eligible graduates in the first year of the program, according to its website.
The Journalism School announced in August that it would also waive application fees for all applicants.
Thursday’s announcements were made as part of the CJS2030 Access Initiative, a project that demonstrates the Journalism School’s “commitment to fostering an inclusive media landscape” and its goal “to ignite the careers of our students and support local and nonprofit news,” according to its website.
“This is a starting point,” Almanzar wrote in the announcement. “We are actively identifying how we can expand and offer financial support to more students in the future.”
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