Randy Shilts Scholarship

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Award Amount: 
$300-$1,500
Scholarship Description: 

Established in 1993 by the late Randy M. Shilts '77. Shilts was a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and an acclaimed author. Shilts was distinguished in the area of AIDS reporting and was also a prize-winning author of two books: the New York Times bestseller Conduct Unbecoming: Gays and Lesbians in the Military and And the Band Played On; People, Politics and the AIDS Epicdemic, which was made into an Emmy Award-winning HBO movie. Shilts was awarded the UO Alumni Association's Distinguished Young Alumnus Award in 1993 and inducted into the School's Hall of Achievement in 1998.

Qualifications: 
Awarded to undergraduate students majoring in the journalism sequence of the School of Journalism and Communication.
Application Procedures: 

Applications available in the SOJC undergraduate advising office in Agate Hall, or download the application here: scholarship form

Deadline: 
March 1 deadline.