For more information:

Contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

SCHOLARSHIPS: 

Mary Moy Quon Ing Scholarship

Application deadline is Friday, May 4.

$2,000 for a graduating high school senior pursuing journalism as a career.

Download application.

For more information or if you have trouble downloading the form, contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

Vincent Chin Memorial Scholarship

Application deadline is Monday, May 14.

$500 for a college student pursuing journalism as a career.

Download an application.

For more information or if you have trouble downloading the form, contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

INTERNSHIPS: 

Broadcast Internship Grants

Application deadline is Friday, May 11.

Sam Chu Lin grant: $500.

Lloyd LaCuesta Grant: $1,000

Download an application.

For more information or if you have trouble downloading the form, contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

William Woo Print and Online Internship Grant

Application deadline is Monday, May 14.

$1,000 toward living expenses for a student who has secured a summer 2012 journalism internship.

Down application.

For more information or if you have trouble downloading the form, contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

Stanford Chen Internship Grant

Application deadline is Wednesday, April 4. The application deadline has passed.

The successful applicant interning in a small or medium-size media market will be awarded $1,750.

Download application.

For more information or if you have trouble downloading the form, contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

NBC Universal Partnership

Application deadline is Friday, March 9. The application deadline has passed.

NBCUniversal will offer four students the opportunity to become NBC Fellows by joining one of the following NBC programs for summer 2012 as interns:

• America’s No. 1 morning news program, “Today”
• The top-ranked evening program, “NBC Nightly News With Brian Williams”
• “NBC Dateline”
• MSNBC
• “Rock Center With Brian Williams”
• CNBC

Four students will be provided a stipend of $500 a week for 10 weeks to live in New York City, totaling $5,000 for each student.

For more information, contact AAJA Student Coordinator Nao Vang at NaoV@aaja.org or call 415-346-2051, Ext. 102.

PROGRAMS: 

2012 J Camp for High School Students

AAJA is pleased to announce the 2012 J Camp students. Click here to see who these talented students are.

Students selected for this unique week-long program demonstrate a keen interest in broadcasting, newspapers, magazines, photojournalism or online media. Participation in AAJA JCamp is not limited to Asian American students; the program is open to all high school freshmen, sophomores or juniors.

Check out the work of the 2011 JCamp class.

UNITY 2012 Convention News Project

Eight of the most promising college students will be selected by AAJA and given the opportunity to hone their journalism skills and build their portfolios during the UNITY12 journalism convention, Aug. 1-4 in Las Vegas. Successful applicants will receive pre-convention assignments to cover issues related to the journalism industry today and/or the Asian American/Pacific Islander community. Students will also report live on convention, with travel and hotel accommodations provided.

Meet the participants.