2026-27 CSC Phil Langan Internship Grant Application

This form is specifically for the Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant. You will use a different form if you are applying for other CSC scholarships or grants.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 3 at 11:59 PM (ET). No late applications will be accepted.

Full scholarship & grants details can be found here. It is your responsibility to review all the academic criteria prior to completing the application.

Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants

Committee Coordinator: Jeff Griesch, Nebraska, Assistant Athletic Director of Communications (jgriesch@huskers.com)

The Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant Program is designed to assist member institution athletics communications offices with funds to support the addition of a graduate internship. Phil Langan was a College Sports Communicators Hall of Famer who worked at Ithaca, Princeton and Brown. He passed away in November of 2009. He served CSC as secretary-treasurer and Digest editor from 1972 to 1977.

Two CSC Graduate Internship Grants will be awarded, providing $17,500 each for a 10-month appointment ($8,750 fall semester/$8,750 spring semester).

The winning schools do not have to designate the individual recipient of the award as part of the original application process. Prior to receiving the grant funds for the 2026-27 academic year, the school must designate the name of the individual recipient to CSC.

One complete application allows you to compete for both graduate internship grants.

Requirements

The applicant (current member) must submit an application form along with a one-page "Declaration of Need" outlining the personnel structure of his/her communications office, including the following information:
- List of all paid athletic communications employees (full-time, part-time, interns, graduate assistants, students) by position
- Number of varsity sports covered
- Reasons for requesting consideration for this grant
- Any additional support information
The interns selected by the winning schools must be college graduates. It is the hiring SID's responsibility to see that the intern meets this criteria.
Funds will be sent prior to each semester to the institution which will then pay the intern according to the school's payment protocols.
An institution may receive a Phil Langan Internship Grant one time in any three-year period.
Phil Langan Internship Grants are available only to athletics communications offices without paid graduate interns. Applications must be complete and thorough to be considered.

CSC member employer (school, conference, etc.)*

CSC member name*

First NameLast Name

CSC member email*

example@example.com

CSC member phone number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Total number of years you've been a CSC member*

Applicant mailing address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

Gender: How do you identify?*

Race or ethnicity*

All supporting documents should be attached as .pdf, .doc or .docx files.

Declaration of need - must outline the personnel structure of the communications office, including a list of all paid athletic communications employees (full-time, part-time, interns, graduate assistants, students) by position, number of varsity sports covered and reasons for requesting consideration for this grant.
Letter(s) of support - submit up to five supporting documents from an AD/commissioner or senior-level administrator to be considered for this grant.

DECLARATION OF NEED: Attach details about office structure, including full-time, part-time, interns, GAs and student employees by position, the number of sports covered and the reasons for requesting the grant.*

LETTER(S) OF SUPPORT: Submit up to five supporting documents from an AD/commissioner or senior-level administrator to be considered for this grant.*

Is there anything else you’d like us to know as we evaluate your application?*

Please verify that you are human*

2026-27 College Sports Communicators Internship Grant Application

Required attachments for application