DALLAS — The Football Writers Association of America will close the application window for the 2025 Volney Meece Scholarship on March 1. Until then, the FWAA will accept applications from:
· FWAA members’ children who plan to enroll in college in 2025
· FWAA members’ children who are already in college
· FWAA student members
· Children of College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA) who are entering college or are already in college. The CSC member does not have to be a current FWAA member.
The FWAA awards the scholarship annually to a deserving student. It is a multi-year scholarship. For someone to win the award in their senior year of high school, the scholarship is worth up to $4,000 ($1,000 a year).
Since the scholarship’s creation in 1997, the FWAA has distributed more than $100,000 to deserving students.
The scholarship is named for the late Volney Meece, who was the FWAA’s President in 1971 and served as its executive director for 22 years. He was a well-known and highly regarded sportswriter and columnist at the Oklahoma City Times and at The Oklahoman. He retired in 1991 and passed away in 1995 at age 70.
For a link to an application, please email Alan Schmadtke at schmad09@gmail.com. Please note that part of the application process is gathering updated high school or college transcripts, and that process can take a few weeks, depending on the school’s records policies. In addition, the FWAA asks that the student applying for the scholarship complete the application. We feel this shows an important level of inspiration and commitment to gain the scholarship.
The FWAA is a collection of journalists, broadcasters, publicists of college football and key executives involved in all aspects of the sport. It was founded in 1941 and consists largely of members across North America who cover college football for a living. A 501-c-6 nonprofit organization, the FWAA works to help govern areas that include game-day operations and postseason awards. In addition to the Volney Meece Scholarship, the FWAA also sponsors an All-America team, an All-Freshman team, and an annual writing contest. If you have a question regarding membership, please contact FWAA Executive Director Steve Richardson at tigerfwaa@gmail.com.