NAHJ Now Accepting 2002 Scholarship Applications
WASHINGTON -- The National Association of Hispanic Journalists is now accepting applications for its Ruben Salazar Scholarship Fund which provides financial support to Hispanic students pursuing a degree in journalism.
The NAHJ scholarship fund has supported more than 350 Hispanic students by awarding over $500,000 in scholarships since its inception in 1986. The deadline to apply is Jan. 31, 2002. Please visit NAHJ’s Web site at
http://www.nahj.org/student.html to print out an application.
Each year, approximately 40 scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 are awarded nationwide to students pursuing a degree in journalism. The NAHJ also created an endowment last year with the goal of raising $1 million to support the Rubén Salazar Scholarship Fund.
NAHJ is now accepting applications for scholarships in the following categories:
Broadcast, Print and Photojournalism Scholarships:
Those eligible: High school seniors, college undergraduates or graduate students majoring in journalism. Students majoring in other fields must be able to demonstrate a strong interest in pursuing a career in journalism.
The NAHJ Newsroom Bound Program
NAHJ will select approximately 20 college freshmen and sophomores to participate in a three-year program that consist of scholarships, training, internships and mentoring. This program is designed to provide journalism students with a more complete educational experience in journalism while providing a means for mentoring by professionals.
Cristina Saralegui Scholarship Program:
To apply, students must be a current college sophomore, fluent in Spanish and planning to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. The recipient is required to intern on the Cristina Saralegui Show during the summer following their junior year.
Newhouse Scholarship Program
Student must be a current sophomore to apply. The recipient is required to intern at a Newhouse newspaper the summer following their junior year. The program provides a stipend to attend NAHJ’s annual convention.
The mission of the NAHJ, founded in 1984, is to increase the number of Latino journalists and to improve news coverage of the nation’s Latino community.
The NAHJ Ruben Scholarship Fund was established in 1986 to assist young Latino journalists. The scholarship fund is named after Mexican-American journalist Rubén Salazar who was killed by a tear-gas projectile fired by a deputy sheriff in 1970 while covering the Chicano Anti-Vietnam War Moratorium in East Los Angeles.
For further information on sponsorship or to make a donation to the Ruben Salazar Scholarship Fund, please contact Nancy Tita at 202-662-7168 or e-mail, ntita@nahj.org. The NAHJ is a 501(C)(3), tax-exempt organization. (Fed tax ID #95-3927141).
2001 Ruben Salazar Scholarship Fund
NAHJ Scholars
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Araceli Arreola |
Southern Methodist University |
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Oscar Ayala Silva |
American University |
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Monique Baez |
University of Nebraska |
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Julia Bagg |
University of Florida |
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Russell Contreras |
Columbia University |
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Alejandro Del Barrio |
Boston University |
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Gloria Diaz |
University of La Verne |
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Carmen Gonzalez |
University of Southern California |
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Mark Hicks |
Michigan State University |
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Margarita Jimenez |
University of Texas- Austin |
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Irma Lewis |
University of Arizona |
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Jennifer Lopez |
Georgetown University |
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Anabel Marquez |
Oxnard College |
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Ryan Martinez |
University of Texas-Austin |
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Monica Maycott |
University of the Incarnate Word |
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Anthony Ortiz |
New Mexico State University |
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Alexandra Rasmus |
Northwestern University |
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Carla Rojas |
University of Florida |
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Lauren Sabedra |
New York University |
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Elizabeth Vigil |
Modesto Junior College |
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Cesar Villalpando |
Texas Wesleyan University |
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Monica Want |
University of North Texas |
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Newhouse Scholars |
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Eddy Ramirez |
University of California-Berkeley |
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Rebecca Rivas |
University of Missouri-Columbia |
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David Cisneros |
University of Southern California |
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The Washington Post Scholars |
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Fulvio Cativo |
Univ. of Maryland-College Park |
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Olga Ayala |
Montgomery College |
