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APPLICATIONS FOR 2012 SCHOLARSHIPS
The 2011 scholarship winners were announced at the Deadline Club Awards dinner on May 16. The undergraduate scholarship went to Yasmin Ogale of New York University. Graduate scholarships went to Hélène Franchineau of Columbia University and Marielena Groeger of New York University.
Application Deadline
All applications for the 2012 scholarships must be postmarked by Monday, April 30.
Application Guidelines
The Deadline Club Foundation plans to award three or more $2,500 merit-based scholarships this year. The winners will be guests at The Deadline Club’s Annual Awards Dinner, which will be held at the Waldorf on June 4. Journalism and communications professionals will judge the entries. The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic excellence, student performance in journalism, career potential, and service to SPJ or commitment to its mission. Judges reserve the right to withhold an award if they decide no applicant merits recognition. The decision of the judges is final.
Who Is Eligible
Undergraduate and graduate students majoring in print or broadcast journalism, new media, or the communications fields at area schools with campus chapters of SPJ (Columbia University, Fordham University, Long Island University, New York University and St. John’s University, CUNY), as well as current student members of the Deadline Club majoring in these fields, are eligible. Students must have completed one year of journalism study to qualify.
How To Enter
Click HERE to download a scholarship application form. This form should be filled out completely and stapled to the front of a manila folder. Include in the folder:
*Two letters of recommendation from people familiar with the applicant’s academic or professional work. The letters must be on letterhead stationery and limited to one page.
*Not more than three writing samples. Broadcast students should submit a news script.
*One page of typed, double-spaced copy, summarizing the applicant’s goals, interests, and accomplishments (if any to date) related to journalism and SPJ, as well as how and why interests developed.
Mail application and documents to:
Deadline Club Scholarships
c/o The Deadline Club Foundation
47 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10003