Application Guidelines

• Applicants must be undergraduates at Ohio University.
• Applicants may be enrolled in any college within Ohio University.
• Applicants must have a 3.5 GPA.

Application Details

To apply for a Washington Forum undergraduate reserach fellowship, please assemble the following:

1. Completed application form (email contact listed below)
2. Undergraduate transcript
3. Résumé
4. Letter of academic recommendation
5. Statement (1 page) of how the undergraduate research fellowship will benefit you.
6. Brief essay (2–3 pages) responding to the following excerpt from John Henry Newman’s The Idea of a University: ‘The view taken of a University in these Discourses is the following: That it is a place of teaching universal knowledge. This implies that the object is, on the one hand, intellectual, not moral; and, on the other, that it is the diffusion and extension of knowledge rather than the advancement.’

Submission instructions

Submit all applications to Dr. Robert G. Ingram, George Washington Forum, Ohio University, Department of History, Bentley Annex 415, Athens, OH 45701. The application deadline is May 29.

DESCRIPTION:

Students, age 16-21, create a short automotive safety-themed video that encourages their peers to make better decisions behind the wheel. The top 10 videos are posted online for the public to vote on, and the three videos that receive the most votes win college scholarships: first place receives $25,000; second place receives $15,000 and third place receives $10,000. In addition to the scholarship, the first place winner will have his or her video air on the MTV Jumbotron in Times Square in New York during the month of August. Each Teens Drive Smart winner will also have the chance to have his or her video used as a public service announcement (PSA) on television stations across the United States.

DETAILS:

· Videos must be 25 or 55 seconds in length.
· A panel of judges will select 10 finalists based on the following criteria: how well the video compels viewers to be more safety-conscious when using their vehicles and how well the video effectively and creatively communicates its message.
· The 10 finalist videos will be posted on www.teensdrivesmart.com in addition to YouTube, Twitter and Facebook on July 9. The general public will then select the top three winners through online voting at www.teensdrivesmart.com.
· Official rules with complete entry, eligibility and prize details are available at www.teensdrivesmart.com.
· Votes will be tallied and grand prize-winning videos will be announced on July 24 at www.teensdrivesmart.com

APPLY:

Entrants can submit their videos now through June 22 at www.teensdrivesmart.com and click on Video Contest.

The Lee Ester Fellow will receive close supervision and coaching as a reporter, in areas that include story selection, interviewing, sound editing, writing, and developing in-depth stories. As the successful candidate will be someone who already has some level of experience as an intern or part-time reporter, this will be a higher-level of instruction and feedback, with a higher level of work product expected.

DESCRIPTION:

The Lee Ester News Fellow is considered a developmental reporter at WPR. He or she will be a general-assignment reporter responsible for producing newscast-length stories and, occasionally, feature-length material. Regular and concentrated coaching on writing, editing, voicing and other aspects of radio news reporting is an important developmental element of this fellowship. The news fellow will also participate in WPR’s online news efforts, such as posting photos or raw audio to our Web site, helping to create special pages for future reporting projects, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Participate in news planning meetings to suggest story ideas, help focus story angles.
2. Responsible for start-to-finish preparation of balanced, issue-oriented, analytical reports as assigned, for use in daily news/information programs and segments/casts. Includes selecting appropriate sources; conducting and recording interviews; writing scripts, and host introductory copy.
3. Will participate in online aspects of WPR’s news coverage, including but not limited to posting news stories, photos and raw audio, and helping to create special pages to highlight reporting series and other projects.
4. As appropriate, and with news director’s input, choose an area of concentration for the duration of the fellowship. This would be an area not already claimed by an exiting reporter’s beat and would not preclude assignment on other topics.
5. Write introductory copy, scripts and billboards in conversational, broadcast style. Translate bureaucratic/technical/political lingo into lay terms with accuracy. Localize material to better serve individual network stations.
6. Keep up on current issues, events and newsmakers in Wisconsin.
7. Operate control board, field equipment for recording, mixing.
8. Work productively and successfully with diverse, multicultural people and groups.

-Produce stories for WPR newscasts and news programs using WPR equipment and in accordance with WPR policies and standards.
-Knowledge of and strict adherence to the highest standards of journalistic ethics and excellence.
-Speaks, reads, and writes in an on-air conversational broadcast style.
-Operates radio control board, digital audio production equipment, and computers.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Previous broadcast news internship or professional experience
• Demonstrated ability to generate news story ideas
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to operate radio production equipment including control board, ISDN telephone system, and Audio Vault (or similar) production system.
• Demonstrated ability to work productively and successfully with diverse, multicultural people and groups.
• Passion for news and news reporting
• Knowledge and understanding of public broadcasting journalistic ethics
• Some experience uploading sound, photos and text to web pages.

APPLY:

For best consideration, submit all application materials by 5P May 15. We encourage electronic submission of your application. A completed application will include:

1. A comprehensive résumé
2. A detailed cover letter explaining how you meet the qualifications and why this fellowship meets your career development needs
3. A sound sample of a news report, you may provide an mp3 file, a link or submit a CD.
4. Two to three (2-3) samples of radio news scripts you have prepared.
5. Proof of your educational credentials- Final transcript or Diploma.
6. A list of four (4) professional references, including an email contact for each.
7. Completed Applicant survey form (http://www.uwex.edu/jobs/documents/survey.pdf).

