SAJA Scholarships -2011
See full details of Scholarships at saja.org/scholarships
IMPORTANT NOTE ON FILLING OUT THIS FORM:
You are required to send one email with one attachment to complete the application process:
- This form, with the file renamed: LASTNAME.FIRSTNAME-APPLICATION
Ex: MEHTA.JIGAR-APPLICATION.doc
You must send a single email
The subject line for the email MUST BE:
LASTNAME.FIRSTNAME-2011SCHOLARSHIP
Ex: MEHTA.JIGAR-2011SCHOALRSHIP
Deadline for this form: 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time), Wednesday, March 15, 2011.
We will acknowledge that we have received your email. This is ONLY an acknowledgment that we have received your application, but it is your responsibility to provide a full application with all the required documentation.
NOTE: INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
By filling in the form, you acknowledge that you have read all the instructions and agree to the conditions of the scholarships.
Direct questions to SAJA's 2011 Student Scholarships Coordinator:
Please use drop.io or similar service to attach attachments and simply submit the urls.
* Required
*Name:
*Address:
*Email:
*Best telephone number(s), including area codes
*Applying for
___SAJA scholarships for high school students $1,500 each
___SAJA Engendered scholarship for an undergraduate student $1,000
___SAJA scholarships for undergraduate students of $3,000 each
___SAJA Engendered scholarship for a graduate student for $1,000
___SAJA Atlantic Monthly New Media scholarship $1,500
___SAJA scholarships for graduate students of $5,000 each
___CNN scholarship for broadcast journalism for an undergraduate student for $2,000
___CNN scholarship for broadcast journalism for a graduate student for $2,000
Name of college or graduate school
*Describe your education (bullet points, please) *
300 words or less
*Short answer: What has driven your interest in SAJA or South Asia or the Diaspora?
50 words or less
*Why do you want to be a journalist? What steps have you taken to achieve this goal? How will this scholarship/SAJA help you in your pursuit of a journalism career? *
1000 words or less
WORK SAMPLES
WORK SAMPLES:
Two ways to submit your three work samples (use any combination).
a. Submit URLs to text, video, audio or photographs (recommended).
b. Cut-n-paste text only writing samples.
*Work Sample 1
url with description or cut-n-paste of text only writing sample
*Work Sample 2 *
url with description or cut-n-paste of text only writing sample
Work Sample 3 *
url with description or cut-n-paste of text only writing sample
RESUME
url to your resume or type your resume here, bullet points only
FINANCIAL NEED
OPTIONAL: Please detail your financial need for education, if any
400 words or less. URLs to supporting documentation for financial need (college financial need statement, tax statement, FAFSA application, etc)
REFERENCES
*REFERENCES: Please list two references here who can vouch for the quality of your work (bullet points; include titles, affiliations, phone and e-mail coordinates). SAJA will contact them only if you make the initial cut.