Deadline: 29 April 2011
The Asian American Journalists Association, District of Columbia Chapter — with members from Baltimore to Richmond, Va., — offers three $1,000 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who are doing summer journalism internships in Washington, D.C. Members of the D.C. chapter doing internships in the nation’s capital or elsewhere are also eligible to apply. Recipients will be asked to write a summary of their internship for the AAJA-DC website and newsletter and volunteer for 10 hours at an AAJA event.
Our mission: To provide a means of association and support among Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists; to provide encouragement, information, advice and scholarship assistance to Asian American and Pacific Islander students who aspire to professional journalism careers; to provide the Asian American and Pacific Islander community an awareness of news media and an understanding of how to gain fair access; and to research and point out when news media organizations stray from accuracy and fairness in the coverage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Please include and check the following requirements to ensure your application receives consideration:
____ Clips of your best work. For print or online: Five articles (preferably a combination of news and features). For broadcast and radio: Two samples, each no more than three minutes long. For photography: Five print or digital photos. For graphics and design: Three samples.
(Links to samples are acceptable, but if links do not work, the application will not be considered.)
____ One letter of recommendation (from a professor or an editor/supervisor)
____ A 500-word essay on why you want to be a journalist. The essay must be typed and double spaced.
____ Official academic transcript
____ Resume
____ Completed application form
Applications should include three copies of each item and be postmarked by FRIDAY, April 29, 2011. Please send materials to:
Seung Min Kim
Vice President of Digital Media, AAJA-DC chapter
3015 Legation St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20015
Please contact Seung Min at skim@politico.com with any questions. E-mailed applications are acceptable, although an official transcript from your school must be mailed to the above address. Items will not be returned.
For student membership: Apply at www.aaja.org. The annual fee for students is $25. You can apply for membership after being named for a scholarship, but you must be a member to receive the award.
Application form here.
The Asian American Journalists Association, District of Columbia Chapter — with members from Baltimore to Richmond, Va., — offers three $1,000 scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who are doing summer journalism internships in Washington, D.C. Members of the D.C. chapter doing internships in the nation’s capital or elsewhere are also eligible to apply. Recipients will be asked to write a summary of their internship for the AAJA-DC website and newsletter and volunteer for 10 hours at an AAJA event.
Our mission: To provide a means of association and support among Asian American and Pacific Islander journalists; to provide encouragement, information, advice and scholarship assistance to Asian American and Pacific Islander students who aspire to professional journalism careers; to provide the Asian American and Pacific Islander community an awareness of news media and an understanding of how to gain fair access; and to research and point out when news media organizations stray from accuracy and fairness in the coverage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Please include and check the following requirements to ensure your application receives consideration:
____ Clips of your best work. For print or online: Five articles (preferably a combination of news and features). For broadcast and radio: Two samples, each no more than three minutes long. For photography: Five print or digital photos. For graphics and design: Three samples.
(Links to samples are acceptable, but if links do not work, the application will not be considered.)
____ One letter of recommendation (from a professor or an editor/supervisor)
____ A 500-word essay on why you want to be a journalist. The essay must be typed and double spaced.
____ Official academic transcript
____ Resume
____ Completed application form
Applications should include three copies of each item and be postmarked by FRIDAY, April 29, 2011. Please send materials to:
Seung Min Kim
Vice President of Digital Media, AAJA-DC chapter
3015 Legation St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20015
Please contact Seung Min at skim@politico.com with any questions. E-mailed applications are acceptable, although an official transcript from your school must be mailed to the above address. Items will not be returned.
For student membership: Apply at www.aaja.org. The annual fee for students is $25. You can apply for membership after being named for a scholarship, but you must be a member to receive the award.
Application form here.
