The Associated Press Sports Editors are sponsoring four $1,500 scholarships for collegiate sports journalists.
The Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE,) a national organization of sports editors, is awarding four $1500 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 scholarships which will be awarded based on the students’ journalistic work, their academic record, financial need, and geography. The scholarships will be given 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.
Deadline is June 1.
If you are interested, please include the following information in your 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.
- Five examples of sports journalism (usually stories but could also be sections the student has edited).
Mail information to:
APSE Scholarship
c/o Joe Sullivan, Sports Editor
Boston Globe
135 Morrissey Blvd.
Boston, MA 02205-2845
OR email information to jtsullivan@globe.com with links or PDFs.