SAJA 2012 Journalism Scholarships
SAJA is offering $50,000 in scholarships this year to help students pursue careers in journalism.
If you're a high school senior about to enter college, an undergraduate, or a student starting or continuing your graduate studies, and you're pursuing a journalism career, here's your chance to get help with your educational expenses.
These annual monetary awards recognize the reporting abilities and commitment of emerging journalists. Students from across the United States, Canada and South Asia can apply for the awards. But applicants must be pursuing their education in a North American educational institution. Applicants must either be of South Asian origin or demonstrate a strong interest in covering South Asia and/or the diaspora.
The judging is conducted by SAJA professional members.
Applicants with financial hardship may be given special consideration. Recipients are expected to give back to SAJA by volunteering at the annual convention or at other events during the year. They also must provide an update of their journalistic endeavors and achievements at the conclusion of the academic year.
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
The 2012 application is due at 11:59pmET on March 9, 2012. Winners will be notified in early April.
Please fill out the appropriate application:
SAJA High School Scholarship Application
http://bit.ly/y5j8vi
SAJA Undergraduate Scholarship Application
http://bit.ly/AhATr8
SAJA Graduate Scholarship Application
http://bit.ly/ymO4gf
PLEASE NOTE: The SAJA Scholarships are made possible through generous contributions from the Krishna Kumar Gaur Scholarship Fund and numerous individual and institutional donations. To donate to SAJA and help future scholarship classes, visit http://www.saja.org/donate.
Testimonials From Last Year's Recipients
The SAJA scholarship provided me with a greater sense of confidence in my journalistic ability. The scholarship gave me the opportunity to attend the SAJA convention, where I was able to meet others who are passionate about South Asia. Having an organization that stands behind you and believes that you're a promising member of the journalistic fraternity made me want to deliver on that promise. Since receiving the scholarship, I have served as the chair of the Columbia University chapter of SAJA and continue to report on issues relevant to South Asia and the diaspora.
Sumit Galhotra, 2011 SAJA Graduate Scholarship Recipient
I became a member of the South Asian Journalists Association as a high school student, when I stumbled upon the annual convention on a visit to New York. It was a community that welcomed me and encouraged me to pursue a field I had interest in. Now, more than three years later, I'm proud to say I'm fully committed to continuing my work as a journalist, and the SAJA scholarship provided the same support and a positive nudge. I continue to hear about the volatility of my medium, print journalism, yet there is a group of people who want to help me succeed, and I am incredibly appreciative of that.
Sonali Kholi, 2011 SAJA Undergraduate Scholarship Recipient
SAJA helped put me into college, plain and simple. Over the last few months, I’ve been able to engage myself in classes that further aid me in investigating current and past, worldwide and local, issues that I care about. I have also been given the opportunity to engage myself in local and international newsletters. The SAJA scholarship experience showed me a plethora of examples of other passionate South Asians that have built themselves up with their passion, hard work, and networking abilities. I would love to follow my ambitions with the same type of fire as shown to me by SAJA.
Joshua Roychowdury, 2011 SAJA High School Scholarship Recipient
