The award is given in recognition of outstanding academic performance to students active in Communication Studies. The James P. Chapman Memorial Scholarship Established in 1998 by CARA charities, this awards honors the memory of James P. Chapman, career journalist and public relations expert. November 2nd Claude Sifritt Senior Thesis Fellowship Given to undergraduate senior honors concentrators, this award is used to help defray costs of research associated with writing their honors thesis.
Awards vary depending upon research costs.
Multiple awards may be granted in a single academic year. In order to apply, students must have had their thesis prospectus approved by an honors advisor. The following are awards that are offered through the Program in Film and Video Studies but are available to Communication Studies students. The Michael Luckoff Scholarship Michael Luckoff, President and General Manager of KGO Newstalk radio in San Francisco and an alumnus of the University of Michigan initiated this scholarship program. Scholarships are awarded to students in Communication with academic and professional interests leading toward a career in business management in the field of electronic journalism.