SCHOLARSHIPS: Overseas Press Club Scholarships - for aspiring foreign correspondents
From: “Jane Reilly, OPC Foundation”
Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholarships
Graduate and undergraduate students, studying at American colleges and
universities, who aspire to become foreign correspondents, are invited
to apply for one of twelve $2,000 scholarships to be awarded by the
Overseas Press Club Foundation.
Winning an OPC Foundation scholarship is more than a cash award.
Winners are invited to join the Overseas Press Club family. They are
encouraged to network and keep the organization apprised of their career
moves. The Foundation also pays travel and living expenses for interns
in foreign bureaus at such leading news organization as the Associated
Press and Reuters and at small publications like Cambodia Daily. In
many cases, winning a prestigious OPC Foundation award has helped launch
careers.
The judges require that applicants submit a Cover Letter, Resume and
Essay. The applicant’s name and school should appear at the top of each
page. The Essay of approximately 500 words should concentrate on an
area of the world or an international issue that is in keeping with the
applicant’s interest. It can be in the form of a story, news analysis
or essay. Recent winners have written on such diverse topics as playing
black jack on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, political activism in
Morocco, and social upheaval in China. Applicants are also encouraged
to submit essays showing a strong understanding of, or interest in,
global economic issues such as trade, finance, emerging markets,
immigration or environmental impacts.
The Cover Letter should be autobiographical in nature addressing such
questions as how the applicant developed an interest in this particular
part of the world, or how he or she would use the scholarship to further
journalistic ambitions. The judges respond well to applications showing
strong reporting skills, color, and understanding or passion.
Winners will be contacted in December so that arrangements can be made
for them to attend the Foundation Scholarship Luncheon in February 2008
in New York City at the Foundation’s expense. Recipients are expected
to attend.
Applicants do not have to be US citizens. Applications may be sent by
mail, fax or email. Please choose one. Email is preferred (Word or
PDF).
DEADLINE: Saturday, December 1, 2007
Email: foundation@opcofamerica.org
Fax: 201-612-9915
Mail: William J. Holstein, President, Overseas Press Club Foundation,
40 West 45 Street, New York NY 10036
Website: www.overseaspressclubfoundation.org
For more information, contact Jane Reilly, Executive Director, at
foundation@opcofamerica.org or call 201-493-9087.
Jane Reilly
Executive Director
Overseas Press Club Foundation
201-493-9087
www.overseaspressclubfoundation.org
