Pasadena Star-News
Application deadline: Friday, March 14
The Asian American Journalists Association/Los Angeles will again sponsor a paid summer internship for a student journalist at the Pasadena Star-News this year.
The intern will cover news and cover key topics in Pasadena and the rest of the San Gabriel Valley for 10 weeks. Applicants should be equipped to work from their homes and/or the field amid the coronavirus pandemic. On-scene assignments are likely, aligned with Los Angeles County Public Health orders for safety.
The intern will be supervised by a Southern California News Group editor, matched with a mentor from the staff and receive a free AAJA membership.
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university or have graduated within the last six months.
The San Gabriel Valley includes some of Southern California’s most vibrant Asian immigrant communities.
The intern’s primary responsibility will be writing about trends and issues in those communities, though the internship may include some general assignment work. The intern will work 30 to 35 hours per week. The role may include evening and weekend shifts.
Fluency in an Asian language is a plus but not required.
Deadline is midnight PST on March 14. Send cover letter, resume and clips to Southern California News Group Senior Editor/L.A. County Thomas Bray, tbray@scng.com. Please include references. Questions: 951-756-3738.
2020 AAJA-LA California Reporting Scholarship Program
To our student members and recent graduates:
For the third year, the Los Angeles chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association is accepting applications for our California Reporting Scholarship Program. These scholarships will provide financial awards supporting original reporting projects about California issues. Each $1,000 scholarship can be used for travel, equipment, supplies and other costs. A professional journalist will be assigned to each recipient to mentor and guide the reporting and writing/production process.
The print, visual and/or multimedia reporting projects are expected to be completed within six months after receipt of award.
The intent of the scholarships is to assist young journalists who are pitching stories and getting them published in California media outlets. We will also highlight the projects on the AAJA-LA website.
Members of any AAJA chapter who are undergraduate or graduate students, or who graduated in the last six months, are eligible to apply.
Applications should include:
— A description of your proposed project and why you think it’s important
— A description of how you would like to use the funds
— A resume
— Two to three samples of completed journalistic work
The application deadline is extended to January 31. The winners will be notified by February 14.
Send applications to aajalalosangeles@gmail.com.
For more information, please contact Josh Cain at jcain@scng.com or 714-855-8124 or Teresa Watanabe at Teresa.Watanabe@latimes.com or 213-265-6813.
Thank you!
AAJA-LA
2019
AAJA-LA Student Reporting Project Scholarships
This year, AAJA-LA launched a new project – providing grants of up to $1,000 to help enterprising student journalists complete reporting projects. A new lens? Travel? Audio gear? Video camera? We let students choose what they needed. We just provided the money.
We awarded four $1,000 grants this year.
Denise Chan, USC – A 25-minute documentary, “626 Creatives,” following three Asian Americans who grew up in the San Gabriel Valley, resisted immense pressure to follow traditional and stable career paths and are now succeeding in creative jobs. One subject is Eric Hu, director of design at Nike in Oregon; she also followed an actress/comedian and a dancer.
Kitty Hu, UCLA – A series of short-form documentaries on the impact of gentrification on ethnic communities in Los Angeles, including African Americans in Crenshaw/Oakwood and Asians in Chinatown. Her first video on Chinatown, which we’ll ask her to present at a future board meeting, is here: https://vimeo.com/342469291/80529bd082
Pranav Iyer, Chapman University – He looked at the impact of Linsanity on Asian American culture, stereotypes and pride.
Aditi Mayer, UC Irvine – A photo series on labor exploitation in the Los Angeles garment district and how it intersects with race, class and gender.
2018 AAJA LOS ANGELES SCHOLARSHIP
CIC/ANNA CHENNAULT SCHOLARSHIP
https://www.aaja.org/cic-anna-chennault-scholarship
$5,000 will go towards the student’s college education.
- The selected student will receive travel, lodging and registration to attend AAJA’s national annual convention August 8-11, 2018 in Houston.
- Depending on the winner’s area of study, the student will also be paired with a professional print, online or broadcast mentor at the convention to help them network.
- The selected student may work with the 2018 VOICES and contribute to the student convention publication, as well as work with a VOICES faculty member to complete small assignments during the convention (a separate application to VOICES program is not required).
The deadline to apply is Sunday, April 22. Please be sure to gather all the required materials before beginning the application. You will be required to submit the following:
One copy of an official high school or college transcript
- Two letters of recommendation from a professional who is familiar with your academic and/or journalism work (a counselor, professor, etc.)
- Work samples (in PDF, JPG or link formats)
- You will also have to answer ONE of three essay questions.
Questions? Email Justin Seiter at justins@aaja.org.
AAJA’s 2018 FACEBOOK JOURNALISM PROJECT SCHOLARSHIP
AAJA is proud to partner with Facebook to establish The Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship, which offers financial assistance for students who aspire to pursue a career in journalism and media. This partnership fosters AAJA’s and Facebook’s commitment to supporting quality journalism that strengthens and connects communities.
