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From left, Aaron Sharockman, BAJ’03, of the St. Petersburg Times; Lejene Breckenridge-Peete, BA’88, of the South Bend Tribune; Sarah Morin, BA’99, AC’99, of the (Bloomington, Ind.) Herald-Times; and Kirk Mason, BAJ’96, of WSBT-TV, share a Hoosier moment on the last day of their seminar, Editing 2011: How to Wear 5 Hats and Succeed.

Need training in multimedia storytelling or other journalism techniques? Want to improve your writing or leadership skills?

Apply today for IU School of Journalism Alumni Scholarships for free training through the Poynter Institute, a journalism school in St. Petersburg, Fla., that offers workshops on a multitude of topics both onsite and online.

The IU School of Journalism will award $10,000 in scholarships for IU journalism alumni to participate in training workshops at the Poynter Institute. Nelson Poynter, who studied journalism at IU, founded the institute in 1975 when he was editor of the St. Petersburg Times.

How to apply
1. Identify the Poynter Institute workshop you would like to attend. You may choose a workshop at Poynter or an online group seminar offered through Poynter’s e-learning site, News University.

2. Fill out Poynter’s online application form and indicate that you are an IU journalism alumnus and want to apply for an IU scholarship to Poynter. (This is important, or we will not know you qualify for this scholarship.) Submit your application at least two weeks before the deadline to allow the scholarship committee time to review it.

Poynter faculty, in consultation with a committee of the IU School of Journalism Alumni Board, will review your application. Poynter will let you know as quickly as possible if your application is approved.

Scholarship recipients will be responsible for their travel and lodging to workshops at Poynter.

Who qualifies
You qualify for these training scholarships if you completed the requirements for a graduate or undergraduate degree in journalism from IU.

Questions?
If you have any questions about this program, contact Beth Moellers, communications director, IU School of Journalism, at 812-855-6317. If you have questions about the status of an application you have submitted or any questions about the application form, contact Fanua Borodzicz at 727-553-4312.

This program reflects a partnership between Poynter and the IU School of Journalism that includes workshops for the school’s Ernie Pyle Scholars at Poynter and teaching by Poynter faculty on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses.