Scholarships

Two undergraduate students in Northeastern University's School of Journalism, Diana Pugliese, left, and Courtney Brooks, right, received scholarship awards from NENPA. Michele Richinick, the third award winner, was unable to attend the award ceremony.

JEFNE Board Members

Randy Capitani, Publisher
Deerfierld Valley News
Wilmington, VT

David Solomon, Editor
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Peterborough, NH

Helen Smith
NE Scholastic Press Assoc.
Boston University

Anthony Galvagna
Bank of America
Boston, MA

Frank Manley
Milford, NH

Ellen Zappala
Merrimac, MA

NENPA awards up to 10 scholarships each year to aspiring journalists through its Journalism Education Foundation of New England. Our foundation strives to encourage and support young people who plan to enter the newspaper field.

College students or high school seniors who are studying and acquiring work experience that will prepare them to work in the field of journalism are eligible to apply.

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To qualify for a JEFNE Scholarship students must:

Be a resident of New England
Be a senior in high school planning to attend college the following year or a college student studying journalism or a related field
Have a GPA of 2.3 or above
Demonstrate a serious interest in a career in journalism by sending the following materials:
• cover letter, transcript, resume or biography, letter of recommendation,

AND one of the following:
• a body of published work in a school news publication, general circulation newspaper, or a similar publication OR
• a body of work prepared for a journalism class OR
• an essay of at least 1,000 words describing your journalistic interests and values

2011 JEFNE Scholarship Winners

Alexis Beebe
Robert W. Traip Academy

Annesha Bhattacharya
Andover High School

Callum Borchers
Northeastern University

Caitlin M. Francis
Syracuse University

Alex Katz
Northwestern University

Rachel Kossman
Northeastern University

Eliza Machintosh
University of New Hampshire

Skyla Seamans
MA College of Liberal Arts

Lauren Spencer
Tewksbury Memorial High School

Rachel Zarell
Northeastern University

For more information, please contact:
Crystal Serret
c.serret@nenpa.com
781.320.8042