Scholarships
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 the Director of the Forensics Team, Dawn Lowry AND comminfo@gmu.edu.
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.
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 in 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 the Director of the Forensics Team, Dawn Lowry AND comminfo@gmu.edu.
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 the Director of the Debate Team, Jackie Poapst AND email comminfo@gmu.edu.
Established in 1991 by Kevin Athari’s parents, Freydoon Athari, MD and Roshan Athari, ’81, joined by others, to provide scholarships for students majoring in communication. Kevin Athari was awarded a baccalaureate posthumously in 1991. The scholarship will be awarded for the senior year, with selection of the recipient following the junior year, and shall be made to a student who has participated in school publications, such as a school newspaper, and has shown dedication, academic motivation and leadership, and has been an active participant in University affairs. Applicants for this scholarship may apply directly, or be nominated by Department of Communication faculty.
Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal.
Deadline 2 April 2026
One, $1,500 Award in the Fall and one, $1,500 Award in the Spring.
You will apply directly to the organization
The scholarship is given in memory of KK Brady. KK Brady was a star athlete and loving person. She played soccer at George Mason University and had a great desire to travel the world. KK studied abroad in Milan with #MasonCOMM and even used her degree to live her dream as a young entrepreneur and started a successful business that is still a thriving brick and mortar restaurant today. She balanced fun, play, work and study, and made incredible friends during her time at Mason. Her friends remember KK today for sunny personality and her melodic laughter.
Eligibility:
- Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 at the time of application
- Must be a student currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in communication at George Mason University at the time of application.
How To Apply:
- Unofficial transcript with your application
- Explanation of financial need/assistance in 100 words or less.
- Description of what you expect to get out of your communication degree and why you chose your concentration.
Letter of recommendation from a professor, employer, or mentor depicting your character. This should be emailed directly from the person recommending you to the Love, KK email address: contact@lovekk.org. Please make sure the recommendation letter includes student name and purpose of the email (Love, KK Scholarship recommendation) is included.
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.
Established in 1999 by Susan K. Tomasovic, MAIS ’90 in memory of her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Pearce, USAF (Ret.). Ms. Tomasovic, an alumna of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, is a faculty member in the Department of Communication. This fund supports scholarships for undergraduate students pursuing a degree in communications. Recipient must have completed at least 12 credit hours within the Department of Communication and have completed at least 85 credit hours within the university. Recipient will qualify on the basis of academic merit, achieving a minimum GPA of 3.0. Recipient must be an in-state student; and may be either full- or part-time. Preference will be given to a student with an interest in media persuasion and communication. This scholarship is not renewable.
To apply and to find more information, please visit the Office of Financial Aid's
Academic Works portal.