Scholarships
FRANCES BELFORD WAYNE MERIT AWARD
The Frances Belford Wayne award recognizes the outstanding journalistic abilities of a Journalism student at the college level. The scholarship was initiated in 1940 by DWPC President Gladys Van Vranken Parce and has been funded for more than half a century.
RUTH MURRAY UNDERHILL AWARD
The Ruth Murray Underhill Award was established in 1985 to honor the memory of one of the DWPC’s most distinguished members.
SCHOLASTIC ART & WRITING AWARD
The Scholastic Art & Writing Award, established in 1923, is the largest and most prestigious awards program for talented high school students in the nation.
Check out our current and past scholarship winners at the links below. We’ve also included other interesting tidbits.
Read about our 2026 scholarship winners here!
Past DWPC Scholarship Winner Earns Master’s in Journalism
2025 Scholarship Winners Announced
DWPC Announces Scholarship Winners for 2024-2025