Philadelphia Association of Black Journalists

SCHOLARSHIPS

For an extensive list of scholarships, visit ASNE's high school journalism site.

Knight Ridder Minority Scholars Program
The program offers up to $40,000 in scholarship funds to graduating high school seniors. Philadelphia Newspapers Inc. (PNI) chooses four local winners and recommends them to Knight Ridder.
Each local winner receives a one-time $500 award from PNI. Knight Ridder will select up to four scholars for internships in the news-gathering and business sides of the company. The scholars will be chosen from among local winners submitted by all KR newspapers.
To continue to qualify after chosen, scholars must maintain a 3.0 GPA throughout college. They are assigned to work as interns at a Knight Ridder newspaper each summer until graduation. Scholars commit to work for the KR company for at least one year after graduation.

For more information, contact:
Ivan Sample
Philadelphia Inquirer
P.O. Box 8263
Philadelphia, Pa. 19101
isample@phillynews.com
215-854-2429

Acel Moore Career Development Workshop
This program for high school minority students seeks to give them an introduction to the field of journalism. They are taught reporting, writing, editing and photography by Inquirer editors and reporters. The program runs for four Saturdays in February at The Inquirer.
The students help write, edit and produce their own newspaper, First Take, and create a web site of their stories on philly.com. The program awards three scholarships.

To receive an application contact:
Vernon Clark
Philadelphia Inquirer
P.O. Box 8263
Philadelphia, Pa. 19101
vclark@phillynews.com
fax: 215-854-2578