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Empower Your Future in Financial Journalism with NYFWA Scholarships

Unlock financial support and networking opportunities through NYFWA scholarships for tri-state area journalism students. Gain recognition and advance your career at the annual Financial Follies event.

NYFWA Scholarship: Fund Your Journalism Career

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Unlock financial support and networking opportunities through NYFWA scholarships for tri-state area journalism students.

The New York Financial Writers’ Association offers a number of scholarships to enrolled (you must already be attending school) undergraduate or graduate journalism students in the tri-state New York area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in business and financial journalism. Applications should be sent to scholarships@nyfwa.org no later than April 15, 2025 and should contain the following:

1. School, division, major and expected graduation date; present address and permanent home address (if different), telephone number; any other relevant personal information.

2. An essay explaining why you are pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.

3. A current resume, including other scholarships received.

4. Samples of your financial writing (3 to 5 pieces), including links to online work and print clippings in PDF format.

Awardees will be notified in mid to late October and will be awarded their scholarships at this year’s Financial Follies on November 6, 2025

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For those applying for membership, we collectively require the submission of an essay explaining why you are pursuing a career in business and financial journalism, outlining your motivations and aspirations in this field. Additionally, we ask that you provide a current resume that includes details of your experience and any other scholarships you have received, offering a comprehensive overview of your background. Finally, we request that you submit samples of your financial writing, consisting of three to five pieces, which should include links to your online work and PDF files of print clippings, to showcase your expertise and contributions to this area.
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    Past Winners:

    NYFWA Scholarships

    1. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2023 NYFWA Scholarships:

      Gina Heeb - CUNY - winner of the George Auerbach Scholarship

      Lucy Papachristou - CUNY - winner of the Clare Reckert Scholarship

      Dayun (Yun) Park - NYU - winner of the Irene Weissman Scholarship

      William Bennett - NYU - winner of the Claudia Deutsch Scholarship

    2. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2022 NYFWA Scholarships:

      Jo Constantz - CUNY - winner of the George Auerbach Scholarship

      Diana Li - NYU - winner of the Clare Reckert Scholarship

      Anita Ramaswamy - NYU - winner of the Ben Weberman Scholarship

      Allison Nicole Smith - CUNY - winner of the Irene Weissman Scholarship

      Beth Treffeisen - NYU - winner of the Claudia Deutsch Scholarship

    3. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 NYFWA Scholarships:

      Dalvin Brown - CUNY - winner of the George Auerbach Scholarship

      Mary Biekert - Columbia University - winner of the Clare Reckert Scholarship

      Akash Pasricha - Columbia University - winner of the Ben Weberman Scholarship

      Suzannah Cavanaugh - CUNY - winner of the Irene Weissman Scholarship

      Angelica Serrano-Roman - NYU - winner of the Robert E. Dallos Scholarship

    4. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2020 NYFWA Scholarships:

      Ayse Kelce - CUNY Baruch College - winner of the George Auerbach Scholarship

      Orla McCaffrey - Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY - winner of the Clare Reckert Scholarship

      Hannah Miller - Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY - winner of the Stan Strachan Scholarship

      Marta Orosz - New York University - winner of the Dorothea Brooks Scholarship

      Olivia Raimonde - Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY - winner of the Herbert & Charles Koshetz Scholarship

    5. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 NYFWA Scholarships:

      Ben Foldy - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Yaling Jiang - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Eliana Perez - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Nic Querolo - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Frances Yunfan Yue - New York University -

    6. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2018 NYFWA Scholarships:

      Olivia Jade Carville - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Kellie Ell - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Annie Nova - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Muyao Shen - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Congcong "Daphne" Zhang - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

    7. Congratulations to the Winners of the 2017 NYFWA Scholarships:

      Kimberly Chin - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Krystal Xin Hu - New York University -

      Mike Juang - New York University -

      Britt Martin - New York University -

      Yueqi Yang - New York University -

      Yifan Yu - New York University -

    8. Winners of the 2016 NYFWA Scholarships

      Leonora Beck - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Tyler Eyre - New York University -

      Jade Gardener - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Bernat Ivancsics - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Jeff Kauflin - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Mrinalini Krishna - New York University -

      Veronica Ni - New York University -

      Sunny Oh - New York University -

      Akane Otani - New York University -

      Michelle Zhou - New York University -

    9. Winners of the 2015 NYFWA Scholarships

      Anita Balakrishnan - New York University -

      Emily Bary - New York University -

      Rachel Butt - New York University -

      Kerry Close - New York University -

      Jessica Lynn DiNapoli - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Wai Chi Lam - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Ayako Mie - New York University -

      Michaela Ross - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Rebecca Ungarino - Baruch College -

      David Yin - Yale College -

    10. Winners of the 2014 Winners of the NYFWA Scholarships

      Caelainn Barr - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Brian Cheung - Syracuse University -

