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Columbus Matrix Foundation Scholarship Grant

Columbus Foundation

Funding Amount

Up to US $10,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Other requirements

  • Candidates must be graduating high school seniors from central Ohio (Franklin and contiguous counties).
  • Candidates must intend to enroll in a communications program (journalism, public relations, marketing, or graphic design) at any college or university in the U.S.

Overview

Since the early days of print journalism, The Association for Women in Communications has evolved to become the overarching professional organization to unite communicators across a vast spectrum of disciplines-from print and broadcast journalism, to graphic design, photography, public relations, advertising, marketing, new media, and much more.
Award Amount:

  • Up to four scholarships of $10,000 payable over four years at $2,500 per academic year.

Eligibility

Candidates must be graduating high school seniors from central Ohio (Franklin and contiguous counties).Candidates must intend to enroll in a communications program (journalism, public relations, marketing, or graphic design) at any college or university in the U.S.

What Columbus Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024
1,747
Total given
$242.68M
Median grant
$21K
Range
$5,032–$21.85M
  • By dollars: Ohio 75%, Illinois 5%, Massachusetts 3%. Top recipient cities: Columbus, OH; New York, NY; Washington, DC.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 43% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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IRS Form 990, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Education
  • Journalism

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