[youthradioleaders] NAHJ Scholarship Opportunity

[Johanna (Jones) Franzel]

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> Apply for NAHJ Scholarships Now!
>
> Applications are now available for NAHJ’s scholarships awarded  
> annually to aspiring Latino journalists and other students  
> committed to journalism. All applications are to be completed  
> online and the deadline is April 6, 2009.
>
> NAHJ scholarships are awarded through the Rubén Salazar Scholarship  
> Fund, established in honor of the Latino journalism pioneer who was  
> killed by a tear gas projectile from an L.A. County Sheriff while  
> he covered an anti-Vietnam War demonstration in 1970. With last  
> year’s $91,000 awarded to 35 students, NAHJ has given out a total  
> of more than $1.5 million in financial aid to more than 550  
> aspiring journalists since the fund began operating in 1987.
>
> Scholarships are possible this year thanks to contributions from  
> individuals, corporations and foundations, including annual  
> donations from Noticiero Univisión Co-anchor María Elena Salinas,  
> FOX News Senior Correspondent Geraldo Rivera, theSamuel Newhouse  
> Foundation and the Ford Motor Company.
>
> Scholarships are open to a range of students – from incoming  
> freshmen to graduate students – depending on the guidelines and  
> criteria for each category or the donor of the scholarship. For  
> more information on the scholarships, criteria, and the  
> application, please go to http://www.nahj.org/educationalprograms/ 
> nahjscholarships.shtml
>
> The scholarships are part of NAHJ’s educational and professional  
> development programs, which include annual conventions, student  
> media training projects, journalism workshops, multimedia training,  
> a new job bank and career center and much more. Through these  
> programs, NAHJ seeks to boost the number of Latinos in newsrooms  
> and to create a path toward achieving more fair and accurate  
> coverage of the Hispanic community.
>
> For more information on the scholarships, you may also contact  
> Virginia Galindo at (202) 662-7145 or via email atvgalindo at nahj.org.
>
>
> Virginia Galindo
> Program Assistant
> National Association of Hispanic Journalists
> 1000 National Press Building
> 529 14th Street NW
> Washington DC, 20045
> Tel: 202-662-8901 Fax: 202-662-7144
> Email: vgalindo at nahj.org
> www.nahj.org
>
>
> Save the Date:
>
> Plan early for the next NAHJ convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico!  
> Come visit the Island of Enchantment with us from June 24-27, 2009!
>
> *NAHJ's flagship program, the Parity Project is changing journalism  
> for the better when it comes to Latinos and is setting an example  
> for the entire industry. Find out more by visiting: http:// 
> www.nahj.org/parityproject/parityproject.shtml
>

Johanna (Jones) Franzel
Generation PRX Project Director
PRX Public Radio Exchange
Ph. 617.230.7311

jones at prx.org
http://www.generation.prx.org

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