2023 Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship Grant
This grant awards funds to current AAJA members in pursuit of professional development. Applicants must be currently enrolled or accepted into a professional development program.
Eligibility and Rules
- Current dues-paying AAJA member
- Demonstrate leadership potential, or currently hold a management position
- Must have a serious interest in continuing pursuing journalism as a career.
- Candidates must commit to submitting a post for the AAJA website at the end of their training experience that highlights how the fellowship advanced them along their career path.
Application Requirements
- Resume
- One letter of recommendation
- A letter verifying your acceptance into a professional development program
- A brief statement describing your financial need
- In 500 words or less, describe your career goals and why AAJA's mission is important to you.
To learn more about this scholarship and AAJA, visit our website.
DEADLINES:
The application deadline is 11:59 PT on April 1, 2023 and October 1, 2023.
Grants are distributed on a rolling basis. Complete the application at least 3 weeks before payment is due for the program or event you plan on attending. All required materials must be received by the deadline to be considered.
Questions? Email support@aaja.org with Dinah Eng Leadership Fellowship Grant in the subject line.
2023 William Woo Print/Digital News Internship Grant
This grant supports AAPIs pursuing journalism careers in print or digital news students who have secured a summer internship. The $2,000 grant is to defray living costs during the internship.
Eligibility and Rules
- Must be an undergraduate student enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) at an accredited college or university (including junior and community) in the United States or one of its territories.
- Must be committed to AAJA’s mission
- Must have a serious interest in pursuing print or digital journalism as a career
- Must have already secured a summer internship at a print or digital news outlet before applying
- Must be a current AAJA member
- This stipend must be used toward living and transportation expenses during the internship. The selected candidate will sign a memorandum of understanding acknowledging this.
Application Requirements
- Resume
- One letter of recommendation
- A letter verifying your internship
- A brief statement of financial need
- Answer the following question: In 500 words or less, state why you want to pursue a career in print or digital journalism, what you hope to gain from your internship experience, and why AAJA's mission is important to you.
To learn more about this scholarship and AAJA, visit our website.
DEADLINE:
The application deadline is 11:59 PT on March 30, 2023. Questions? Email support@aaja.org.
2023 Stanford Chen Internship Grant
This internship grant awards $1,500 to college juniors, seniors and graduate students who have secured an internship at a news outlet. Students from the Pacific Northwest or who attend a Northwest college or university are especially encouraged to apply, though a Northwest connection alone does not determine who receives a grant. Applicants who will be interning at small to medium sized outlets will receive priority.
Eligibility and Rules
- Currently enrolled full-time at an accredited community college, junior college, college or university
- Must have secured a summer internship before applying for the internship grant. The stipend must be used for living expenses and/or transportation during your internship and may not be used for any college expenses. Grantees will be required to sign an agreement acknowledging this.
- Must have a serious interest in pursuing journalism as a career.
- Must be an active AAJA member.
Application Requirements
- Resume
- One letter of recommendation
- A letter verifying your summer internship
- A brief statement describing your financial need
- In 500 words or less, answer these questions: What kind of experience do you expect as an intern. Describe your career goals and why AAJA's mission is important to you.
To learn more about this scholarship and AAJA, visit our website.
DEADLINE:
The application deadline is 11:59 PT on March 30, 2023. Questions? Email support@aaja.org.
2023 Sam Chu Lin and Lloyd LaCuesta Broadcast Internship Grants
A) One internship grant in the amount of $500 will be awarded to a student broadcaster in honor of the late Sam Chu Lin. This grant is open to journalists working in local TV news. B) One grant in the amount of $1,000 will be awarded to an aspiring male television broadcaster from the Lloyd LaCuesta Scholarship Fund. This internship grant of $1,000 will be awarded to an aspiring AAPI male television broadcaster who has secured a summer internship at a local TV news station. The funds are to help pay for expenses related to the internship.
Applicants may apply to both grants if they meet eligibility requirements for both grants.
Eligibility and Rules:
- Must be a full-time college student or a recent graduate who has graduated within the last year.
