Some are students who do not qualify for other financial aid but still need assistance. Scholarships for incoming freshmen are limited to potential recipients of the Mildred Brown Scholarships for minority students from the Omaha-area. If you are a candidate for a Mildred Brown, contact the Department for information. The Mildred Brown Scholarships are renewable. The Department of Journalism is grateful to the numerous individuals and media groups for providing this generous assistance.
Most students graduate with two or three internships, often in a variety of fields.
Through internships, students explore potential careers within the diverse world of mass media and often discover what they most enjoy doing. They apply learning from courses in real world settings and make valuable professional contacts. Internship opportunities in Omaha are abundant in a wide range of fields and settings including newspapering, corporate and nonprofit public relations, advertising, graphic design, event planning,and broadcasting. Most students begin gaining some type of experience on campus as sophmores then move to off-campus internships their junior and senior years. Most internships are paid.