SDABJ Extends Scholarship Deadline to April 30

San Diego CA

21 April, 2021

5:50 PM

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Calling all students! The San Diego Association of Black Journalists (SDABJ) extended its scholarship application deadline to Friday, April 30. The scholarship is open to high school and college students who have an interest or show promise in journalism, public relations or any media-related field. Applicants must be from San Diego. Since its inception in 2000, SDABJ has awarded over $60,000 in scholarships to deserving and aspiring communicators with ties to the San Diego community. The award ceremony is scheduled for early June 2021 and will be virtual. The following four scholarships are available: (2) $1,000 scholarships that will be awarded to high school seniors who are interested in majoring in journalism and/or mass communication at a four-year college or university.(1) $300 community college scholarship available for students who are either currently enrolled or looking to attend community college, taking journalism and/or mass communication courses, and interested in pursuing a career as a journalist. (1) $1,500 Ozzie Roberts scholarship will be awarded to a student currently enrolled in a four-year college or university who is majoring or minoring in journalism and/or mass communication. This student must be interested in pursuing a career as a journalist. "Through our scholarship program we hope to support and inspire local high school and college students to pursue their passion for journalism and media," says Keithington Bryant, president, San Diego Association of Black Journalists. "In applying for our scholarships, students not only receive funding, but also networking opportunities and support that will last a lifetime." Notable communicators that have received a scholarship from SDABJ include Khari Johnson, senior staff writer with WIRED Magazine and Lauren J. Mapp, staff writer with The San Diego Union-Tribune. For more information on SDABJ's scholarship program and application requirements, visit sdabj.org. About San Diego Association of Black JournalistsThe San Diego Association of Black Journalists (SDABJ) is the local chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ). SDABJ is a 501(c) (3) organization, and was founded in 2000 by a small group of journalists and communications professionals, including Jim Trotter, Maria Hunt, Jerry McCormick, Ozzie Roberts, Gil Griffin, Bernie Jones, Samuel Autman, Lisa Lake, Booker Crenshaw and Kelly Williams. SDABJ has approximately twenty registered members working in print, broadcast, public relations and academia. The nonprofit organization's goals include increasing the number of Black journalists in management positions and encouraging Black journalists to become entrepreneurs. SDABJ works to foster an exemplary group of professionals that honors excellence and outstanding achievements by Black journalists, and outstanding achievement in the media industry as a whole, particularly when it comes to providing balanced coverage of the Black community and society at large. The organization works with high schools and colleges to identify and encourage Black students to become journalists and to diversify faculties and related curriculum, and are also committed to providing informational and training services to the general public. All fundraising efforts go toward academic scholarships and its student training programs such as "Pro for a Day," a journalism boot camp where students are taught how to produce their own news stories on a variety of platforms under the tutelage of professional journalists. Learn more at www.sdabj.org.