DESCRIPTION:

The Chandler Award honors excellence in student writing, with an emphasis on reporting and representation of religious issues that is fair, balanced and in accordance with journalistic standards. Russ Chandler, a former L.A. Times religion reporter, sponsors the award.

APPLY:

Any undergraduate or graduate student may enter published print or online news and features about religion, spirituality or ethics. Stories published through internships or student media are eligible. Again, it is free and easy to enter online. Visit www.rna.org/?page=contests_students for more details.

DESCRIPTION:

APSE, a national organization of sports editors, is awarding four scholarships to help motivate talented students to pursue a career in sports journalism. Collegiate sports journalists entering their sophomore, junior or senior years are eligible for the scholarship which will awarded based on the students' journalistic work, their academic record, financial need, and geography. The scholarships will be awarded to students from four different regions of the United States. The winners will be chosen by the APSE scholarship committee, which is chaired by Joe Sullivan, sports editor of the Boston Globe and includes editors from all sections of the United States. The deadline is June 1.

APPLY:

In your letter of application, please include:
- Personal: Name, address, age, phone number.
- Academic: A copy of the student's collegiate grades.
- Financial: A brief rundown of the student's financial situation, with regards to how he/she plans to pay for tuition.
- Five examples of sports journalism (usually stories but could also be sections the student has edited), using either links or PDFs.

Email information to Joe Sullivan, sports editor of the Boston Globe at Jtsullivan@globe.com with APSE Scholarship in subject line.If you need to use standard mail for academic information, send to this address:

APSE Scholarship
c/o Joe Sullivan, Sports Editor
Boston Globe
135 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02205-2845

Milk & Honey Publishing, CollegeGreekBooks.com and Big Walt Anderson are proud to announce up to seven $700 cash awards for the fall 2011/spring 2012 school year.

All students that are enrolled in any accredited college or university that has a Greek social setting may apply. You must be in good standing at your school with a minimum 2.0 GPA or C average.

Also, up to the first 10 applicants of each deadline month will receive one free collectible rare "Big Walt Anderson" autographed book of their choice from CollegeGreekBooks.com, which includes The Secret Sisterhood and Pled Brothers but not the movie Frat Daze, no moves Secret Sisterhood Part 1 or Part 2 Fall of the Alpha Chapter, delivered personally by Walter "Big Walt" Anderson or shipped via USPS(post office) mail.

Apply online at www.collegegreekbooks.com/cashaward.html. You may dowload the scholarship application there as well.

Deadlines:
Jan. 6, 2012
Feb. 6, 2012
March 6, 2012
April 6, 2012
May 6, 2012
June 6, 2012
July 6, 2012

Your application will be valid for the upcoming deadline date only. You may apply once per long semester only. Awards are granted around the 30th of each month. You can check collegegreekbooks.com/cashaward.html for monthly award winners.

One Travel Award winner will be selected at the seminar as the 2012 Student Award winner and will win a cash award of $1,000 plus an all expense paid trip hosted by Publishers Press to one of their Two-Day Customer Education Seminars in Louisville, Kentucky.

Students are eligible to enter the contest if they are a high school senior or an undergraduate college student during the 2011-2012 college year before graduation. All qualified applicants will receive a complimentary Student annual membership, a complimentary Student registration certificate for the annual seminar and a critique of their resume.

The Associated Press and Google today announced a new national scholarship program intended to foster digital and new media skills in student journalists. The Online News Association, the world’s largest membership organization of digital journalists, will administer the program.

The AP-Google Journalism and Technology Scholarship program will provide $20,000 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year to six promising undergraduate or graduate students pursuing or planning to pursue degrees at the intersection of journalism, computer science and new media. The program is targeted to individual students creating innovative projects that further the ideals of digital journalism. A key goal is to promote geographic, gender and ethnic diversity, with an emphasis on rural and urban areas.

Applicants must be earning a degree in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, have significant reporting experience, and must complete the Foreign Correspondence course (JOUR 467/567), which is offered each winter quarter. In addition, the International Mass Media course (Jour 466/566) is recommended. Applications are distributed to students enrolled in the Jour 467/567 class, and must be submitted to the director of the IIJ by the end of February. Applicants are asked to list their top three countries and whether they want print or broadcast assignments.

The number of applicants ranges from a dozen to a maximum of about 20 each spring. From that number, approximately half a dozen interns are selected for support. The number of assignments depends on available scholarship funding. The chances of being selected depend on the applicant’s journalism background, including previous internship experience, as well as academic record. Knowledge of a foreign language is a plus, and is required for students who travel to countries where English is not widely spoken.

A School of Journalism selection committee consisting of faculty members selects scholarship recipients in early spring. Scholarships usually are sufficient to cover the costs of food, lodging and air fare. Internship arrangements are organized by the Institute for International Journalism, but also can be set up with input from the students who receive funding. Those selected are then responsible for contacting their designated supervisor to establish time of arrival and duty assignments. Students are responsible for finding their own lodging. Previous interns can provide leads.

Most assignments begin in the fall, but the timing of the internship is flexible depending on the individual student’s schedule and the needs of the news organization. Because selected students will be working for different companies in different countries, there is no standard list of duties interns will be assigned. In the past, interns have done everything from check wires to edit copy to cover breaking international news. Every assignment is different.