The NEWSPA Scholarship

Purpose
The $500 scholarship was established by the Board of Directors of the Northeastern
Wisconsin Scholastic Press Association to recognize the accomplishments and the
contributions of graduating high school journalists.

Criteria

1. Applicants must have met their schools’ academic requirements, and be graduating in 2012.
2. Applicants must have worked for at least one year on the school newspaper, yearbook or a related student publication.
3. Applicants must have attended at least one NEWSPA spring conference, or be registered to attend the 2012 conference, at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.
4. Applicants must complete an application form (see below) that is signed by their journalism adviser.
5. Applicants must submit an essay of approximately 500 words explaining why they have chosen journalism as their field of study.
6. Applicants who do not meet all of the criteria due to special circumstances can submit a letter of explanation with their application.
7. Applicants can use the scholarship money at only UW Oshkosh and must plan to major or minor in a journalism-related discipline (including but not limited to news-editorial, Internet/Web design, photography, public relations, magazines, advertising, social media or broadcasting).  

Selection
The winners will be selected by a panel of judges who are active in the field of journalism.

The Award
The winner of the $500 scholarship will be announced at the 2012 spring conference.

NEWSPA Scholarships Application Form
Regular PDF [PDF] | Electronic PDF [PDF]