NABJ’s 2022 Fellows, Scholars, and Interns

May 9, 2022

Every year, hundreds of NABJ members apply for an opportunity to be awarded thousands of dollars in scholarships and premier internship and fellowship opportunities. NABJ is proud to announce its 2022 Scholarship, Fellowship, Internship, and Student Award recipients. Congratulations to all of our scholars and awardees. As recipients are announced throughout the year, we will add them below.

NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000)

Haniyah Philogene

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | Syracuse, N.Y.
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NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000)

Lotanna Ogbuefi

New York University (Recent Grad) | New York, N.Y.
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NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

Jordan Brown

Morgan State University | Baltimore, Maryland
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NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

Kaila Collier

North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC
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NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

Sydney Ross

North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC
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NABJ Ethel Payne Fellowship – $5,000

Melba Newsome

Project – Africans Tackle the Existential Threat of Climate Change
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NABJ-Bryan Monroe Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)

Kennedi Hewitt

Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA
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NABJ-Bryan Monroe Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)

Kaila Nichols

Northwestern University | Evanston, IL
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NABJ Visual Task Force Scholarship ($3,000)

Madison Sims

Alabama A&M University | Huntsville, AL
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NABJ-ESPN Stuart Scott Internship

Derryl Barnes, Jr. – Paid Internship, $5,500 in Stipends

University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL
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NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Jasmine Franklin

Grambling State University | Grambling, LA
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NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Ericka Love

North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC
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NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Shanaé Harte

Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism | New York, NY
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NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Josephine Walker

Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA
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NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $2,000

Alexis Davis

North Carolina A&T State University| Greensboro, NC
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NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Kiden Smith

Jackson State University | Jackson, MS
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NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Joslyn Brown

North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC
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NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Lauryn Williams

Brandeis University | Waltham, MA
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NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Jacqueline McClellan

North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC
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NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Kiana Stevenson

Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA
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NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Jessica Johnson

Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA
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NABJ-Larry Whiteside Scholarship – $5,000

Yaw Bonsu

Hofstra University |Hempstead, NY
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NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend)

Melvin Harris

North Carolina A&T University | Greensboro, NC
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NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend)

Mariah Norman

Harvard University | Cambridge, MA
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NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend)

Jason Ponterotto

Howard University | Washington, DC
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NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship

Kiara Patterson

Howard University | Washington, DC
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NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship

Naomi Washington

Elon University | Elon, NC
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Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000)

Whitney Hughes

New York University | New York, NY
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Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000)

Grayson Singleton

Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK
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NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500)

Erica Waddy

Bowie State University | Bowie, MD
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NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500)

Lanele Mathis

Ball State University | Muncie, IN
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View Our 2021 Awardees and Scholars Here

NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000)

Haniyah Philogene
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | Syracuse, N.Y.

NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000) , Haniyah Philogene

Haniyah Philogene, NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000)

NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000)

Lotanna Ogbuefi
New York University (Recent Grad) | New York, N.Y.

NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000) , Lotanna Ogbuefi

Lotanna Ogbuefi, NABJ-Microsoft Storytelling Fellowship ($25,000)

NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

Jordan Brown
Morgan State University | Baltimore, Maryland

NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000) , Jordan Brown

Jordan Brown, NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

Kaila Collier
North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC

NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000) , Kaila Collier

Kaila Collier, NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

Sydney Ross
North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC

NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000) , Sydney Ross

Sydney Ross, NABJ-HBCU Scholarship Initiative ($10,000)

NABJ Ethel Payne Fellowship – $5,000

Melba Newsome
Project – Africans Tackle the Existential Threat of Climate Change

NABJ Ethel Payne Fellowship – $5,000 , Melba Newsome

Melba Newsome
NABJ Ethel Payne Fellowship – $5,000

NABJ-Bryan Monroe Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)

Kennedi Hewitt
Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA

NABJ-Bryan Monroe Memorial Scholarship ($5,000) , Kennedi Hewitt

Kennedi Hewitt

NABJ-Bryan Monroe Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)

Kaila Nichols
Northwestern University | Evanston, IL

NABJ-Bryan Monroe Memorial Scholarship ($5,000) , Kaila Nichols

Kaila Nichols, NABJ-Bryan Monroe Memorial Scholarship ($5,000)

