Scholarships

SIPA offers four scholarships for students who plan to attend college. The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2026. Winners must be SIPA media staff members and must attend the convention.

Scholarship Application

Col. C.E. Savedge Yearbook Scholarship

$750

The USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications has established a scholarship for a yearbook staff member who plans to attend the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications. The scholarship was first awarded at the 1992 convention.

Elizabeth B. Dickey SIPA Scholarship

$500

This scholarship is awarded by USC’s School of Journalism and Mass Communications to an outstanding SIPA student at the annual convention. Recipients must attend the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications and plan a career in journalism.

Grady Locklear Scholarship

$500

The student recipient of the J. Grady Locklear Scholarship must be on a literary magazine staff and must attend the USC School of Journalism and Mass Communications.

Mary Y. Inglis Regional Scholarship

$500

The SIPA Endowment Committee awards a scholarship to an outstanding SIPA student who will attend a school of journalism and mass communications at an accredited college or university in the SIPA region.