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TitleAAJA Summer fellowships (print, web & broadcast)
CompanyAsian American Journalists Association
LocationIllinois
Job CategoryPrint
Job TypeFellowship
Date Posted12/02/2008
Deadline Date01/31/2009
DescriptionThe Asian American Journalists Association sponsors summer interns in Chicago news organizations every summer. Each scholarship is $2,500 for a 10-12 week internship. Applicants must be 2009 members of AAJA. Membership is open to anyone.

DAVID IBATA PRINT SCHOLARSHIP
You'll get hands-on experience this summer working in the newsroom of the Chicago Tribune. Cover news events, generate your own ideas and see your stories in print at the city's largest daily paper.

TO APPLY:
Submit the following:
- one-page resume and cover letter
- 3-5 clips (no classroom work) that are examples of breaking news and enterprise stories
- college transcript
- 350-word essay on why you want to be a journalist (and what being an Asian American Journalist means to you)
- application form (see Melissa McLaney in Career Services for this form).

Mail applications to Lorene Yue, Crain's Chicago Business, 360 N. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601.

AAJA-CHICAGO/CHICAGO HEADLINE CLUB INTERNSHIP
Get hands-on experience working at one of the nation's largest newspaper Web sites, www.chicagotribune.com. Produce Web pages, edit stories and video and write headlines. Previous Web experience is a plus.

TO APPLY:
Submit a resume, cover letter, 3-5 writing samples and a 350-word essay on why you want to be a journalist.

Mail applications to Lorene Yue, Crain's Chicago Business, 360 N. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601.

LINDA YU BROADCAST SCHOLARSHIP
Get the experience of a lifetime this summer by working with professionals at WMAQ-NBC5 in Chicago. You'll test your skills in the field working at a station in a major metro market.

TO APPLY:
Complete an application form (see Melissa McLaney in Career Services for this), and answer the following questions:
- What are your career goals?
- How would an NBC or Telemundo internship help you achieve your goals?
- What related experiences or contributions can you bring to NBC or Telemundo?
- Are you bi-lingual? If so, what language, and are you fluent?
- What is your availability schedule - please specify days and times available to work.

Mail applications to Lorene Yue, Crain's Chicago Business, 360 N. Michigan Ave., 3rd Floor, Chicago, IL 60601.

Applications for the David Ibata and Chicago Headline Club scholarships must be postmarked by Feb. 1, 2009; Applications for the Linda Yu Scholarship must be postmarked by Jan. 31, 2009.