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March 27th, 2009 by jeevanNew Jersey Press Foundation Scholarships 2010
Introduction: The Bernard Kilgore Memorial Scholarship will be awarded following a statewide competition sponsored by the Garden State Scholastic Press Association and the New Jersey Newspaper Foundation. The scholarship, valued at $5,000, will be awarded by the New Jersey Newspaper Foundation, which administers the Bernard Kilgore Memorial Scholarship Fund. The recipient will be named the New Jersey High School Journalist of the Year and will be entered in a competition for the National High School Journalist of the Year, operated by the Journalism Education Association.
Eligibility: To receive a New Jersey Press Foundation internship and scholarship, you must be:
1.A U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident (green card).
2.A student at a New Jersey college and/or a resident of New Jersey with a New Jersey home address (NJPF follows the residency rules New Jersey’s state colleges use to determine in-state tuition costs).
3.Enrolled as a full-time college freshman, sophomore or junior in 2009-2010 and planning to return to undergraduate school in the Fall of 2010.
How to Apply:
1.Autobiographical sketch (500 words or less)describing your journalistic skills and interests that NJNF could forward to a newspaper recruiter looking for a summer intern. This “essay” must contain a statement of your interest in a newspaper career
2.Two letters of recommendation written by faculty members (college or high school), the college newspaper adviser, professional newspaper editors,reporters or others who have evaluated/critiqued your writing that appeared in any newspaper (not another student or a family member). Both people who write letters should focus on their observation of your writing and/or editing skills.
3.Three samples of your work (preferably published in a newspaper), neatly pasted on 8 1/2 by 11 sheets.
4.Statement of special financial or family circumstances, if appropriate.
Send your application and all other documents, postmarked no later than November 15, 2009, to:
Scholarship Awards Committee
New Jersey Press Foundation
840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 305
West Trenton, NJ 08628-1019
ApplicationForm: http://www.njpa.org/foundation/InternApplication2010.pdf
ApplicationDeadline: November 15, 2009
Source: http://www.njpa.org/foundation/internsnjpf.html
