All scholarships are open to enrolled students (freshmen excluded) who are pursuing careers in radio and television news. Winners of the Ed Bradley, Carole Simpson and the Lou & Carole Prato Sports Reporting also receive an expenses-paid trip to the RTDNA International Conference. Candidates must be a full-time college student whose career objective is electronic journalism and have at least one full year of college remaining. To receive an award, winners must be officially enrolled in college and be in good standing. Scholarships are paid in semi-annual installments for one year of study.
The Ed Bradley Scholarship
Ed Bradley, 60 Minutes correspondent at CBS News, was once a teacher and made a switch to journalism. Bradley spoke of introducing deserving minority students to the communications career field and endowed this $10,000 annual award under the banner of RTDNF.
The Ken Kashiwahara Scholarship
Ken Kashiwahara, retired ABC News bureau chief and correspondent, developed this $2,500 annual award in 1998 for aspiring minority journalists. His 23-year career with ABC includes coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial, Ronald Reagan's presidential bid and the Vietnam War.
APPLICANT CRITERIA:
Must be officially enrolled in college and have at least one full academic year remaining.
Must be a fully enrolled college sophomore or higher to receive a scholarship.
Must apply for only one scholarship.
May be enrolled in any major so long as your intent is a career in electronic journalism.
May submit samples of web work in addition to materials requested below. (optional)
REQUIRED ITEMS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS:
A completed application form, signed by your faculty sponsor, clearly identifying the scholarship for which you are applying.
A copy of your resume.
One to three examples showing your journalistic skills, totaling 15 minutes or less, on audio CD or DVD, accompanied by scripts.
A brief statement describing your role (writing, editing, producing, reporting, videography) in each story and a list of colleagues, if any, who worked on each story and what they did.
A one-page statement explaining why you seek a career in electronic journalism, with reference to your specific career preferences (radio, TV, online; reporting, producing or newsroom management).
A letter of reference from your dean or faculty sponsor explaining why you are a good candidate for an award. The letter must also certify that you have at least one or more years of school remaining.
Contact Stacey Staniak at staceys@rtdna.org, or call 202.467.5214 with questions.
More information here.
The Ed Bradley Scholarship
Ed Bradley, 60 Minutes correspondent at CBS News, was once a teacher and made a switch to journalism. Bradley spoke of introducing deserving minority students to the communications career field and endowed this $10,000 annual award under the banner of RTDNF.
The Ken Kashiwahara Scholarship
Ken Kashiwahara, retired ABC News bureau chief and correspondent, developed this $2,500 annual award in 1998 for aspiring minority journalists. His 23-year career with ABC includes coverage of the O.J. Simpson trial, Ronald Reagan's presidential bid and the Vietnam War.
APPLICANT CRITERIA:
Must be officially enrolled in college and have at least one full academic year remaining.
Must be a fully enrolled college sophomore or higher to receive a scholarship.
Must apply for only one scholarship.
May be enrolled in any major so long as your intent is a career in electronic journalism.
May submit samples of web work in addition to materials requested below. (optional)
REQUIRED ITEMS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS:
A completed application form, signed by your faculty sponsor, clearly identifying the scholarship for which you are applying.
A copy of your resume.
One to three examples showing your journalistic skills, totaling 15 minutes or less, on audio CD or DVD, accompanied by scripts.
A brief statement describing your role (writing, editing, producing, reporting, videography) in each story and a list of colleagues, if any, who worked on each story and what they did.
A one-page statement explaining why you seek a career in electronic journalism, with reference to your specific career preferences (radio, TV, online; reporting, producing or newsroom management).
A letter of reference from your dean or faculty sponsor explaining why you are a good candidate for an award. The letter must also certify that you have at least one or more years of school remaining.
Contact Stacey Staniak at staceys@rtdna.org, or call 202.467.5214 with questions.
More information here.
