Student Programs

Asian American Student Broadcast Journalists

Attention all AAJA broadcast students! If you want to network with other broadcast students, then the new AASBJ (Asian American Student Broadcast Journalists) is a group for you. AASBJ will provide a support system and an opportunity for you to get to know your peers. This is open to all current AAJA broadcast students. If you are interested please contact Taylor Mirfendereski or Maxine Park, co-coordinators of AASBJ.

Journalism Scholarships

For any questions or inquiries about student-related programs, please contact Nao Vang, Student Programs Coordinator, at (415) 346-2051 x 102 or email: programs@aaja.org.

Cox Foundation, S.I. Newhouse Foundation and Mary Moy Quan Ing Memorial Scholarships are in one application. Check back February 2010 for application information.

• CNN: A $25,000 scholarship to a high school student interested in a career in television news. The award will be distributed over four years.
• Cox Foundation : Two scholarships of $1,250 each to college students pursuing a career in print, broadcast or photo journalism.
• S.I. Newhouse Foundation: Awards of up to $5,000 each to high school or college students pursuing a career in print or online journalism.
• Mary Moy Quan Ing Memorial: $2,000 scholarship to a graduating high school senior who is enrolling in college and pursuing a journalism career.

AAJA thanks the Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Foundation for the scholarship support.

Journalism Internship Grants

• Print and Online News Grants: Internship grants of up to $2,000 to students. Made possible by the Chicago Tribune Foundation and the William Woo Internship Fund.
• Broadcast News Grants: Internship Grants of up to $2,500 to aspiring AAPI television or radio male broadcasters. Made possible by the scholarship fund of Lloyd LaCuesta and the late Sam Chu Lin.
• Stanford Chen Internship Grants: Two grants of $3,000 each to college students who are interns at small- to medium-size media.

Media Internships

• AP: This internship will be a twelve-week, individually-tailored training program for students who are aspiring print, photo, graphics and multimedia journalists. Check back fall 2009 for the 2010 program application.
• NBC Summer Partnership: NBC Universal will offer two students the opportunity to become NBC Fellows and join one of the following NBC Programs for summer 2010 as interns. Check back February 2010 for application information.
• Sports Journalism Institute: This opportunity is a nine-week training and internship program for college students interested in sports journalism careers. Check back fall 2009 for the 2010 program application.
• Siani Lee Broadcast Internship: This internship is held during the summer at CBS affiliate KYW-TV. Check back fall 2009 for the 2010 program application.

Journalism Trainings

• CONVENTION NEWS: This program will provide "mojo" (mobile journalism) and other news training opportunities to college students and professionals at the 2009 AAJA National Convention. Check back in February 2010 for application information.Download professional application The professional application deadline has passed.
  


• J CAMP: A national multicultural journalism program for high school students that will be held in Boston, MA from Aug. 7-12, 2009. Check back in 2010 for application information.
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Grad School Scholarship

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• City University of New York-AAJA Scholarship: CUNY will provide $7,500 to an AAJA member to enroll in CUNY's innovative, three-semester program leading to an M.A. in journalism.