AAJA Scholarships & Internship Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- District of Columbia
Overview
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) annually offers up to $20,000 in scholarships and internship grants to journalism students to help offset education, internship, and living costs, including named Broadcast News Internship Grants (Lloyd LaCuesta, Sam Chu Lin), the Stanford Chen Internship Grant (Pacific Northwest students/colleges), and the William Woo Internship Grant (AAPIs in print/digital news); a joint ESPN/Sports Task Force social-media internship carried a $3,500 stipend.
How to Apply
Apply via aaja.org (Scholarships & Internships / apply). Individual named internship grants and scholarships each have their own amount and eligibility; the captured 2022 page directs applicants to the AAJA internship-grants and ESPN application links.
What Asian American Journalists Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 2
- Total given
- $286K
- Median grant
- $143K
- Range
- $92K–$194K
- 0% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in District of Columbia, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 68%, New Jersey 32%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA; Hopewell, NJ.
Example grants
Prisca Project LLC · San Francisco, CA
Multiple studies about the broadcast landscape, with specific emphasis on aapi…
$194K
Ambreen Ali LLC · Hopewell, NJ
Fellowships for south asian journalists and to provide high-quality journalism for…
$92K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Journalism
- Education
Project Locations
- DC
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William Woo Internship Grant
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Amount
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Deadline
Rolling / Open
Sam Chu Lin Internship Grant
Asian American Journalists Association
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Stanford Chen Internship Grant
Asian American Journalists Association
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Lloyd LaCuesta Internship Grant
Asian American Journalists Association
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
ESPN / Sports Task Force Internship
Asian American Journalists Association
Amount
$3,500
Deadline
Rolling / Open
NBCUniversal Tony Coelho Media Scholarship
American Association of People with Disabilities
Amount
~$5,625 per award (2021)
Deadline
Rolling / Open
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