Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to college students nationwide (must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident) interested in the field of direct/interactive marketing. Awards range from $1,000-$5,000.

All applicants must submit a scholarship application by April 30. Students must be planning to enroll in classes in the 2012 fall semester.

Throughout his life, Seifert touched the lives of countless young professionals, challenging them to sharpen their critical faculties and their communication skills. The Founder’s Award seeks to carry on his legacy by offering students an opportunity to work with public relations professionals dedicated to mentoring and professional growth.

DESCRIPTION:

Each year, Fahlgren Mortine selects one college student as the recipient of the Founder’s Award Scholarship/Internship, a premier program for public relations students. This award provides a paid, full-time summer internship and a $2,000 scholarship.

Fahlgren Mortine strives to make this program one of the best in the nation. Interns are introduced to all aspects of public relations, including strategic planning, research, media relations, social media engagement, writing, internal communications, special events and online communications. Interns are exposed to consumer, non-profit and business-to-business accounts in order to provide a well-rounded internship experience. Interns are also involved in team meetings, brainstorming sessions and much more. Fahlgren Mortine seeks to provide interns with the tactical experience that will help them build a meaningful resume and portfolio, in addition to meeting their individual needs and career goals.

Compensation: $12/hour, plus a $2,000 scholarship

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Conduct new business and client research
- Develop media lists, editorial calendars and media results reports
- Participate in both internal team and client meetings
- Write news releases, website copy, fact sheets, collateral and other materials
- Coordinate collateral projects, including invitations, letterhead and brochures
- Interact with local, trade and national media, when appropriate
- Participate in all-agency collaborative summer project with fellow Fahlgren Mortine interns, and present project recommendations to Fahlgren Mortine senior leadership team

Other Benefits:

- Opportunity to work at one of the Midwest’s leading public relations firms
- Opportunity to work in a broad agency setting with investor relations, advertising, strategic planning, marketing, direct marketing and digital/interactive disciplines
- Opportunity to tailor existing internship program to meet individual needs and interests
? Opportunity to develop proficiencies with leading-edge public relations technology research tools, including Factiva, CisionPoint and BurrellesLuce
- One-on-one mentoring with a designated mentor throughout the course of the internship
- Exposure to a variety of professionals, from entry level to senior leadership
? Ability to cultivate diverse skills through a well-rounded experience by working on consumer, non-profit, business-to-business and technology accounts
- Exposure to a variety of public relations disciplines, including media relations, investor relations, industry analyst relations, strategic research, branding, crisis communications and social media strategy and execution, among others
- Feedback relating to performance, including an agency-intern review both halfway through, and upon completion of the internship

QUALIFICATIONS:

The candidate must be a full-time student currently in his/her sophomore or junior year of college. While preference is given to public relations, communications and journalism majors, all applicants will be considered.

Ideal applicants possess:
- Strong research, organizational and writing skills
- A proven understanding of public relations, social media and online and traditional media, including AP style
- Talent, drive, and the ability to work independently and in team settings.
-Prior internship experience in public relations, communications and journalism also a plus.

APPLY:

Because of the investment made by Fahlgren Mortine, the agency’s Founder’s Award application process requires more than submission of a resume and cover letter. This application is not intended in any way to be intimidating; rather an opportunity for public relations students to display their outstanding creativity and talent.

To apply, students must submit the following materials:

- Cover letter explaining why he/she should be considered for this opportunity
- Complete resume (three copies)
- Completed Founder’s Award application form
- Completed writing and media research assignments
- Two letters of recommendation, including contact information for references
- At least two writing samples (can be published articles, in-class news releases, fact sheets, memos, plans, essays or research papers)

Applicants may be asked to participate in an interview over the phone or in person prior to final selection. Interested applicants should send the requested materials to:

Katie Riehl
Fahlgren Mortine
4030 Easton Station, Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43219

If sent electronically, please note “Founder’s Award 2012 Application” in the subject line. Applications for the 2012 Founder’s Award are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on March 25, 2012. Entries e-mailed or postmarked after the deadline will not be considered.

These scholarships are in addition to the university-wide scholarships offered through Chubb Hall. You must apply for journalism scholarships separately. All students enrolled in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism are eligible and encouraged to apply for these scholarships.

