SPRING 2009 JOURNALISM DEPARTMENT SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
The Department of Journalism announces the availability of nine scholarships and awards. Winners will be announced in May 2009. The scholarship criteria are listed below.All applicants must be MAJORS in the Department of Journalism at CSUN. Applicants do not need to be enrolled in Fall 2009 unless otherwise stated.
Scholarship applications are available in pdf files. Go to http://www.csun.edu/journalism/resources/awards.html to download an application form
CHEVRON OUTSTANDING PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENT AWARD - $750
This scholarship recognizes the best public relations effort during summer or fall 2008 or spring 2009. Applicants will be judged on a two-page essay and portfolio containing samples of public relations presentations in a class or during an internship. The competition is open to all undergraduate and graduate students.
HEARST OUTSTANDING BROADCAST NEWS AND IN-DEPTH REPORTING AWARD- $750
This award recognizes the best broadcast reporting of hard news stories during summer or fall 2008 or spring 2009 in any of the journalism department broadcast news media--KCSN News, Valley View, Noticias del Valle or On Point. The competition is open to all undergraduate or graduate students.
AGNESS UNDERWOOD OUTSTANDING PRINT REPORTING AWARD - $750
Named for a long-time inspiration to Los Angeles journalists, this annual award recognizes the best reporting from summer or fall 2008 or spring 2009 in any of the journalism department print news media. The competition is open to all graduate and undergraduate students.
OUTSTANDING PHOTOJOURNALISM STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP - $500
This scholarship recognizes the best photojournalism during summer or fall 2008 or spring 2009 in the Department of Journalism. Selection will be based on portfolio and financial need. The competition is open to juniors or seniors.
ROY S. AKERS MAGAZINE JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP - $500
This scholarship recognizes the best magazine journalism during summer or fall 2008 or spring 2009 in the Department of Journalism. The competition is open to juniors or seniors who want to work as magazine journalists. Selection will be based on financial need and work done on a magazine (either paper or electronic), or significant stories written for a newspaper.
JOURNALISM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP - $500
This scholarship will be awarded to a junior or senior with an interest in a career in journalism or a journalism-related field. Applicants must submit a brief essay detailing their professional and personal goals and how studying journalism will help achieve these goals. Applicants must have at least 12 units remaining at the end of the spring 2009 semester and enroll at CSUN in fall 2009.
JOANN DESANTIS ADVOCACY AWARD - $250
This award honors Joann DeSantis, who was an administrative assistant in the journalism department for 19 years. It will be presented to a CSUN journalism major who has worked to improve the lives of others through volunteerism. Students may be nominated by someone or apply themselves. Applicants need not be enrolled in fall 2009.
MICHAEL EMERY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP - $500
This scholarship honors the late Dr. Michael Emery, a member of the journalism department's faculty for almost three decades. The scholarship will be awarded annually to a graduate student studying journalism history, international news media or mass media criticism, three areas of special interest to Prof. Emery.
STEVEN FISHMAN SCHOLARSHIP - $250
Supported by friends, family and colleagues, this award is given in memory of Steven Fishman, a CSUN journalism graduate who died of cancer. The scholarship will be awarded to a graduating student who has shown strength in broadcasting sports, news or other programming and needs financial assistance to get started in a broadcasting career.
DELIVER APPLICATION TO MZ 210 BY 4 PM, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 2009
Applications will not be accepted via fax or e-mail