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.
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 AcademyAnnesha Bhattacharya
Andover High SchoolCallum Borchers
Northeastern UniversityCaitlin M. Francis
Syracuse UniversityAlex Katz
Northwestern UniversityRachel Kossman
Northeastern UniversityEliza Machintosh
University of New HampshireSkyla Seamans
MA College of Liberal ArtsLauren Spencer
Tewksbury Memorial High SchoolRachel Zarell
Northeastern University
For more information, please contact:
Crystal Serret
c.serret@nenpa.com
781.320.8042
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