Scholarships/Becas

Attention sports journalists!!

The Associated Press Sports Editors are sponsoring four $1,500 scholarship

for collegiate sports journalists.

APSE, a national organization of sports editors, is awarding four

scholarships to help motivate talented students to pursue a career in

sports journalism. Collegiate sports journalists entering their sophomore,

junior or senior years are eligible for the scholarship which will awarded

based on the students’ journalistic work, their academic record, financial

need, and geography. The scholarships will be awarded to students from four

different regions of the United States. The winners will be chosen by the

APSE scholarship committee, which is chaired by Joe Sullivan, sports editor

of the Boston Globe and includes editors from all sections of the United

States.

Deadline is June 1.

Please have them include the following information in their letter of

application:

- Personal: Name, address, age, phone number.

- Academic: A copy of the student’s collegiate grades.

- Financial: A brief rundown of the student’s financial situation, with

regards to how he/she plans to pay for tuition.

- Five examples of sports journalism (usually stories but could also be

sections the student has edited).

Mail information to:

APSE Scholarship

c/o Joe Sullivan, Sports Editor

Boston Globe

135 Morrissey Blvd.

Boston, MA 02205-2845

OR email information to jtsullivan@globe. com with links or PDFs

NLGJA-Los Angeles Chapter 2010 Scholarship

Student journalists who have completed multimedia or traditional journalism writing projects on issues affecting the LGBT community may apply for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, Los Angeles chapter scholarship. The financial award for the scholarship winner is up to $1,000, and is awarded annually, based on chapter finances. Projects in the planning stages that are stalled for lack of funds, also may apply.

Special consideration will be give to projects that demonstrate innovation and that encourage a better understanding of issues affecting the lesbian, gay, transgendered, and bisexual communities. Projects that use non-traditional story ideas are encouraged along with traditional print, magazine, or broadcast news stories. The selection committee also will consider the student’s previous journalistic work on LGBT issues.

The deadline for submitting a scholarship application this year is April 5, 2010. Applications postmarked after the due date will not be considered for this year’s award. Applications may be sent via U.S. mail or via e-mail attachment.  The letter of application should contain the applicant’s name, address (both mailing and e-mail), and the institution of higher education. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited institution of higher education.  An application letter should describe the context in which the story was developed or outline a future project with a timeline for completion. Applicants also are encouraged to discuss previous projects involving LGBT issues and to enclose copies of those stories/projects.

To summarize, applicants must:

- Provide proof of enrollment or acceptance at a two- or four-year college or university.

- Reside in or be enrolled in a university or college in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, or Ventura counties.

- Demonstrate an interest in a career in journalism or mass communication

- Either have shown an interest in and/or propose a project or traditional news story that encourages a better understanding of issues affecting the LGBT communities.

Applications should be sent to:

Christopher Burnett, Ph.D.

Journalism Department, California State University at Long Beach

SSPA024-A, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard

Long Beach, CA 90840   E-mail: cburnett@csulb. edu

Scholarship Opportunity for Undocumented Students

The Association of Raza Educators, A.R.E., believes that education is a human right and that all people, regardless of citizenship status, should have the right to an education. As educators, we often see some of the most deserving students denied that right because they are ineligible for financial aid.
Through its fiscal sponsor, the Raza Education Fund, the Association of Raza Educators will provide undocumented students with an opportunity to realize their dreams of attending college. Each year A.R.E will award undocumented graduating seniors and continuing college students with a scholarship. The number of scholarships awarded each year will be determined by the amount raised and/or donated to the Raza Education Fund.

Scholarship recipients are selected based on their commitment to fighting for social justice.
Students are required to turn in an application, and demonstrate how they are actively involved in their community. Scholarship recipients are expected to further the goals of A.R.E.

Deadline: March 31, 2010

ARE Annual Scholarship Information and Applications are available for download @ www.razaeducators. org

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NAHJ scholarship applications are now open!

We encourage all to apply. Go to www.nahj.org for more info

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The CSUN Journalism Department is offering an enterprise fund for all journalism students. DEADLINE is Tuesday, February 23, 2010. For more info, pick up the green flyer outside the journalism department office in MZ 210