NAHJ Ruben Salazar (General Scholarship Fund)

Eligibility

NAHJ Ruben Salazar (General Scholarship Fund), with an application deadline in February, offers numerous awards of $2000 each. Ethnicity requirements apply.

Description

The NAHJ Ruben Salazar Scholarship Fund was established in 1986 to assist young Latino journalists. The scholarship fund is named after Mexican-American journalist Ruben Salazar who was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times and the news director for the Spanish-language television station KMEX. In lieu of receiving scholarship dollars, students can qualify for a sponsored trip to the national conference. It includes: registration, flight, double-occupancy hotel room, one ticket to NAHJ special events and a food stipend. Scholarships are granted to graduate and undergraduate students who plan to work in English and/or Spanish-language journalism on whichever platform they choose. Students attending four-year colleges and community colleges in the United States and Puerto Rico are eligible for the scholarships. Students pursuing Spanish-language journalism must submit their essay in Spanish. Applicants must submit two references from people who are familiar with their academic and/or journalism work. Letters from relatives will not be accepted. Applicants must also submit work samples in print, broadcast, audio, photo and/or multimedia work samples. Please limit it to three. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the NAHJ for more information.