NABJ : Scholarships

Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Published: Friday, July 9, 2004

Allison E. Fisher Scholarship

Number of Awards Available: 1
Amount of the Award: $2,500

Eligibility Criteria

Competition for the scholarship is open to any NABJ student member who is currently attending an accredited four-year university. Students must be enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student who:

Majors in journalism (print, broadcast)

Maintains a minimum 3.0 GPA

Demonstrates community service

Additional Criteria

To be considered and to receive a scholarship, the applicant must be a member of NABJ.

Previous NABJ scholarship winners are not eligible

The grant is awarded directly to the recipients college or university

Scholarships will be awarded upon proof of enrollment. The winner will be formally recognized on the NABJ Web site and in the convention program book.

The recipient of this program will be asked to attend the Evening with an Angel on a Jazz Note, held in October in Baltimore, which is the annual fundraiser for this scholarship.

Learn more about the Allison Fisher Fund at www.allisonfisherfund.org.