- Must have secured a summer internship before applying.
- The stipend must be used for living expenses and/or transportation during your internship. Grantees will be required to sign a waiver acknowledging this.
- Must be a current AAJA student member.
Application Requirements:
- Resume
- Letter of recommendation
- Letter verifying your internship
- A brief statement explaining your financial need
- Answer to this question: In 250 words or less, state why you want to pursue a career in broadcast journalism, what you hope to gain from your internship experience, and why AAJA's mission is important to you.
To learn more about Sam Chu Lin and Lloyd LaCuesta, and AAJA, visit our website.
DEADLINE:
The application deadline is 11:59 PT on March 30, 2023. Questions? Email support@aaja.org.
VOICES is a student fellowship program that provides aspiring journalists with career-ready skills to succeed in the continually-evolving media landscape. The program’s mission is to help a diverse group of aspiring journalists understand how audiences engage with them, how communities view the work they produce, and how they can understand the impact of their work. By nurturing relationships between students and professional volunteers, VOICES also gives students the opportunity to tap into mentors’ networks and begin their own.
This program is open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in journalism. We are looking for students who are interested in producing a long-form, in-depth news project over the course of the summer. We want students who are excellent storytellers and who are interested in new technologies and story forms. Reporters, social media strategists, designers, developers, data engineers, podcasters, broadcasters, bloggers are all welcome to apply.
The program this year will consist of summer-long training and project work that begins in mid-April and culminates at the AAJA National Convention, which this year will be in Washington DC from Wednesday, July 19 to Sunday, July 23.
As a VOICES fellow, students will:
- Create meaningful editorial work by working in student groups to pitch and produce a long-form story.
- Attend virtual trainings throughout the summer led by industry leaders.
- Build lasting relationships with their editors and other AAJA professionals
- Be a part of the AAJA National Convention as attendees and presenters.
- Meet and interview with recruiters from major news companies
Past fellows have gone onto internships and jobs at news companies such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, Frontline, and more. Former VOICES students and editors are now Pulitzer Prize-winners, documentarians, public relations professionals, broadcast anchors and newsroom editors. Above all, VOICES is a community that lasts far beyond this one summer, a community that students will be a part of for a lifetime. To view past work by fellows, visit the VOICES website.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Can I also intern or work somewhere else while I participate in VOICES over the summer?
Yes! Most of our students intern for another organization over the summer. The workload is meant to complement your internship, not supersede it. However, every student must be able to attend the national convention. If you are accepted into the program, we are happy to reach out to your internship supervisor if needed.
How much experience do I need to have to be accepted?
Minimal experience. We expect all participants to have certain baseline reporting abilities and experience in order to be accepted into the program. However, students do not need to have prior experience in audio to do an audio project; one of our goals is to push students outside their comfort zone and to learn new things.
What is covered as a VOICES participant?
AAJA will pay for fellows' travel, accommodations, meals and registration fees to attend the in-person portion of VOICES at #AAJA23.
I am a recent graduate. Can I still apply?
Yes, if you graduated from an undergraduate or graduate program no earlier than Spring 2023, you are eligible to apply. If you will be graduating from high school in Spring 2023, you are eligible to apply.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 17, 2023, 11:59 p.m. PT
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is seeking a new leadership team VOICES, one of its signature program.
AAJA’s Voices program is a unique opportunity for college students to develop reporting and leadership skills under the mentorship of industry professionals. A cohort of 15-17 students participate in a series of trainings and leadership sessions that will include interactive online courses, and are assigned stories covering the journalism industry and AAPI communities.
As part of leadership, you will have the opportunity to direct the VOICES signature program with AAJA internal staff with the following responsibilities:
- To mentor and guide Voices program participants on their summer projects.
- To help organize and facilitate training and networking opportunities for Voices students.
- To support Voices leadership in other tasks related to carrying out the Voices program, including, but not limited to, application reviews, strategic planning, and outreach.
