Since then, the Trust has assisted more than a hundred students and has awarded over £65,000 to help aspiring black journalists achieve their career goals.

Lionel Morrison, chair of the George Viner Memorial Fund, said: "There was a huge number of applications and the standard was extremely high. The scholars are very impressive and we are sure they have a great future in journalism ahead of them."

Shiv Malik, an investigative journalist and the co-author of the book Jilted Generation: How Britain Has Bankrupted Its Youth, said: "The current climate is tough for new journalists especially with problems like high unemployment and unpaid internships. But despite the problems, people still want to be journalists.