Newspaper Internship Grants for 2009

Apply by Nov. 7, 2008!

The CNPA Foundation announces its 2009 Newspaper Internship Grants Program.

Up to eight $1,500 internship grants are available for students interested in careers with newspaper companies. The top three-placing internship winners will receive an additional $500.

The CNPA Foundation will also provide up to two $1,500 advertising and marketing internship grants.

Applications are accepted from full-time 3.0+ GPA sophomores, juniors or seniors pursuing newspaper journalism, advertising or marketing careers.  Each grant is awarded after the winner secures and begins an internship of six weeks or more at a CNPA-member newspaper, so start looking for an internship now.  (The Foundation’s internship grants require that students secure California newspaper internships on their own before they receive these grants.)

See the CNPA directory at www.cnpa.com/outreach.

Visit the following link to obtain an application:

http://www.cnpa.com/found/interns09/2009%20Intern%20Application.pdf

or visit http://www.cnpa.com/found/found2.htm

You’ll need transcripts, letters of recommendation and some good work samples.

In mid-November, the Foundation will identify finalists from applications submitted by the deadline. Finalists will be asked to attend a 30-minute interview with Foundation representatives. Travel expenses will be reimbursed. Upon successful completion of the interview, up to eight finalists will each receive a newsroom internship grant, and up to two will each receive an advertising and marketing internship grant, pending the start of their internship.

Winners of the CNPA Foundation’s 2008 internship grants worked at the Chico Enterprise-Record; The Fresno Bee; Pasadena Star-News; The Press-Enterprise, Riverside; The Sacramento Bee; The San Diego Union-Tribune and the Ventura County Star..