A $10,000 award established by Ed Bradley, 60 Minutes correspondent at CBS News, was once a teacher and made a switch to journalism. Bradley spoke of introducing deserving minority students to the communications career field and endowed this annual award.
Winners of the Ed Bradley, Carole Simpson, Lou & Carole Prato Sports Reporting and Mike Reynolds Scholarships also receive an expenses-paid trip to the RTNDA International Conference.
Requirements:
Must be officially enrolled in college and have at least one full academic year remaining.
Must be a fully enrolled college sophomore or higher. (Freshman are not eligible).
Must apply for only one scholarship.
May be enrolled in any major so long as your intent is a career in electronic journalism.
May submit samples of web work in addition to materials requested (see application).
REQUIRED ITEMS FOR ALL APPLICATIONS:A completed application form, signed by your faculty sponsor, clearly identifying the scholarship for which you are applying.
A copy of your resume.
One to three examples showing your journalistic skills, totaling 15 minutes or less, on audio CD or DVD, accompanied by scripts.
A brief statement describing your role (writing, editing, producing, reporting, videography) in each story and a list of colleagues, if any, who worked on each story and what they did.
A one-page statement explaining why you seek a career in electronic journalism, with reference to your specific career preferences (radio, TV, online; reporting, producing or newsroom management).A letter of reference from your dean or faculty sponsor explaining why you are a good candidate for an award. The letter must also certify that you have at least one or more years of school remaining.
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