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SoJ Web Report | Jan. 6, 2012

Photo by Ann Schertz

Keiara Carr, left, accepts the Marjorie (Smith) Blewett Scholarship from Dean Brad Hamm and Blewett.

Carr one of 23 Chips Quinn Scholars (May 21)
Allbrittin wins broadcasters' scholarship (May 17)
Corya wins Counts photojournalism award (May 14)

Those who want to apply for School of Journalism scholarships must have all their materials ready to submit no later than Jan. 17.

Each year, the school awards more than 100 scholarships to eligible students, and one graduating senior receives the Ross Hazeltine Travel Scholarship for post-graduate studies in another country.

Applying is easy: To be considered for all journalism scholarships (except the Hazeltine), students complete only one application, found on the Forms page. Scroll down to Scholarship Forms: Current Students, and click on 2012 Undergraduate Scholarship Application.

This application form requires a journalism GPA and overall cumulative GPA (available in OneStart). Freshmen will not have a GPA until grades are final at the end of December. All students should obtain the latest grade information for the applications, which means submitting applications after grades are final.

All awards are contingent upon the recipient becoming or continuing as a student in good standing in the School of Journalism pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Students who are pre-journalism must be accepted for admission as journalism majors no later than May 31, 2012, to receive scholarship funds for the 2012-13 academic year.

The Ross Hazeltine Travel Scholarship:

Courtesy photo

Brian Spegele, BAJ'10, used his Hazeltine Scholarship to work and study in China. He produced a website that covered business and politics in that

country.

The Ross Hazeltine Travel Scholarship, available to seniors only, provides funding for travel or study outside the United States, Canada or Mexico. Applicants must be seniors during 2011-2012 and plan to receive BAJ degrees by August 2012. Travel time is for a two-month minimum.

Apply online at the Forms page and scroll to Scholarship Forms: Current Students. Click on 2012 Ross Hazeltine Travel Scholarship Application link.

Applicants also submit a proposal that includes a 1,000-word description of their projects. These must include the title for the project, the country or countries the student intends to visit, rationale for the project, a description of how the reporting will be delivered to an audience, a timetable and an itinerary, a budget with estimates for coach airline travel, lodging, daily per diem, local transportation and other necessary items.

The School of Journalism undergraduate scholarship committee, which is composed of faculty members and an undergraduate student, reviews the applications. Candidates are screened on the basis of their completed applications, and only candidates deemed qualified by the committee will be invited to the personal interviews.

Students selected for interviews will be notified by e-mail. Interview sessions are important in helping the committee make difficult choices, and students should be prepared to discuss any items contained in the application as well as journalism in general.