Association for Women Journalists

Application for AWJ-Chicago Scholars Program
Joy Darrow Memorial Scholarship

Award: $1,500

APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Extended to December 14. All applications must be postmarked Dec 14 or earlier.

The Association for Women Journalists - Chicago established this college scholarship in 2007 to recognize an outstanding woman journalism student pursuing a career in alternative journalism.
Examples of nontraditional journalism include community newspapers, websites, video and radio podcasts, ethnic media, femini-media, or lesbian and gay media. Applicants can demonstrate their commitment to this field through clips, recommendations or past internships.  

CRITERIA FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP

Applicants must:
* Permanently reside or attend college in the Chicago region.
*Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate journalism major pursuing a career in alternative journalism or be a working journalist who is continuing her education.
* Be scheduled to graduate no earlier than May 2010.
* Have a grade point average between 3.0 and 4.0.
* Agree that, if they win, they will write a "Where I Am Now" article updating AWJ about their career path one year after the awarding of the scholarship.


HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must submit the following:
* Completed scholarship application.
* One letter of recommendation from a journalism faculty member.
* Unofficial copy of your college transcript.
* Essay of no more than 500 words about what attracts the applicant to a career in alternative journalism and a description of key career objectives.
* A single clip in any form. If more than one work sample is submitted, the committee will randomly select the one for consideration.

The scholarship winner(s) will be notified in January and announced at the annual AWJ meeting in January 2010. Winners need not be present, but all applicants are welcome to attend.

Completed application packages should be returned to AWJ SCHOLARSHIP, c/o Suzanne Hanney, StreetWise, 1201 W. Lake St., Chicago, IL 60607.  For more information, contact Suzanne Hanney at suzannestreetwise@yahoo.com. Submitted materials will not be returned.


ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN JOURNALISTS–CHICAGO
JOY DARROW MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

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