Undergrad Awards

Substantial scholarship increases were added to the program starting in the 2017-2018 school year. Representing an increase of nearly 50 percent, more than $650,000 will be provided annually in scholarships, grants and stipends to participating and winning journalism students and accredited journalism undergraduate universities. These increases are in bold.

The top five ranking entrants in the 14 monthly competitions win the following scholarships:

First Place ($3,000)
Second Place ($2,000)
Third Place ($1,500)
Fourth Place ($1,000)
Fifth Place ($1,000)
6th-10th place (Certificate of Merit)

NYU Journalism students interested in submitting work for any of these should email Craigh.Barboza@nyu.edu.

Previous NYU Hearst Journalism Award Winners

2024

David Cheung (13th Place, Hearst Multimedia Enterprise)
Stacia Datskovska (13th Place, Profile Writing)
Pablo Ocariz Gimenez (14th Place, Sports Writing)

2023

David Cheung (8th Place, Multimedia Narrative Storytelling)
Payton Selby (18th Place, Feature Writing)
Jules Roscoe (15th Place, Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Story – Individual)
Edward Franco (17th Place, Television II: News)
Rachel Cohen (10th place, Hearst Explanatory Reporting)

2022

Jules Roscoe (13th place, Hearst Feature Writing)
Natalie Jonas (19th place, Hearst Feature Writing)
Laura Measher (4th place, Hearst Awards TV Features)
Celia Tewey (17th place, Hearst Awards Multimedia Narrative Video Storytelling)
Victor Chen (20th place, Hearst Awards Multimedia Narrative Video Storytelling)
Alex Tey (11th Place tie, Hearst Explanatory Writing)
Chandra Xu (15th Place, Hearst Explanatory Writing)

2021

Mikaela Gegelys (15th place, Hearst Awards Sports Writing)

2020

Jing Feng (2nd Place, Multimedia Narrative Storytelling)
Tatyana Tandanpolie (5th Place, Feature Writing)
Yasmin Gulec (17th Place, Profile Writing)

2019

Kaitlyn Wang (11th Place, Narrative Video Storytelling)
Jing Feng (4th Place, Television Features)
Téa Kvetenadze (9th Place, Breaking News Writing)

2018

Yara Hamway (10th Place, Multimedia Enterprise Reporting)
Jesus Ian Kumamoto (16th Place, Multimedia Enterprise Reporting)

2017

Omar etman (9th Place, Feature Writing)

2016

Kelvin Huang (6th Place, Sports Writing)
Mariana Fernandez (7th Place, Enterprise Reporting)
Josephine Marie Luck (10th Place, Television Features)

2014

Devon Frye (6th place, Enterprise Reporting)

2013

Cassia Reynolds (2nd Place, Television I)
Eli Epstein (5th Place, Feature Writing)

2011

Elizabeth Kreutz (6th Place, Multimedia)

2009

Benjamin Norman (10th Place, Photo I)
Nicole Tung (3rd Place, Photo III)
Nicole Tung (8th Place, Championships Photo Semi-Final)

2001

Stacey Patton (5th Place, Feature Writing)

2000

Stacey Patton (1st Place, Feature Writing)
Stacey Patton (4th Place, Championship Writing)

1994

Jennifer Gustin (5th Place, Television I)
Jennifer Gustin (10th Place, Championship Television Semi-final)

1992

Brian Wright (9th Place, Sports Writing)

1985

Scott Wenger (4th Place, In-Depth Writing)

1974

George Wirt (8th Place, Spot News Writing)

1972

Nathan Kleinfield (3rd Place, Championship Writing)
John McKeon (2nd Place, General News Writing)
George Wirt (6th Place, General News Writing)

1971

Nathan Kleinfield (3rd Place, General News Writing)
Nathan Kleinfield (4th Place, Feature Writing)
Colleen Sullivan (8th Place, General News Writing)

ASME Magazine Internship Program 2025

NYU in-house application deadline: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024
Applicants will be notified by email of selection decisions in March 2025

The American Society of Magazine Editors Internship is a 10-week program for rising college seniors at magazines in New York and Washington. Interns participate in a three-day orientation, beginning on May 28. Throughout the summer students report, edit, fact-check and copy-edit for print and online publications. You also attend special events and meet regularly with top editors.

ASME Internship Program runs from June 2 to Aug. 8. Students are paid the minimum wage in the city/state where their assigned magazine or website is based.

NYU NOMINATION
ASME gives preference to students nominated by our department. To be considered, email your application materials by Monday, Nov. 18 to Craigh.Barboza@nyu.edu. (The $40 application fee will be covered by NYU).

Applicants must complete their junior year before June 2025 and expect to graduate in June 2026. Only full-time students with a grade point average of at least 3.0 will be considered for an internship.

Your application must include:

- A one-page cover letter (addressed to Nina Fortuna, Director, ASME) explaining
  why you are interested in magazine journalism; why you want to participate in the
  program; and why you are qualified to be an ASME intern. The selection
  committee wants to know how your course of study has prepared you to be an
  ASME intern and how you plan to use the skills and insights you gain from
  participation in the program not only to advance your career but to benefit the
  publications where you work your senior year.
- A one-page letter of recommendation from an educator who can attest to your abilities and experience
- A one-page letter of recommendation from an intern supervisor or employer who can attest to your abilities and experience
- A current resume
- No more than 10 clips from a college newspaper or magazine or from a newspaper or magazine where you have interned or worked that demonstrate reporting skills as well as an interest in and knowledge of a range of topics

If you are applying on your own, the nonrefundable processing fee can be paid online, or you can mail a check (that includes the applicant’s name) to:

Magazine Internship Program
American Society of Magazine Editors
757 Third Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, NY 10017

Additional Information about the Magazine Internship Program can be found at asmeinternship.org.