Wes Vernon $20,000 Scholarship in Journalism in the USA 2023
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
National Press Club Journalism Institute offers a partially funded Wes Vernon Journalism Scholarship in the USA. The Wes Vernon Broadcast Scholarship established in 2021, supports diversity within the field of broadcast journalism while honoring longtime radio journalist Wes Vernon, a former National Press Club member.
Benefits
- The scholarship provides $5,000 annually to a student who demonstrates a commitment to a career in broadcast journalism.
- The award can be renewed up to three years, for a total of $20,000 toward educational expenses.
Eligibility criteria
- To be eligible, students must:
- plan to pursue a career in broadcast journalism
- be enrolled in, or in the process of applying for, admission to a broadcast journalism program at an accredited university or community college in the U.S.
- Students do not need to be a U.S. citizen to apply for this scholarship.
Required Documents:
- A short elevator pitch: Why are you interested in journalism, and how have you pursued it so far? (no more than 150 words).
- Your most recent academic transcript (PDF).
- A 500-word essay on your interest in journalism as a career and how you've pursued it so far.
- A description of your financial need.
- Three to five work samples demonstrating your ability or a career interest in broadcast journalism
- Three letters of recommendation from teachers or professors, employers, leaders of the various groups you are involved with, or other people who are most familiar with your work and work ethic
- Work samples can include published stories or columns, scripts for broadcast news stories, clips from a podcast, video news stories, other digital media, or other journalistic work samples. Audio or visual work samples should be no longer than 4 minutes per clip.
About National Press Club Journalism Institute:
The National Press Club Journalism Institute promotes an engaged global citizenry through an independent and free press and equips journalists with skills and standards to inform the public in ways that inspire a more representative democracy. As the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club, the Institute powers journalism in the public interest.
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