Facebook has awarded AAJA $250,000 to provide $50,000 in scholarships across five years. Beginning in 2018, AAJA will award five scholarships worth $10,000 each for students to use toward their college tuition.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be committed to AAJA’s mission
- Applicants must be currently enrolled juniors, seniors, or graduate students at an accredited university in the United States (proof of enrollment required)
- Applicants must be pursuing a degree in digital media/journalism/communications
- Applicants must display a commitment to storytelling as demonstrated by completed coursework, clips/work samples and letters of recommendation
- Applicants are not required to be AAJA members, but selected scholarship recipients must sign up for student membership
- Applicants may not apply for more than one Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship (i.e., similar Facebook Journalism Project scholarships offered by NAHJ, NAJA, or NLGJA)
CLICK HERE TO APPLY
Candidates will be judged on the basis of demonstrated journalistic ability and commitment to the field of journalism. The deadline to apply is Sunday, April 8 at 11:59pm PT. Please be sure to gather all the required materials before beginning the application. You will be required to submit the following:
- Proof of current enrollment at your university
- A copy of your most recent transcript
- 3 – 5 work samples
- Two letters of recommendation from a professor or internship supervisor familiar with your work and who can attest to your career commitment
- Personal statement demonstrating your commitment to AAJA’s mission and the field of journalism
Questions? Email AAJA Program Coordinator Justin Seiter at justins@aaja.org.
2018 NABJ SCHOLARSHIPS
The 2018 Scholarship Application Process is Now Open for Students!
http://www.nabj.org/page/2018NABJScholarships
Each year, NABJ and our partners award scholarships to enrich and support the academic experience of students pursuing a career in journalism, media and communications.
The deadline for applications: Apr. 16, 2018
General Criteria
- Unless otherwise stated by an individual scholarship criteria, all applicants must be an NABJ member.
- Applicants must follow the specific requirements for each scholarship. Please see individual scholarship pages for complete criteria listings.
- Must be enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university, or high school in the USA.
- Graduate and undergraduate students must have at least one year of school remaining.
- Please carefully follow the criteria (e.g., GPA requirement, transcripts, work samples, resume, cover letter, references) for the scholarship.
NABJ Scholarship Award Policies
- Scholarship awards are distributed in one payment to the recipient’s school upon proof of enrollment.
- A scholarship selection committee will select the winners based on adherence to the application guidelines and requirements.
- Previous winners are not eligible to re-apply to any NABJ scholarships.
- Winners will be formally recognized in the convention program book, a press release, and the NABJ website.
| SCHOLARSHIP NAME | DEADLINE |
| Acel Moore Scholarship for Community Journalism | April 16 |
| Allison E. Fisher Scholarship | April 16 |
| Carole Simpson Scholarship | April 16 |
| DeWayne Wickham Founder’s High School Scholarship | April 16 |
| Dr. Sheila Brooks NABJ Entrepreneur Scholarship NEW | April 16 |
| Facebook Journalism Project Scholarship NEW | April 16 |
| Larry Whiteside Scholarship | April 16 |
| Les Payne Founder’s Scholarship | April 16 |
| NABJ Scholarship | April 16 |
| Region III Scholarship | April 16 |
| Visual Task Force Scholarship | April 16 |
For more information about NABJ’s scholarships, please contact info@nabj.org.
2017
MEET THE 2017 AAJA-LA SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
Allyson Escobar
City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism
Peter Imamura Memorial Scholarship
Allyson Escobar is a freelance journalist from the Inland Empire, and an incoming J-school student at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism, class of 2018. She covers everything from food and lifestyle to religion, news, features, community and ethnic news, and current trends. She is passionate about culture, her faith, race and representation, and social justice. Her bylines have appeared in NBC News Asian America, Los Angeles Times, KCET, LA Weekly, Asian Journal, New America Media, The Press-Enterprise, and Angelus News.
Paola Mardo
USC
Sam Chu Lin Memorial Scholarship
Paola Mardo is a writer and producer of podcasts and radio. She is currently at KPCC’s The Frame and her work has been featured on KQED’s The California Report and KCRW. She began her adventures in audio journalism as host and producer for F This Weekly Podcast. She attended the Transom Workshop and Third Coast’s inaugural Radio Residency. She produced interactive audio fiction for USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies and recently earned her master’s degree in arts journalism from USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Her podcast story about Tiki bars and culture was a finalist at the Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards and won 3rd place at the Los Angeles Press Club Awards. She looks forward to continuing to tell stories about art and culture through audio, writing and other immersive mediums.
Nuran Alteir
Golden West College
At an early age, Nuran Alteir developed a passion for telling stories. That passion, coupled with a desire to do good, has led her to stories that resonate with the communities she covers. Her work as a multimedia journalist can be found at KPCC: Southern California Public Radio, the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Times and The Oregonian. Her experience in domestic newsrooms has been supplemented by time abroad as a reporter in Cambodia, Italy and the Turkish/Syrian border. Nuran graduated from California State University, Fullerton with a bachelor’s in journalism and a minor in Spanish. She is now pursuing a higher degree in the sciences.