Tuition & Scholarship
The Semester in Washington Journalism Program offers Spring, Summer and Fall semesters which include a seminar series and professional internship for transferable course credits.
Fall 2009 & Spring 2010
6.0 credits Semester in Washington Seminar
3.0 credits School of Media and Public Affairs Special Topics Course (TBA each semester)
3.0 credits Semester in Washington Internship
12.0 Total Credits at $13,884
Fall/Spring Tuition $13,884
Housing $6,125
PROGRAM TOTAL $20,009
Summer 2010
3.0 credits Semester in Washington Seminar
3.0 credits Semester in Washington Internship
6.0 Total Credits at $6,288*
*Approximate cost based on Summer 2009
Summer Tuition $6,288
Housing $3,000
PROGRAM TOTAL $9,288
Please note students must participate in both the course and internship components to enroll in the program. See Housing costs for details on student housing options.
Scholarship
Each semester there are two $500 and one $1,000 stipend award given to students who have completed the Student Stipend Request Form. Download the form and complete by telling us why you feel you deserve aid to attend to the Semester in Washington Journalism Program. Recipients are chosen based on need and up to the Director's discretion.
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Emmy Award Winning Internships
Summer 2008 SIWJ student Carrie Williams and her fellow NBC Interns won a student Emmy, making this program the only one of its kind to win such an amazing award.
Evolving Media
Learn how to incorporate new media trends by building on traditional media foundations. Student leave the SIWJ program with an understanding of print, broadcast and digital media including blogging, podcasts and social networking. Are you on Twitter? Follow us @siwjournalism for journalism industry trends.
Professional Networking
Throughout the semester, students in the SIWJ program visit places like CNN the John King Show, The Associated Press, Hardball with Chris Matthews and SiriusXM Radio the learn from the best and network with young professionals working in the media industry.
The GW Experience
Students
All in the Family
Greg and Heather Hachenburg talk about their undergraduate experience at GW, one of many sibling pairs to share in the Colonials legacy.
Creating Next Generation Leaders
GW program helps female students connect with leading women across a variety of fields and develop their roles as future women in leadership.
Where the City is a Classroom
Freshman volunteers experience life beyond Foggy Bottom...
Faculty
Fighting Neglected Diseases
GW professor works to eradicate diseases that affect the health, education and economic development of the world's poorest people.
Building the Super Computer
Pioneering lab puts GW at the forefront of high-speed computing and offers GW students unprecedented access to science and skills of the future.
Blast From the Past
Students map an ancient—and dramatic—eruption as part of a geological research program in the nearby Blue Ridge Mountains.
Alumni
Giving Back to the District of Columbia
D.C. public health director calls GW education the foundation of his career.
GW Opens Doors
A chance encounter with a GW alumna helped give one GW undergraduate, an aspiring broadcast journalist from Texas, his big break.
The Legend Lives On
The $2 million bequest commitment caps a lifetime of philanthropy and service to GW, establishing the Elyse B. and Donald R. Lehman Endowed Professorship in Theoretical Physics.