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The Bill Walsh scholarship,<\/span> provided by the ACES Education Fund, in honor of the late editor, author, and ACES guiding spirit. The winner receives $3,500 plus financial aid to attend the ACES national conference.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Qualifications<\/strong><\/span>:\u00a0Applicants must be seeking degrees as enrolled college\/university juniors, seniors, or graduate students<\/strong><\/span>. Scholarships are awarded without regard to the student\u2019s major or field of academic concentration. 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Through a variety of funding, including equipment purchases and scholarships for college and technical school classes, the foundation\u2019s mission is to expand educational and developmental opportunities for student photographers demonstrating interest, talent and financial need.<\/span><\/p>\n Qualifications:\u00a0<\/strong>Focus of work and entries:\u00a0<\/span>photojournalism<\/strong>. Scholarships will be awarded to those students whose work \u201ctells a story\u201d. This is a fairly broad topic and may include a variety of subject matter and approaches (breaking news, sporting events, etc.)\u00a0Please keep in mind, for the still photography submissions, that we are not looking for \u201cart\u201d photography.<\/span><\/p>\n Five $2,500 scholarships will be awarded to five college or technical school students, payable to their school.\u00a0Four awards will be for video work while one will be for still photography.<\/span><\/p>\n One $2,500 scholarship will be awarded to one graduate student, payable to their school,\u00a0for video work.<\/span><\/p>\n Application information:\u00a0<\/strong>Go to<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/www.jamesalancoxfoundation.org\/apply\/<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to apply.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Sinclair Broadcast Group – Diversity Scholarship” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Sinclair Broadcast Diversity Scholarship Fund was established in 2016 to provide financial support to college students interested in a career in broadcast \/ digital journalism, or marketing. The Fund plans to award scholarships of up to $5,000 to qualifying and deserving students from underrepresented minority groups who need financial assistance to complete their education.<\/p>\n The Fund complements Sinclair\u2019s existing widespread internship program as well as Sinclair\u2019s long-standing relationships with numerous colleges, including historically black colleges and universities in markets where Sinclair has stations. This Fund is another way for Sinclair to invest in the future of broadcast television, by ensuring that students dedicated to careers in broadcasting can complete their educations.<\/p>\n The scholarship is open to:<\/strong><\/p>\n -Current sophomores and juniors, attending a 4-year undergraduate college or university. 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Broadcasting:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Broadcast Career Link<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Corporation for Public Broadcasting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Grey Television<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n iHire Broadcasting<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Mediabistro<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n National Association of Broadcasters<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n North Carolina Association of Broadcasters (NCAB)<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”2px|2px|15px|2px|false|false” border_width_all=”3px” border_color_all=”#c1a875″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Public Relations:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n PR News Job Board<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Public Relations Society of American Job Listings<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n North Carolina\u00a0Public Relations Society of America<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Charlotte Public Relations Society of America Job 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1. Candidates must be juniors or seniors in good academic standing at accredited colleges or universities.<\/span>
2. Candidates must have financial need.<\/span>
3. Candidates must have some public relations experience through volunteering, internships, or employment.<\/span>
4. Candidates must be studying public relations or an equivalent major.<\/span>
5. Candidates should be seeking a public relations career.<\/span>
6. Candidates pursuing journalism, hospitality, event management, advertising, design, human resources, politics, government affairs and lobbying careers should not apply for this scholarship.<\/span>
7. Applicants should carefully review their submissions for typos, spelling and grammar.<\/span><\/p>\n
1. Cover Letter\/Intro Video<\/span>
2. Provide a link to your LinkedIn profile<\/span>
3. Work Samples<\/span><\/p>\n
-Applicants can major in any subject, but they must be pursuing careers in broadcast journalism, digital journalism or marketing.
-Students nationwide may apply.<\/p>\nJob Boards<\/h1>\n
<\/a>\u00a0– free membership<\/span><\/p>\n