The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation Scholarship 2025

The Marjorie Deane Financial Journalism Foundation was founded in 1998 by Marjorie Deane (1914-2008), a financial journalist who worked at The Economist.

The Foundation supports students undertaking postgraduate Financial Journalism degrees at City St George's, University of London and New York University.

There are two full fee scholarships available to City St George's students who have been offered a place on the MA Global Financial Journalism course (1 x home student, 1 x international student).

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirments
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineJune 2, 2025
• Study Level
• SponsorCity University London
• City to studyLondon
• School to studyCity University London
• Course to studyJournalism

Benefits

There are two full fee scholarships available to City St George's students who have been offered a place on the MA Global Financial Journalism course (1 x home student, 1 x international student).

Requirements

Applicants must have a confirmed offer on the MA Global Financial Journalism course for the 2025/26 academic year and be able to demonstrate financial need.

Interview Dates and Process

Application deadlines:

• Tuesday 6 May 2025 for international students
• Monday 2 June 2025 for home students.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.

The name of the scholarship recipients will be shared with the donor.

The recipients will be required to submit a one page annual report at the end of the academic year which will be sent to the donor.

The recipients may be asked to provide a testimonial on the impact the scholarship has made.

Application Deadline

How To Apply

Please submit the following:

• A covering letter explaining why you want to pursue a career in financial and business journalism, and why you need financial support to enrol on the MA Global Financial Journalism programme.
• A CV outlining your background, education, and achievements.
• A research proposal of no more than 500 words, examining an important topic in business, financial or economic journalism, and explaining how you would approach it.

Please send to [email protected] with the subject title ‘The Marjorie Deane Foundation?Scholarship’.

Please do not apply for the scholarship before you have been offered a place on the course for to 2025/26 academic year.

For more details, visit City University London scholarship webpage.