      Patrick Gillespie - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Nina Glinski - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Sharanya Haridas - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Micah Luxen - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Antonia Massa - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Brianna McGurren - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Carl O'Donnell - New York University -

      Sterling Wong - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

    11. Winners of the 2013 NYFWA Scholarships

      Kathryn Dill - New York University -

      Megan Durisin - New York University -

      Liyan Chen - New York University -

      Minsi Chung - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Thomas Corrigan - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Craig Giammona - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Katie Lobosco - New York University -

      Alex Morrell - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Camilo Vargas - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Peter Ward - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

    12. 2012 NYFWA Scholarship Winners

      Anna Louie Sussman - New York University -

      Melanie Hicken - New York University -

      Anika Anand - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Lilly O'Donnell - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Anna Andrianova - New York University -

      Karl Baker - New York University -

      Cara Eisenpress - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

      Laura J. Keller - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Nizar Manek - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Theodoric Meyer - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

    13. 2011 NYFWA Scholarship Winners

      Anna Maria Jakubek - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Bhuma Shrivastava - New York University -

      Christine Giardina - New York University -

      Helene Franchineau - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Natalia Rachlin - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Saabira Chaudhuri - New York University -

      Sara Sjulin - New York University -

      Tanya Benedicto - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Tracey Samuelson - Columbia Graduate School of Journalism -

      Vincent Paul Trivett - CUNY Graduate School of Journalism -

    14. 2010 NYFWA Scholarship Winners

      Danielle Douglas - Columbia University -

      Kathleen M. Evans - New York University -

      Victoria Finkle - Columbia University -

      Sara Hamdan - Columbia University -

      Ashley R. Harris - Columbia University -

      Laura Kusisto - Columbia University -

      Jon Lentz - Columbia University -

      Leslie Picker - Columbia University -

      Jeff Roberts - Columbia University -

      Ian Thomson - Columbia University -

    15. Recipients of the 2009 Scholarships

      Simon Akam - Columbia University -

      Eszter Mirjam Donath - Columbia University -

      Devin P. Dwyer - Columbia University -

      Jerry Guo - Yale University -

      Jeff Horwitz - Columbia University -

      Jaime Jordan - Columbia University -

      Joan R. Magee - New York University -

      Cezary Podkul - Columbia University -

      Amir M. Bibawy Salib - Columbia University -

      Chavon Sutton - New York University -

      Marie Thibault - New York University -

      Jodi Xu - New York University -

    16. Recipients of the 2008 Scholarships

      Beth Braverman - Columbia University -

      Andy Greenberg - New York University -

      Elizabeth Kowitt - Columbia University -

      Carlos Macias - Baruch College -

      Kelly Nolan - New York University -

      Avi Salzman - Columbia University -

      Yu Sun - New York University -

      Andrew Tangel - Columbia University -

      Jaclyn Trop - Columbia University -

      Christopher Twarowski - Columbia University -

    17. Recipients of the 2007 Scholarships

      Annika Breidhardt - Columbia University -

      Rachel Breitman - Columbia University -

      Melissa Korn - Columbia University -

      Lionel Laurent - Columbia University -

      Wayne Ma - New York University -

      Richard John McRoskey - Columbia University -

      Cyrus Sanati - Columbia University -

      Samar Srivastava - New York University -

      Philippe Wahba - Columbia University -

      Ying Wu - New York University -

    18. Recipients of the 2006 Scholarships

      Jasmine Denise Adkins - New York University -

      Simon Constable - New York University -

      Ellen P. Gabler - Columbia University -

      Jennifer Hodson - New York University -

      Jason Sin Liang Leow - New York University -

      Angela Macropoulos - Columbia University -

      Carolyn Nardiello - CUNY -

      Peter James O'Dowd - Columbia University -

      William Pentland - Columbia University -

      Tamar Snyder - CUNY -

    19. Recipients of the 2005 Scholarships

      Maria Ahmed - Columbia University -

      Shefali Anand - New York University -

      Hannah Ester Clark - New York University -

      Dawn Kissi - Columbia University -

      Lynden Ted Latiak - Columbia University -

      Andrey V. Lyutykh - Baruch/CUNY -

      Kathleen M. McGrory - Hamilton College -

      Serena Ng - New York University -

      Vonnie Quinn - Columbia University -

      Wanfeng Zhou - New York University -

    20. Recipients of the 2004 Scholarships

      Richard D. Beales - New York University -

      Daniel Binder - New York University -

      Maxwell Garcia - Syracuse University -

      Alexander Hall Haislip - Columbia University -

      Matthew F. Quinn - New York University -

      Antonio Manuel Nunes Ribeiro - Yale School of Management and Columbia University -

      Baruch Louise Story - Yale School of Management and Columbia University -

      Gillian Wee - Columbia University -

      Kasey R. Wehrum - New York University -

      Amy Wu - Columbia University -

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