Press Release

Deadline Extended to March 30 for Scholarship and Student Projects Applications

The National Association of Hispanic Journalists announces that the deadline to apply for its student scholarships and convention student projects has been extended to March 30.

NAHJ offers several scholarships through our Rubén Salazar Scholarship Fund. These scholarships are designed to encourage and assist Latino students pursue careers in journalism so they can move from the classroom to the newsroom. NAHJ offers scholarships to college undergraduates and graduate students pursuing careers as print, photo, broadcast or online journalists.

In addition, generous companies and individuals also sponsor scholarships for Latino students entering journalism. More scholarship opportunities are available thanks to the Ford Motor Company Fund, the Samuel Newhouse Foundation, Univisión anchor and syndicated columnist María Elena Salinas, and Geraldo Rivera of FOX News Channel.

For more information on all available scholarships, and to apply, visit NAHJ’s Scholarships Page.

Students also have the opportunity to apply for one of NAHJ’s convention student projects by March 30. Each year, at its annual convention, NAHJ brings together dozens of students to work on a series of print and online publications, as well as radio and television broadcasts.

At each convention, approximately 2,000 attendees pick up The Latino Reporter and El Reportero Latino daily newspapers. Students also produce the El Noticiero television news show, the Radio Ondas radio program, and the Latino Reporter Digital online site.

This year, NAHJ holds its 25th anniversary convention in San Jose, California. Students selected for these projects will benefit from working side by side with professionals and mentors in a more integrated "convergence" newsroom, thereby broadening the experiences in the news they produce and getting more of the tools they need to become the journalists of tomorrow.

NAHJ, with the help of their sponsors, covers the cost of registration, travel, lodging and meals for all students selected for the projects.

For more information on NAHJ’s convention student projects, and to apply, visit the Student Projects Page.