Scholarship Lead: John Curley Scholarship Fund to Attend National Convention

The AAJA National Convention in New York, from Aug. 21 to 24 this year, will be a wonderful opportunity to network with other journalists from around the country, to participate in panel discussions with seasoned journalists, and to attend a career fair and resume critique sessions.

For the fourth year in a row, AAJA-Philadelphia will help pay the expenses for one member to go to the annual convention.

Our ability to do so comes from the kind generosity of our donor, John Curley, the former president, chairman and CEO of the Gannett company, who has been a strong supporter of the Philadelphia chapter of AAJA.

WHAT: The chapter will reimburse the selected member up to $1,000 in expenses to attend the convention. These expenses include the registration fee for the convention, transportation (bus), and hotel costs. (You may be asked to share your hotel room with another AAJA-Philly member.) We will not be reimbursing for meals, taxis, or other local transportation unless your other costs are less than $1,000 total. In that case, we will reimburse these other expenses for a total of up to $1,000 as long as you have the receipts.

TO APPLY:
– You must be a current dues-paying AAJA-Philly chapter member to apply.
– We will consider current students or professionals who are trying to establish themselves in the journalism field.
– Send a one-page essay telling the AAJA-Philly board why you want to go to the convention, how you think you will benefit from it, and why you need help with the expenses. E-mail your essay to:aajaphiladelphia@gmail.com

DEADLINE: Apply by the end of the day, Friday, April 5, 2013.
AAJA-Philly board members will review all applications and announce the scholarship winner by Monday, April 8.
Expenses will be reimbursed in the form of a check after the convention. You must give us copies of your receipts.
(If a board member wants to apply, he/she will not be part of the judging process.)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

The winning applicant will also be required to:
- Register for the convention by the early-bird registration date of Friday, April 12. (The early-bird student registration fee is $100; for professionals, it is $225.)

– Give an informal talk at the AAJA-Philly September chapter meeting, currently scheduled for Sept. 22, about what you learned at the convention.

– Assist in the planning, organizing or day-of duties for an AAJA-Philly event currently being planned for October.

MORE INFORMATION: For more info about the convention, visit: http://www.aaja.org/category/convention/new-york-2013/

To see the registration-fee schedule, visit: http://www.aaja.org/aaja2013/

We encourage everyone who wants to go and who needs help with expenses to apply for this!

Congratulations, Stephanie Tsao, John Curley Scholarship Fund Winner!

Congratulations to AAJA-Philly member Stephanie Tsao, who is this year’s AAJA-Philadelphia John Curley Scholarship Fund winner!

Stephanie works as an environmental analyst in Princeton, N.J., but her dream is to be an environmental reporter. She recently started freelancing for WHYY’s NewsWorks.org and previously interned with CNN at the United Nations in New York when she was a senior at Barnard College.

With the scholarship, Stephanie will be going to the UNITY convention in Las Vegas from Aug. 1-4, and will be reimbursed up to $1,000 in expenses.

Best,

Julie Shaw

AAJA-Philly president

Scholarship Lead: John Curley Scholarship to Attend UNITY Conference

For the third year in a row, AAJA-Philadelphia will help pay the expenses for one member to go to the annual convention. Our ability to do so comes from the kind generosity of our donor, John Curley, the former president, chairman and CEO of the Gannett company, who has been teaching at Penn State University (although he’s officially retired!) and who has been a strong supporter of the Philadelphia chapter of AAJA.

WHAT: The chapter will reimburse the selected member up to $1,000 in expenses to attend the UNITY convention. These expenses include the registration fee for the convention, airfare, and hotel costs. (To cut down on costs, please consider rooming with someone.) We will not be reimbursing for meals, taxis or other local transportation unless your other costs are less than $1,000 total. In that case, we will reimburse these other expenses for a total of up to $1,000 as long as you have the receipts.

TO APPLY:

• You must be a current dues-paying AAJA-Philly chapter member to apply.
• We will consider current students or professionals who are trying to establish themselves in the journalism field.
• Send a one-page essay telling the AAJA-Philly board why you want to go to the convention, how you think you will benefit from it, and why you need help with the expenses. E-mail your essay to: aajaphiladelphia@gmail.com

DEADLINE: Apply by the end of the day, Friday, May 25, 2012. AAJA-Philly board members will review all applications and announce the scholarship winner on Monday, June 4. Expenses will be reimbursed in the form of a check after the convention. You must register for the convention by June 29th, attend the convention and give us copies of your receipts. (If a board member wants to apply, he/she will not be part of the judging process.)

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

The winning applicant will also be required to:

• Attend the chapter presidents’ meeting at the convention on behalf of the AAJA-Philly president. This will likely occur on the Saturday morning of the convention.
• Give an informal talk at the AAJA-Philly September chapter meeting, currently scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15, about what you learned at the convention.
• Assist in the planning, organizing or day-of duties for a digital journalism training session that AAJA-Philly is planning for October or November.

MORE INFORMATION: For more info about the convention, visit: http://50.116.74.154/~aajaweb/convention-headline-three/aajaweb/convention-headline-three/

To see the registration-fee schedule, visit: https://s3.goeshow.com/unity/convention/2012/registration.cfmunity/convention/2012/registration.cfm

(The student registration fee through June 29 is $225; for professionals, it is $400.)

We encourage everyone who wants to go and who needs help with expenses to apply for this!

Scholarship Lead: Anna Chennault Scholarship

What: The Anna Chennault Scholarship is a great opportunity for a graduating high school senior to attend the August UNITY convention with all expenses paid! If you know a student who would benefit from this, please forward this e-mail. He/she doesn’t need to be an AAJA member, but must sign up for membership if selected for the scholarship.

When: Deadline to apply is Monday, Feb. 20.

More: Check out the essay of last year’s winner, AAJA-Philadelphia member, Cathy Li. For this year’s scholarship application and more info, go to: http://www.aaja.org/programs/scholarships/

Member Spotlight: Cathy Li, Anna Chennault Scholarship Winner

Check out AAJA Philly member Cathy Li’s essay, “A constitutional right to free speech, but no right to a job in press,” which helped earn her the coveted Anna Chennault Scholarship and a trip to this year’s AAJA National Convention. As a freshman at Columbia University, Cathy is pursuing degrees in Anthropology and Economics, with an eye towards international journalism post college. When asked about her Juan Williams position essay, Cathy says, “The piece took a lot of research, but in the end I just wrote what made sense.”  Read it here.

About the Anna Chennault Scholarship:
AAJA National is proud to announce the Anna Chennault Scholarship which offers one graduating high school student to be the recipient of a scholarship that includes an all-expenses paid trip to AAJA National Convention. Anna Chennault is a writer, lecturer, international business executive, and Chairman of the Council for International Cooperation (CIC). A graduate of Lingnan University in Hong Kong, Chennault holds six honorary Doctorate degrees in the fields of Law, Humanities, and Business Administration. Her illustrious journalism career began in the 1940′s serving as a war correspondent for the Central News Agency and eventually as a feature writer for the Hsin Ming Daily News in China. Chennault continues to lecture at schools and universities on international affairs. As an author, she has over fifty books published in English and Chinese of which some have been on The New York Times Best Sellers List including “A Thousand Springs” and “The Education of Anna”. More information.