Updated:
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Student Services
As part of its commitment to our student members and aspiring journalists, NABJ provides the following as part of its Student Education Enrichment and Development (SEED) Program.
Student Membership
All NABJ programs require student membership to participate. For only $40 per year, students can become a member of NABJ and receive the "NABJ Journal," information on career development, members-only access to the web site, NABJobs Online for employment opportunities across the United States and participate in the SEED Program.
Benefits of student membership with NABJ include:
- Scholarship, Internship, and Mentorship Programs
- Members-only web access, including online membership directory
- Free subscriptions to NABJ E-News and NABJ Journal
- Discounts to annual convention, career fair and regional conferences
- Opportunity to work on the NABJ Student Projects
- NABJ Multimedia Short Courses
- Access to NABJobs Online
- Networking access to professional journalists
Membership Application »
To join the NABJ student listserve and receive the nabj studentinformer e-newsletter, email NABJ Student Representative Georgia Dawkins at georgia.dawkins@gmail.com
Scholarship Program
Annually, NABJ awards deserving students interested in pursuing a career in journalism awards of more than $30,000 in NABJ scholarships. Scholarships are open to any foreign or American born students, currently attending an accredited four-year college/university in the U.S. or those who are candidates for graduate school.
Available Scholarships »
Internship Program
NABJ is dedicated to expanding job opportunities for black journalism students. NABJ annually awards summer internships to students committed to journalism careers. Successful candidates are offered print, broadcast or on-line positions at selected news organizations around the country ranging from small Black-owned weekly newspapers to major market dailies and broadcast outlets.
Download the Intern Booklet compiled by NABJ Regional Director Elliott Lewis to make the most of your NABJ or industry internship.
Internship Opportunities »
Student Projects
The NABJ Student Multimedia Project offers a cross-platform training experience for full-time undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in pursuing journalism as a career. If chosen for the program, students will work as a team alongside experienced professionals who work for newspapers, TV, Radio and online news organizations across the country.
Multimedia Project »
Student Multimedia Short Courses
NABJ offers print and broadcast short course to journalism students on the campuses of historically black colleges or on college campuses with a large African-American student enrollment.
The short courses are taught by teams of professional journalists who provide students with information about careers in the industry, training in writing, reporting and editing, and tips on job interviews and landing the first job or internship.
North Carolina A&T State University Multimedia Short Course
Florida A&M University Multimedia Short Course
Student Career Mentoring Program
The NABJ Career Mentoring Program matches students and new professionals with dedicated members wanting to ensure that the next generation of black journalists thrives in the newsroom. This year-long process will help young journalists understand the proper protocol and the culture of the newsroom. It will also give them the chance to listen to people who have already gone through what they will have to face and that can help guide them through the proper channels for their professional expectations.
Mentor Program »
Sports Journalism Institute
The Sports Journalism Institute is a nine-week training and internship program for college students interested in sports journalism careers. The Institute is designed to attract talented students to print journalism through opportunities in sports reporting and editing and to enhance racial and gender diversity in sports departments of newspapers nationwide.
Sports Journalism Institute »
For more information about S.E.E.D. Programs, contact Irving Washington, Program Coordinator, at 301-445-7100 Ext. 108 or iwashington@nabj.org
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