- To provide encouragement, information, advice, and scholarship assistance to AAPI students who aspire to professional journalism careers.
- To provide to the AAPI community an awareness of news media and an understanding of how to gain fair access.
- To provide a means of association and support among Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) journalists and advance AAPI journalists as news managers and media executives.
- To research and point out when news media organizations stray from accuracy and fairness in the coverage of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and AAPI issues.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: March 6, 2023 11:59 p.m. PT
The AAJA Sports Task Force awards two $2,000 grants to students or recent graduates who are pursuing careers in sports journalism and media. The scholarship is intended to financially support the recipients' registration, travel and lodging costs for AAJA's 2023 National Convention from July 19-23 in Washington, D.C.
Applicants will be selected on the basis of their demonstrated journalistic ability, financial need, strong commitment to the pursuit of a sports journalism career and dedication to AAJA’s mission.
Eligibility and Rules
- Must be a current AAJA member.
- Applicants must fall into one of the following categories:
- Category 1: Not attending college/university, but actively working towards becoming a sports journalist.
- Category 2: Must be an undergraduate student enrolled full-time (at least 12 credit hours) at an accredited college or university (including junior and community) in the United States or one of its territories. Must be currently taking or planning on taking journalism courses and/or pursuing a sports journalism career. Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Category 3: A young professional who graduated within the last five years from a community college, junior college or university in the United States or one of its territories. Must be currently and actively pursuing a career in sports journalism
Please note: graduate students and young professionals will be judged against each other, while undergraduate students and those not attending college/university will be judged against each other.
Application Requirements
- Resume
- Journalistic work samples
- Contact information for two references
The scholarships are made possible thanks to a donation made by Don Yee (of sports talent agency Yee & Dubin Sports, LLC.). Find out more about the AAJA Sports Task Force at www.sportstaskforce.com.
DEADLINE
The application deadline is 11:59 PST on March 31, 2023. Questions? Email support@aaja.org. For more about the AAJA Sports Task Force, visit http://sportstaskforce.com.
ABOUT AAJA’s 2023 CONVENTION
AAJA’s 2023 convention will be in Washington, D.C. from July 19-23, 2023. Our annual convention brings together the AAJA community, provides opportunities to meet with recruiters, fosters learning through our carefully crafted lineup of panels and workshops, and allows for collective reflection on AAPI representation, leadership and ownership within the field of journalism. We look forward to welcoming our #AAJAFamily, from the ones who have been with us since 1981, to those who have joined within the past year, for an illuminating week of conversations, community, and skills-building. To learn more about convention, check out our archives.
ABOUT JIMMIE AND SUEY FONG YEE
Like many Chinese immigrants, Jimmie and Suey Fong Yee immigrated to the U.S. once China fell under Communist rule. They settled in Sacramento and worked hard to create a new life for themselves and their young family. They endured many hardships, but they envisioned and achieved a better future for themselves and their children.
They were proud of their heritage as Chinese. One of the important values they taught their children was to be sympathetic to the plight, journey, and struggle of others. Just as the Yees received help from others, it was their wish to return their good fortune by helping other Asians striving to achieve their dreams.
ABOUT DON YEE
Donald H. Yee is a partner and founder of Yee & Dubin Sports, LLC., a sports management consulting firm that represents some of the nation’s leading professional athletes, coaches and broadcasters. Yee, a graduate of UCLA and the University of Virginia School of Law, also is a frequent speaker and writer on sports-related issues. He is a former adjunct professor of law at the University of Southern California law school and a visiting professor of law at the University of Virginia School of Law.
ABOUT THE AAJA SPORTS TASK FORCE
The AAJA Sports Task Force elevates the voices of Asian Americans in sports and encourages future Asian American sports journalists through mentorship and scholarship opportunities. At times, sports issues lead newscasts and make headlines across traditional news outlets. What is often lacking in this coverage, and sports journalism in general, is the perspective of Asian Americans. This AAJA Sports Task Force scholarship is one way to turn the tide. For more about the AAJA Sports Task Force, visit sportstaskforce.com.