These are the criteria for the Terry Goodman Memorial Journalism Scholarship. This scholarship is open to both incoming freshmen and enrolled students.
FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN
- The $500 scholarship will be awarded to an incoming freshman who has graduated from an Ohio high school.
- The scholarship applicant must have completed high school with a minimum GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
- The applicant must demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in newspaper journalism, and plans to major or minor in journalism at Bowling Green State University and eventually work at The BG News, the campus newspaper.
- Applicants will submit an essay no longer than two pages single-spaced on why they are applying for the scholarship and what they hope to obtain from it, plus demonstrate an understanding of the life and career of Terry Goodman.
RENWABILITY
- Awards are not renewable.
FOR ENROLLED STUDENTS
- The $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a rising BGSU junior of senior student who has graduated from an Ohio high school.
- The scholarship applicant must have completed high school with a minimum GPA of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale and currently maintain a 2.7 GPA as a BGSU student.
- The applicant must currently be a print journalism major at BGSU and a staff member of the student newspaper, The BG News, and demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career in newspaper journalism.
- Applicants will submit an essay no longer than two pages single-spaced on why they are applying for the scholarship and what they hope to obtain from it, plus demonstrate an understanding of the life and career of Terry Goodman.
RENWABILITY
- A recipient may be awarded the Terry Goodman Memorial Journalism Scholarship a second time if the committee finds that the recipient is the most qualified and maintains an overall GPA of 2.7 as a BGSU student.