NABJ Visual Task Force Scholarship ($3,000)

Madison Sims
Alabama A&M University | Huntsville, AL

NABJ Visual Task Force Scholarship ($3,000) , Madison Sims

Madison Sims, NABJ Visual Task Force Scholarship ($3,000)

NABJ-ESPN Stuart Scott Internship

Derryl Barnes, Jr. – Paid Internship, $5,500 in Stipends
University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL

NABJ-ESPN Stuart Scott Internship , Derryl Barnes, Jr. – Paid Internship, $5,500 in Stipends

Derryl Barnes, Jr
NABJ-ESPN Stuart Scott Internship
Paid internship; $3,500 stipend on behalf of ESPN and NABJ Sports Task Force; $2,000 stipend for fully furnished housing during the internship; registration, lodging, flight and meal stipend to the 2022 NABJ-NAHJ Annual Convention)

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Jasmine Franklin
Grambling State University | Grambling, LA

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000 , Jasmine Franklin

Jasmine Franklin, NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Ericka Love
North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000 , Ericka Love

Ericka Love, NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Shanaé Harte
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism | New York, NY

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000 , Shanaé Harte

Shanaé Harte, NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

Josephine Walker
Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000 , Josephine Walker

Josephine Walker
NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $10,000

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $2,000

Alexis Davis
North Carolina A&T State University| Greensboro, NC

NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship – $2,000 , Alexis Davis

Alexis Davis, NABJ-Facebook Journalism Scholarship
$2,000 for equipment, books, supplies

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Kiden Smith
Jackson State University | Jackson, MS

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500 , Kiden Smith

Kiden Smith, $2,500

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Joslyn Brown
North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500 , Joslyn Brown

Joslyn Brown, NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Lauryn Williams
Brandeis University | Waltham, MA

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500 , Lauryn Williams

Lauryn Williams, NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Jacqueline McClellan
North Carolina A&T State University | Greensboro, NC

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500 , Jacqueline McClellan

Jacqueline McClellan, NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Kiana Stevenson
Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, GA

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500 , Kiana Stevenson

Kiana Stevenson, NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

Jessica Johnson
Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA

NABJ Scholarship – $2,500 , Jessica Johnson

Jessica Johnson, NABJ Scholarship – $2,500

NABJ-Larry Whiteside Scholarship – $5,000

Yaw Bonsu
Hofstra University |Hempstead, NY

NABJ-Larry Whiteside Scholarship – $5,000 , Yaw Bonsu

Yaw Bonsu, $5,000 + 2022 NABJ-NAHJ Annual Convention Stipend

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend)

Melvin Harris
North Carolina A&T University | Greensboro, NC

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend) , Melvin Harris

Melvin Harris, Paid fellowship with housing and technology stipend
Assignment – Investigations

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend)

Mariah Norman
Harvard University | Cambridge, MA

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend) , Mariah Norman

Mariah Norman, Paid fellowship with housing and technology stipend
Assignment – Dateline

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend)

Jason Ponterotto
Howard University | Washington, DC

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship (Paid + Stipend) , Jason Ponterotto

Jason Ponterotto, Paid fellowship with housing and technology stipend
Assignment – CNBC

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship

Kiara Patterson
Howard University | Washington, DC

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship , Kiara Patterson

Kiara Patterson, Paid fellowship with housing and technology stipend
Assignment – TODAY

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship

Naomi Washington
Elon University | Elon, NC

NABJ-NBC News Summer Fellowship , Naomi Washington

Naomi Washington, Paid fellowship with housing and technology stipend
Assignment – News Now

Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000)

Whitney Hughes
New York University | New York, NY

Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000) , Whitney Hughes

Whitney Hughes
Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000)

Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000)

Grayson Singleton
Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, OK

Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000) , Grayson Singleton

Grayson Singleton
Acel Moore Scholarship ($3,000)

NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500)

Erica Waddy
Bowie State University | Bowie, MD

NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500) , Erica Waddy

Erica Waddy
NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500)

NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500)

Lanele Mathis
Ball State University | Muncie, IN

NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500) , Lanele Mathis

Lanele Mathis
NABJ-Moneta Sleet III Scholarship ($2,500)

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