RTDNF Carole Simpson Scholarship

$2,000

January 15, 2019

Awards Available: 1

Scholarship Description

Carole Simpson is a former RTDNF trustee and the 1996 recipient of the Leonard Zeidenberg First Amendment Award in recognition of her work to protect First Amendment Freedoms. She established the Carole Simpson Scholarship to encourage and help minority students to overcome hurdles along their career path in electronic journalism. Students must be sophomores, juniors, or seniors at the time the scholarship is awarded and be pursuing careers in radio, television, or digital journalism. Winners must be officially enrolled, full-time sophomores or above in good standing when scholarships are awarded. For more information or to apply, please visit the scholarship provider's website.

Contact

Karen Hansen

529 14th St NW

Suite 1240

Washington, DC 20045

karenh@rtdna.org

tel: 202-662-7257

fax: 202-223-4007

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ALEX O on 9/28/2015 6:53:17 PM

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