Scholarships & Awards

The Communication Tuition Scholarship awards one Arizona resident and one non-resident variable amounts.

Next application cycle opens: January 2025

This is a tuition-only scholarship for one Arizona resident and one non-resident student; awardees can be either incoming freshmen or transfer students. The award is renewable for up to 8 semester for incoming freshmen, and up to four semester for transfer students who continue to meet the eligibility requirements, which include:

• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Be classified as an Arizona resident or non-resident for tuition purposes.
• Students must be pursuing a first Bachelor's Degree in Communication for Undergraduate studies.
• Students must verify lawful presence as described under Arizona's Proposition 300.
• Semesters without lawful presence verified will be lost and counted against the scholarship's total eight semesters.
• The minimum unit enrollment requirement default is 12 units for undergraduate students for the award to disburse. Students are strongly encouraged to complete enough units each academic year to remain on track to graduate within the maximum period the award covers.
• Must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0

The Marcy Finerman Lewis Scholarship awards an undergraduate student $1,226

Applications open: January 3-April 15, 2025

A generous contribution has been made the donor through the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, to establish a scholarship in Marcy Finerman Lewis’s memory and honor.

The Marcy Finerman Lewis Scholarship supports an undergraduate student majoring in Communication at the University of Arizona or Arizona Online. Required GPA of 3.0, available to undergraduates students currently registered for a minimum of 12 units and who demonstrate financial need. Student may receive this scholarship one time. 

The David A. Williams Undergraduate Scholarship awards an undergraduate student $1,250.

Applications open: January 3-April 15, 2025

A generous contribution has been made to establish a scholarship in honor of Communication Professor Emeritus, David A. Williams.

The David A. Williams Undergraduate Scholarship in Communication supports an undergraduate student majoring in Communication at the University of Arizona or Arizona Online. Applicants must be entering their senior year and also must demonstrate particular ability or dedication to their studies.  Preference is given to students with demonstrated financial need.  All scholarships shall be granted and approved on a yearly basis.  The scholarship will be used during senior year. 

The Natalia and Nadezhda Gaganova Award grants up to $250 to undergraduate students.

Applications open: January 3-April 15, 2025

A generous contribution made by Kristina B. Boynova to establish an award in honor of Natalia and Nadezhda Gaganova. 

The award is designated for undergraduate students majoring in Communication, a major in the College of SBS, who were born outside of the US but came here to pursue a university education. The students must be entering their sophomore, junior, or senior year at the University of Arizona or Arizona Online. The students may have financial, personal, or physical hardships, but through these hardships they have demonstrated perseverance in their academic endeavors. The students will prepare a one-page essay on obstacles they have overcome in pursuit of their higher education dreams, including their emigration to the United States. Students must demonstrate an academic standing of 2.0 GPA and carry at least 12 units each semester in order to be eligible to receive the award. The award is renewable, but the student holding the award must apply annually to meet the specifications of the award.

It is the preference of the donor that, in order to honor the sacrifices of her family, students from Russia or one of its former republics would have a high priority for receiving the award. The donor understands that all international students are eligible for this award and that in years in which no Russian-born students apply for the award, it is acceptable to award it to the otherwise most qualified applicant.

Nominations accepted TBA.

This scholarship award is very unique in that it is awarded to those who demonstrate the most ability to persevere AND graduate while overcoming personal, economic, physical, emotional and/or educational obstacles throughout their UA career. This award is NOT based on GPA. 

Eligibility requirements for applying:

• Must be a Communication major at the University of Arizona or Arizona Online
• Must be a graduating senior and walking in convocation in Spring semester (when in-person convocation resumes)

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