Applications and instructions can be downloaded at http://scrippsjschool.org/about/scholarships.php. The deadline for application is 5:00pm, Thursday, March 1, 2012. Awards will be announced during the Journalism Banquet.

Special Awards

We have some special scholarships that require additional materials beyond the application. Those scholarships requirements are listed below, as well as in the application instructions. Please attach an additional copy of your application form with the materials for each special scholarship.

Apgar Ethics Scholarship
Include a 2-page typed essay describing an ethical dilemma you faced on an internship or working for student or professional media (news, public relations or advertising). Please title essay Apgar Ethics Scholarship.

Lasher-Evarts Quality of Writing Scholarship
Include 2 news stories, one hard news and one feature (published stories or class assignments) in their originally submitted form (before a professor or editor reviewed the story) which demonstrate a strong command of the English language, correct grammar and quality writing. Please label the stories Lasher-Evarts Writing Scholarship.

Business Writing Scholarship
Include two examples of reporting on business or economic topics. Stories may be print, online or broadcast format. Please label the stories Business Writing Scholarship.

George Starr Lasher Living Legacy Scholarship
This award provides an opportunity for a journalism student of junior or senior rank to participate in a cultural experience of his/her choice. Previous winners have traveled to major cities in the U.S. as well as abroad – i.e. New York City, Chicago, New Orleans, Paris, and London. Include a typed 750-1,000-word essay describing the intellectual and cultural experience you would hope to have if you receive this scholarship. Please title essay Lasher Living Legacy Scholarship.

The school currently has one additional scholarship that requires a separate application.

The Robert Baker Scholarship
This scholarship is the only Scripps award exclusively for PRSSA Members. This special scholarship is awarded in honor of Robert Baker, a retired professor and former acting director of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism. This award has special requirements and a separate application which can be downloaded from the http://scrippsjschool.org/about/scholarships.php site under the description of the Robert Baker Scholarship.

And don’t forget to apply for university scholarships as well—you can do that online at www.ohio.edu/financialaid.

Journalism and communications majors at the graduate and undergraduate level who are of Greek American heritage may apply for annual scholarships given in the amount of $5,000 in memory of Peter Agris, the late founder and publisher of The Hellenic Chronicle. The non-renewable grants have been offered by the Alpha Omega Council of New England and the Agris family for the last two decades.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Criteria for candidates includes: Greek American heritage; current full-time enrollment as a journalism or communications major at the graduate or undergraduate level in an accredited college or university in the United States; active participation in school, community, church organizations; a minimum of a 3.0 GPA and demonstrated financial need.

APPLY:

Candidates may visit the scholarships' website on Facebook - The Peter Agris Memorial Journalism Scholarships - and may download an application on the Alpha Omega Council's website at alphaomegacouncil.com.

The following items must be returned by no later than March 1, 2012:

1) completed application
2) current transcript
3) required essay and
4) copies of any published articles or other professional materials that would enhance the application.

Applications may be submitted by email to nancyasavage@gmail.com or by mail to:

The Peter Agris Memorial Journalism Scholarships Committee
c/o Nancy Agris Savage
9 Nonesuch Drive
Natick, MA 01760

See www.oab.org/scholarships for more information. The deadline to apply is March 31

DESCRIPTION:

Reporters Without Borders is challenging US college students to create a video PSA of up to 50-seconds to help raise awareness about press freedom. Students from any higher education institution may participate. For details on eligibility, see the rules here

QUALIFICATIONS:

Reporters Without Borders will welcome PSAs that are creative, professional, and have enough impact to not only catch the viewers attention, but make them absorb the message, even after the video is off the air. PSAs should also reflect the character of RSF. More insights here

If you win, CNN will air your PSA nationwide on May 3, 2012 and you may get an internship with Reporters Without Borders if you are able. Also, the organization will honor you at a press conference that day, and pay for travel and accommodations to New York City for up to three of your team members.

APPLY:

Make sure your entry form is complete. If you choose to involve your University by having their name and logo in the PSA, make sure to have the signature of a dean or other authorized official giving you permission. Submit your video PSA via YouSendIt and your completed entry form.

For more info, click here

Journalism students submit an entry form, portfolio of their work, letter of recommendation, 400-word essay and resume to the Scripps Howard Foundation for consideration.

Until 2006, the winners received scholarships and their college newspapers were awarded grants. But in 2006, the foundation and School of Journalism revamped the awards to include a 13-day guided tour to Japan and South Korea for nine national scholars.

