ACES Scholarships

Hard to believe given the drumbeat of news, but there is still money in copy editing, especially if you're a college student. It comes from the ACES Education Fund, an affiliate of the American Copy Editors Society

The skinny

• Deadline Nov. 15
• Juniors, seniors and grad students interested in careers in copy editing.
• Students graduating in 2009 and who have or will have full-time copy editing jobs or internships are also eligible.
  
• Among the criteria used by judges are commitment to copy editing as a career, work experience in copy editing and abilities in copy editing, as demonstrated by examples and recommendations.
• The big prize: the $2,500 Aubespin scholarship, named for Merv Aubespin, a longtime journalist, a former president of the National Association of Black Journalists and the “godfather” of ACES.
• At least four other candidates get $1,000 each. All the winners will be granted free registration for the ACES national conference in April 2010 in Philadelphia.
  

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Questions? Contact ACES Education Fund secretary Kathy Schenck, kschenck@journalsentinel.com.

AP Sports Editors Schlolarship

After a little delay, the APSE is back out with info that it will be continuing its scholarship program this year. Details:

The Associated Press Sports Editors is sponsoring four $1,500 scholarships
for collegiate sports journalists.

APSE, a national organization of sports editors, is awarding the scholarships to help motivate talented students to pursue a career in sports journalism. Collegiate sports journalists entering their sophomore, junior or senior years are eligible for the scholarship which will awarded based on the students' journalistic work, their academic record, financial need, and geography. The scholarships will be awarded to students from four different regions of the United States. The winners will be chosen by the APSE scholarship committee, which is chaired by Joe Sullivan, sports editor of the Boston Globe, and includes editors from all sections of the United
States.

Please have them include the following information in their letter of
application:

- Personal: Name, address, age, phone number.

- Academic: A copy of the student's collegiate grades.

- Financial: A brief rundown of the student's financial situation, with
regards to how he/she plans to pay for tuition and copies of any pertinent
records including the copies of the FAFSA form EFC and family’s income tax
return.

- Letters of recommendation: One or more from teachers/employers.

- Five examples of sports journalism (usually stories but could also be
sections the student has edited).

- Finalists may be contacted for an interview .

Mail information to:

APSE Scholarship
c/o Joe Sullivan, Sports Editor
Boston Globe
135 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02205-2845

Deadline for applications is June 1. For more information contact Joe
Sullivan at the Boston Globe 617-929-2845, jtsullivan@globe.com