Deadline: 1 July 2011 or 1 October 2011
Open to: journalists interested in writing about religion from US
Scholarship: up to $5,000 (cover expenses including tuition, registration fees and books)
The Lilly Scholarships for Journalists program is funded by a two-year grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc., to the Religion Newswriters Association’s non-profit charitable arm, the Religion Newswriters Foundation. Its mission is to help journalists achieve excellence in writing and reporting on faith, values, ethics and spirituality in the news media.
Eligibility
Full-time print and broadcast journalists working at general circulation (or audience), non-religious media outlets are eligible to apply.
Freelance journalists may be eligible but must demonstrate that both a majority of their time is spent and income is from religion news in secular media markets.
Application
The following information is required when you submit your application:
- Employment history for last five years (job duties, number of years as a journalist). Acceptable formats are: PDF, Word doc, TIFF, JPEG or plain text.
- Essay, in 500 words or less: Why do you seek this scholarship and how do you expect to benefit?
- Three story clips or audio files (dated within the last 12 mos.) via e-mail with your application.
- E-mail from your human resources department confirming your employment.
- Freelancers must list all jobs held from the last 12 months and include duties and income received as well as a résumé.
Have all this documents when you start the on-line application.
Scholarship
Scholarships are awarded as stipends of up to $5,000 each. They may cover: tuition, books, application fees, registration fees, lab fees, child care, activity fees and other expenses related to the course.
Contact
Amy Schiska at 573-355-5201 ext. 3#
