[youthradioleaders] Fwd: Scholarship for Third Coast Conference

[Jones Franzel]

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> From: erin mishkin <erin at airmedia.org>
> Date: September 8, 2010 11:58:51 AM EDT
> To: "Johanna (Jones) Franzel" <jones at prx.org>
> Subject: third coast conference scholarship
>
> The Association of Independents in Radio, Inc. is pleased to announce
> the New Voices $20,000 scholarship fund to support minority producers
> - both independent and station-based - interested in attending Third
> Coast International Audio Festival's 2010 conference in Chicago, IL
> October 28-30. Funding for this program comes from the Corporation for
> Public Broadcasting (CPB) and the National Endowment for the Arts
> (NEA).
>
> The Third Coast Conference attracts a broad, international group of
> bright, inventive producers. AIR will kick off the conference with a
> producers’ meeting convened on Thursday, October 28, 3-4:30 pm. AIR
> members, as well as those wanting to learn more about AIR, are
> encouraged to attend.
>
> The goal of the New Voices scholarship is to help broaden the pipeline
> for a new generation of diverse media talent and to provide support
> for bright program makers. Applicants will be asked to submit a brief
> statement outlining ideas for how the public radio system can provide
> more channels of opportunity for new talent trying to find a way into
> public media. A panel will be convened to review applications, and
> final decisions will be announced by September 21st. Those who have
> never attended a Third Coast Conference are particularly encouraged to
> apply.
>
> Individual scholarships of up to $1500 per person will be awarded and
> must be used to offset costs associated with Third Coast
> transportation, meals, hotel, and registration. The registration cost
> for Third Coast is $395, or $345 if submitted by the early bird
> deadline of September 15, 2010.
>
> To apply for a New Voices scholarship, please complete an on-line  
> application:
> http://airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=601
>
> +++Applications must be received by 5:00 pm Pacific Time Wednesday,
> September 16, 2010.+++
>
> If you have any questions about AIR’s New Voices scholarship, please
> review our FAQ ( http://www.airmedia.org/PageInfo.php?PageID=602 ) or
> contact Erin Mishkin at erin at airmedia.org.
>
> +++ AIR is everywhere. +++
> www.airmedia.org
>
> Funding for AIR comes from our members and the generous support of the
> Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the John D. and Catherine
> T. MacArthur Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts
> (NYSCA), the Robert E. Davoli and Eileen McDonagh Charitable
> Foundation, Recovery.gov, and the National Endowment for the Arts
> (NEA), which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
>
> -- 
> +++AIR is everywhere.+++
> Erin Mishkin
> Membership Director
> Association of Independents in Radio
>
> erin at airmedia.org
> www.airmedia.org
>
> +++ Check that wiki. +++ The AIRwiki is an open resource directory for
> Radio/Media Awards and Radio/Media Fellowships and Grants.
> http://www.AIRmediawiki.org

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