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2010 Scholarship Application |
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The SPC offers multiple scholarships each year. They are among the largest journalism scholarship awards in Northern California. Below is the information regarding the application process for the 2010/11 year.
ELIGIBILITY:
1. Applicants must be college students who will be juniors, seniors or graduate students in the 2010/11 academic year.
2. Applicants must also have a connection to the Sacramento region. There are three ways to meet this criteria. Applicants only need to meet ONE of the following categories in order to qualify:
- a. Students from the Sacramento region
- b. Students enrolled in a Sacramento region college or university in the 2010/11 academic year
- c. Students who can show a demonstrated interest in covering news in the Sacramento region
WHAT WE NEED:
Two copies of the following, organized into two separate packets. Please use paper clips instead of staples, as we will be making numerous photocopies of your application for the panel of judges if you are chosen as a finalist.
- 1. A letter of approximately 400 words explaining how you will pursue a journalism career and why. We would like to know what you have already done to prepare for your career, any related experience outside the classroom, and your motivation for a career in journalism. The letter should also explain the financial need for the scholarship and how you meet the eligibility requirements.
- 2. Your current official transcript documenting the classes you have taken and your grades.
You only need to pay for one official transcript -- you may open it and make one copy. Please send us both the original and the copy, placing the original in one packet and the copy in the other.
- 3. Clips, photographs, tapes or other samples of work. Limited to five examples and must fit on 8-1/2 x 11 inch sheets of paper, with no overlaps, for ease of photocopying. Please do not photocopy both sides of the papers. On-line journalists should submit the Internet address for their publication. You may submit work on DVD or CD (a copy for each packet) but it's much easier for us if you can post your work on-line and include a link. Additional examples of your work can be brought to the interview if you are selected as a finalist.
- 4. Your email address and a phone number where we can reach you on short notice and during normal business hours.
- 5. A letter of recommendation from a teacher, academic advisor or supervisor.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR:
Career promise, academic record, journalistic achievement and economic need.
DEADLINE:
Entries must be postmarked no later than Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
TIMELINE:
Ten finalists will be chosen from the pool of applicants.
Interviews with the finalists will be scheduled for mid-to-late April with a panel of judges selected from the members of the Sacramento Press Club. We can conduct interviews with finalists via speakerphone if you do not currently reside in the Sacramento region.
Scholarships will be awarded in May, and it's our hope (but not required) that the recipients will join us as our guests at the monthly Sacramento Press Club meeting.
ENTRIES SHOULD BE MAILED TO:
Sacramento Press Club, 1000 Sagamore Way, Sacramento, CA 95822
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