The Scott and Kathryn Schurz Latin American Scholarship is offered to students from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in South and Central America and the Caribbean who are majoring in journalism at Indiana University Bloomington.
This scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen and is renewable for four years.
Incoming students must apply to IU Bloomington by November 1, selecting journalism as their intended major.
Once admitted, top students will be invited to complete IU’s Selective Scholarship Application. In previous years, students invited to complete the SSA have had SAT scores upward of 1310 and ACT scores of at least 28, and GPAs of 3.7 or higher or a top 15 percent ranking in their class. Once you complete your SSA, you will be considered for the Schurz Scholarship.
Your admissions application will be automatically reviewed to determine if you are eligible for the Scott and Kathryn Schurz Latin American Scholarship. You will be notified of any scholarship awards at your official IU email address.
If you have questions about this scholarship, contact:
Emily Harrison
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
812-855-9249
emrharri@indiana.edu
Scott C. Schurz is chairman emeritus of Hoosier-Times, Inc., formerly a subsidiary of Schurz Communications, Inc., of which he serves as chairman. Schurz has served on the board of governors and the executive board of the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) and chairman of the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. In 2006 the NAA board appointed him to be their U.S. representative to the World Association of Newspapers. As a representative of NAA, Schurz serves on the executive committee of the World Association of Newspapers. He also chairs WAN’s Youth Readers and Newspaper in Education Committee. He is a member of the executive committee and board of the Inter-American Press Association and honorary president. Schurz is also a member of the International Press Institute and the World Press Freedom Committee.
