Scholarships and Internships

GPEF announces scholarship recipients for the 2014-2015 academic year.

Kennington Smith Fayetteville Morris Scholarship - $2000

Jordan Hill Alma McAlister Scholarship - $2000

David Schick Athens Rogers Scholarship - $2000

Lindsey Conway Alpharetta GPEF Scholarship - $1500

Nathan Harris Alpharetta GPEF Scholarship - $1500

CaryAnn Liner Fortson GPEF Scholarship - $1500

Hunter Terrell Covington GPEF Scholarship - $1500

 

All applicants must be a Georgia resident attending a Georgia college or university. The deadline to apply is March 1 of each year. For an application please click here. For more information, contact Jennifer Farmer at jfarmer@gapress.org or 770-454-6776.

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GPEF
SCHOLARSHIPS
GPEF annually awards scholarships to Georgia residents attending Georgia colleges and universities who are pursuing a career in the field of journalism. There are four honor scholarships awarded to excelling students and they are:

1. Kirk Sutlive Scholarship This scholarship is awarded annually to a junior or senior majoring in either the news-editorial or public relations sequence at the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. Established in 1986, the recipient is selected from three nominations submitted by the University of Georgia. The Sutlive Scholarship is named in memory of William Kirkland Sutlive, published of The Blackshear Times and a past president of the Georgia Press Association.	2. William C. Rogers Scholarship Established in 1981, this scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior majoring in the news-editorial sequence at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. The recipient is selected from nominations made by the University of Georgia. The Rogers Scholarship is named in honor of William C. Rogers, publisher of The Blade, Swainsboro, and a past president of the Georgia Press Association.
3. Morris Scholarship 3. Morris Newspaper Corp. Scholarship Established in 1987 by Charles Morris, Morris Newspaper Corporation, Savannah, this scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding print journalism student. Applications are submitted through newspapers in the Morris Newspaper Corporation chain and recipients are named by the Foundation.	4. Durwood McAlister Scholarship Established in 1992 by The Atlanta Journal, this scholarship is awarded annually to an outstanding student majoring in print journalism at a Georgia college or university. The McAlister Scholarship is named in honor of Durwood McAlister, former editor of The Atlanta Journal..
Otis A. Brumby, Jr. Community Newspaper Scholarship Established in 2012 This scholarship is awarded annually to a college junior or senior majoring in print journalism. Priority will be given to applicants from Cobb County. The Brumby Community Scholarship is named in honor of Otis A. Brumby, Jr., long-time publisher of the Marietta Daily Journal, Neighbor Newspapers and Cherokee Tribune. He is a past president of the Georgia Press Association and frequent winner of GPA and AP Freedom of Information Awards. He is also the first recipient of the David E. Hudson Open Government Award. TO APPLY Download Scholarship Application (PDF) Deadline for the application is March 1, annually INTERNSHIP Billy Watson Internship Program Since 1994, GPEF has provided over 150 Georgia newspapers grants to hire a paid summer intern through the Billy Watson Internship Program. Today, the program continues to offer 8-week paid internships to dozens of students on an annual basis. Internships can be for any phase of newspaper production, including advertising, editorial, circulation/marketing, on-line publishing and pre-press production. The internship program is important because it provides students with actual newspaper experience while reinforcing their scholastic training. Most interns credit the program with giving them a perspective of the newspaper business that they could not have gleaned from the classroom alone. Applications (PDF) Download HOST NEWSPAPER Application Download STUDENT Application OTHER PROGRAMS Newspapers in Education GPEF sponsors Newspapers in Education programs as part of its overall mission. NIE promoted materials are made available to members of the association. GPEF also serves on the board of Georgia Newspapers in Education and sponsors seminars promoting NIE.