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Nominations Sought For American Indian Journalism Institute |
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11 Mar 2003
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The program is open exclusively to Native students interested in journalism who have completed at least one year of college and who intend to return to school in the fall. |
Nominations are being accepted for the third annual American Indian Journalism Institute, a three-week educational program at the University of South Dakota. The nomination deadline is April 1.
AIJI, to be held June 1-20, is a college course funded by the Freedom Forum Neuharth Center at USD. It trains about 25 Native students each year in the basics of print journalism.
Tuition, room and board are provided free. Those who successfully complete the program earn four hours of college credit that can be transferred to another college. They also receive a $500 stipend/scholarship when they re-enroll in any college for the fall semester.
About a dozen participants will go directly from AIJI to paid summer internships at daily newspapers throughout the country.
The program is open exclusively to Native students interested in journalism who have completed at least one year of college and who intend to return to school in the fall.
To nominate a student, write a letter explaining why the person should be accepted into the institute and how they can be contacted. Please include the nominee's mailing address and e-mail address, if available. Self-nominations also are welcome.
Address nomination letters to Jack Marsh, director, Freedom Forum Neuharth Center, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark St., Vermillion, SD 57069. Or send an e-mail to jmarsh (at) freedomforum.org.
For further information, contact Jack Marsh at 605-677-6315. |
