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National Press Club Ellen Masin Persina Scholarship

Each year, the Press Club awards A $20,000 National Press Club Ellen Masin Persina scholarship to a minority high school senior interested in pursuing a career in print or broadcast journalism. The scholarship provides winners with a $5,000-a-year stipend for four years of undergraduate education.

Applicants must provide - in triplicate and in one package:

  • No more than five (5) work samples demonstrating an ongoing interest in journalism through work on a high school newspaper or other media. These may be print articles (reduced to 8 ½ by 11 size), or multimedia stories on tape, CD or DVD (three copies of all media).

  • A one-page essay on why you are interested in becoming a journalist and how your unique perspectives, experiences and background will help bring diversity to newsrooms and broaden the way news organizations cover communities

  • Three letters of recommendation from persons who are not members of your family (Must be included in the same package).

  • A copy of your high school transcript (Must be mailed in same package along with all other infomrmation).

  • A signed copy of your Financial Aid Form (FAFSA)that you submitted

  • A letter of acceptance from the college/university of your choice or some documentation indicating where you have applied.

  • OPTIONAL: A very brief statement on how this scholarship would affect your decision-making about your higher education.


    • All information must be included in triplicate and in one package. No exceptions will be made.

    Application Deadlines:

    3/1/2010

    Maximum Amount:

    $20000

    National Press Club Ellen Persina Scholarship for Diversity in Journalism

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