BA in Communication

The Bruce B. Manchester Forensics Team Member Endowed Scholarship was established in 2004 by Bruce B. Manchester, professor emeritus of communication, who retired from George Mason in 2004 after serving as a faculty member for 29 years. The fund's purpose is to provide one or more scholarships for an active member of the George Mason Forensics Team. Recipients must be full-time undergraduate students who are active members of the George Mason Forensics Team. The recipient will qualify based on contribution, or potential contribution, to the George Mason Forensics Team and may be an in-state or out-of-state student. This scholarship is renewable. Questions about the scholarship should be directed to the forensics program.For more information contact Dawn M Lowry.

The Christine Worthen Eames Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in 2006 in memory of Christine W. Eames '99, an alum of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, by her mother, Joan Christensen Eames. The purpose of the fund is to provide scholarships for undergraduates majoring in English with a concentration in creative writing or majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism. Recipient may be a full-time or part-time student, qualify on the basis of academic merit and financial need, and be either an in-state or out-of-state student. Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal.

In 2020 Carolyn Cuppernull established the Colonel Michael A. Dickerson Endowed Scholarship to provide scholarship support for undergraduate students who are majoring in communication with a concentration in public relations. Applicants must have completed at least 60 credits. Recipients must be enrolled full time and will qualify on the basis of financial need and academic merit (minimum 3.0 GPA). Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal.

The George Mason Debate Team Scholarship Fund was established in 2006 to provide scholarships for students on the George Mason Debate team. Questions about the scholarship should directed to the debate program. For more information contact Jacquelyn A Poapst.

The Kevin Athari Endowed Memorial Scholarship was established in 1991 by Kevin Athari's parents, Freydoon Athari, MD, and Roshan Athari, BS Medical Technology ’81, in memory of their son, Kevin. Kevin Athari was awarded a baccalaureate posthumously in 1991. This fund provides scholarships for students majoring in communication. Applicants must be rising seniors. Preference will be given to applicants who have participated in school publications and have been active participants in university affairs. Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal.

The Michael L. Pearce Memorial Endowed Scholarship was established in 1999 by Susan K. Tomasovic, MAIS '90, in memory of her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Pearce, USAF (Ret). The fund supports scholarships for communication students. Ms. Tomasovic, an alum of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is a faculty member in the Department of Communication. Applicants must be undergraduate students pursuing a degree in communication and must have completed at least 12 credit hours within communication and at least 85 credit hours. Recipients qualify based on academic merit and achieve a GPA of 3.0. Recipients must be in-state students and may be either full-time or part-time students. Preference is for students interested in media persuasion and communication. The scholarship is not renewable. Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal.

The Wendy Balazik Communication and Social Change Scholarship was established in 2009 in memory of Wendy Balazik, a graduate student in communication who passed away from lung cancer. The fund provides awards for communication students. Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal. For more information contact Christopher Clarke.

The George Mason University Forensics Alumni and Friends Endowment was established in 2002 by alumni, faculty, and friends of the forensics team. The purpose of the fund is to support the team through scholarships, events, awards, and other ways. Recipients must be full-time undergraduate students who will qualify based on contribution, or potential contribution, to the George Mason University Forensics team, and may be in-state or out-of-state students. For more information contact Dawn M Lowry.

The Michael A. Dickerson Endowed Scholarship was established in 2021. This Endowed Scholarship will provide scholarship support for undergraduate students majoring in communication with a concentration in public relations. Recipients must have completed at least 60 credits, must be full-time, may be in-state or out-of-state, and will qualify on the basis of financial need and academic merit with a required minimum GPA of 3.0. This scholarship is renewable. Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal.