Awarding over $30,000 in Scholarships
Deadline: October 14, 20222023-2024 BEA Scholarships in Broadcasting & Electronic Media
The Broadcast Education Association (BEA) is the premier international academic media organization, promoting insights, excellence in media production, and career advancement for educators, students, and professionals. BEA administers scholarships annually, to honor broadcasters and the entire electronic media profession. The BEA Founders Awards are for students enrolled in a BEA 2-Year member institution or graduates of these programs now enrolled in a BEA 4-Year institution. Other scholarships are awarded to juniors, seniors and/or graduate students at BEA member institutions – unless otherwise noted in the descriptions listed below.
Scholarship recipients will be announced in late November, and the money will be awarded in the summer of 2023, to be applied to the 2023-2024 academic year.
QUESTIONS? Please email BEA Scholarship Chair Pete Orlik at or email BEA staff at .
Available Scholarships
For study in ANY electronic MEDIA area…
VINCENT T. WASILEWSKI AWARD
One scholarship; $4,000
Sponsored by Patrick Communications
Graduate students only
Peter B. Orlik AWARD
One scholarship; $3,500
Sponsored by the Peter B. Orlik Scholarship Endowment
RICHARD EATON FOUNDATION AWARD
One scholarship; $4,000
Sponsored by the Richard Eaton Foundation
BEA FOUNDERS AWARD
Two scholarships; $1,500 each
Sponsored by BEA
Preference given to students enrolled in a BEA 2-Year member institution or graduates of 2-Year schools now enrolled in a BEA 4-Year institution
EDWARD O. FRITTS AWARD
One scholarships; $1,000 each
Sponsored by Edward O. Fritts Scholarship Endowment
For study toward a career in RADIO / AUDIO MEDIA…
ABE VORON AWARD
Three scholarships; $3,000 each
Sponsored by the Abe Voron Committee
JOHN BAYLISS AWARD
One scholarship; $3,500
Sponsored by the John Bayliss Foundation
For research interest in BROADCAST HISTORY…
LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING FOUNDATION AWARD
One scholarship; $3,000
Sponsored by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation
Graduate students only