Led by School of Journalism’s Dean Brad Hamm, the winners travel to Asia to study journalism in other cultures, visiting media organizations as well as cultural and historical landmarks. Roy W. Howard also had made such journeys as a journalist, persevering to land interviews with elusive leaders.

The 2012 trip is tentatively set for June 15-23 and will take winners to Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hiroshima.

APPLY:

Look over the latest brochure for details about the trip, then complete the application portion. The deadline to apply for the 2012 competition is February 29, 2012.

More information about the Stone & Holt Weeks Fellowship can be found in this FAQ

DESCRIPTION:

The Fellow will learn about the role of journalism in "making the world a better place." He or she will get broad exposure to the relationship between journalism and public education, citizenship, social change and democracy, and will learn that a major aim of journalism, as expressed a century ago by author Finley Peter Dunne, is "to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable." The intent is to be educational and experiential, with the Fellow publishing original stories and other news content at The Washington Post, and then learning the craft of journalism NPR-style, getting on the air, online and out in the field. The Fellow will learn the skills and the craft of reporting from the very best at both institutions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Anyone who will have received a bachelor's degree by July 15, 2012, is eligible to apply for the fellowship. Individuals with additional education and experience are of course also welcome to apply. While a demonstrated appetite for journalism is desired, there is no specific requirement for a journalism degree or experience as a journalist.

APPLY:

Download and complete the application form. Be sure to read this document carefully and include all required materials with your application.

Applications must be postmarked on or before April 30, 2012. Finalists will be notified in early June and invited to travel to Washington for an interview with the fellowship committee. (Travel costs for the interview will be paid by NPR and The Washington Post.) The selected candidate will be notified by the end of June and asked to confirm his or her commitment early in July. The fellowship begins after Labor Day.

Milk & Honey Publishing, CollegeGreekBooks.com and Big Walt Anderson are proud to announce up to seven $700 cash awards for the fall 2011/spring 2012 school year.

All students that are enrolled in any accredited college or university that has a Greek social setting may apply. You must be in good standing at your school with a minimum 2.0 GPA or C average.

Also, up to the first 10 applicants of each deadline month will receive one free collectible rare "Big Walt Anderson" autographed book of their choice from CollegeGreekBooks.com, which includes The Secret Sisterhood and Pled Brothers but not the movie Frat Daze, no moves Secret Sisterhood Part 1 or Part 2 Fall of the Alpha Chapter, delivered personally by Walter "Big Walt" Anderson or shipped via USPS(post office) mail.

Apply online at www.collegegreekbooks.com/cashaward.html. You may dowload the scholarship application there as well.

Deadlines:
Jan. 6, 2012
Feb. 6, 2012
March 6, 2012
April 6, 2012
May 6, 2012
June 6, 2012
July 6, 2012

Your application will be valid for the upcoming deadline date only. You may apply once per long semester only. Awards are granted around the 30th of each month. You can check collegegreekbooks.com/cashaward.html for monthly award winners.

The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute is dedicated to improving the scope and quality of investigative reporting by incubating important investigative stories with the potential for social impact. By providing reporters with editorial guidance, institutional support, and grants to cover the research costs associated with investigative journalism, The Investigative Fund has produced stories that have sparked federal indictments, lawsuits, Congressional investigations, legislation, and the resignation of public officials. The Fund’s investigations have appeared in a wide array of outlets, including NPR and PBS as well as The Nation, Harper’s, The New York Review of Books, Mother Jones, Newsweek, Time, Glamour and GQ. Stories have also won some of journalism’s top awards, including the Polk, the National Magazine Award, and the Hillman Prize.

I.F. Stone

The I.F. Stone Award honors Stone’s legacy of tireless investigations into issues of vital national interest. As Washington editor of The Nation and founder of the legendary I.F. Stone’s Weekly, Stone combined his investigative zeal with a passionate commitment to exposing injustice. In 1943, after publishing an exposé revealing the questions used by the FBI to identify “subversives” among government workers ("Does he mix with Negroes? Does he… have too many Jewish friends?”), Stone became a target of FBI surveillance. His weekly publication became known for offering up content that other media outlets ignored—such as obscure but revealing testimony at Congressional hearings—and for unsanitized coverage of the Vietnam War.

The I.F. Stone Award