June 4, 2026
by Jeff Griesch – University of Nebraska, Senior Associate Communications Director - Operations
CSC Scholarship Committee
College Sports Communicators announced its newest class of scholarship and grant winners for the 2026-27 academic year on Wednesday, June 3, as the organization will distribute more than $50,000 to deserving students and schools in the coming year.
CSC Scholarship Committee members chose two schools to receive Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants worth $17,500 each, one $6,000 postgraduate scholarship recipient and two $2,000 undergraduate scholarship winners, while continuing to distribute $1,000 scholarships to children of CSC members. The member-child scholarships are renewable for up to four years.
The scholarship and grant winners will be recognized during CSC’s annual convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, June 7-10. Since presenting the first graduate scholarship in 1981, CSC has provided more than $1 million in grants to students working in athletic communication offices at member institutions and conferences.
The 2025-26 Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants ($17,500) were awarded to
Bismarck State College and
UC Santa Cruz. Bismarck State College Sports Information Coordinator
Logan Hoff leads a one-person shop under Director of Athletics
Jason Harris. The Bismarck State athletic department, which competes in the Frontier Conference, has grown exponentially in recent years since moving from a community college to the NAIA level. Over the past four seasons, the Mystics have increased their sport offerings from seven to 18 programs with plans to grow to 20 sports with the additions of football and competitive dance in 2027.
The Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants, which have been awarded since 1999 when CSC expanded its scholarship program in order to foster interest in the athletic communications field, provide funds for athletic communications offices to hire a graduate intern on a one-year basis, hoping the success of the program can help the school demonstrate the need for future full-time assistance.
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.