c/o CNPA Services Inc., 2000 O St., Suite 120, Sacramento CA 95811 PNNA Foundation call for applications in 2014 internship grants program Sept. 13, 2013

Postmark deadline to apply: Nov. 22, 2013 Dear Adviser: The PNNA Foundation announces its 2014 Internship Grants Program. Up to six $1,500 internship grants are available for students interested in careers with Pacific Northwest newspaper companies. Please share this grant information with your newspaper’s editor, business manager, advertising director and with career services directors in your department and at your institution. Above all, please notify your leading students about these opportunities. Applications are accepted from full-time 3.0+ GPA sophomores, juniors or seniors pursuing newspaper journalism, advertising or marketing careers. Note that the Foundation requires that students secure internships on their own with PNNA-member newspapers before they receive these grants. Please encourage your students to pursue internships right away. A roster of PNNA-member newspapers is enclosed. In late November, the Foundation will identify finalists from applications submitted by the deadline. Upon successful completion of screening, up to six finalists will receive internship grant confirmation letters. The PNNA Foundation will issue the finalist a check when he or she begins the 2014 internship. Please contact me with questions at (916) 288-6021. Sincerely,

Joe Wirt, PNNA Foundation

Earn a $1,500Newspaper Internship Grant

for 2014

Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association Foundation

For more information: Contact Joe Wirt, PNNA Foundation: joe@cnpa.com; (916) 288-6021

Are you a full-time college sophomore, junior or senior? Do you have a G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher? Do you have an exceptional interest in pursuing a career in newspaper work? If so, you’re eligible to apply.

This fall, the PNNA Foundation will award up to six $1,500 newspaper internship grants to worthy college students. Each grant is awarded after the winner secures and begins an internship of six weeks or more at a PNNA-member newspaper in Spring or Summer 2014. Start looking for an internship now.

Get an application from your adviser or from the PNNA website, pnna.com. Also, you’ll need to collect transcripts, letters of recommendation and some good work samples.

Applications for the 2014 PNNA Foundation Internship Grants program must be postmarked by Nov. 22, 2013.

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Last year's winner...

Nick Gonzales Western Washington UniversitySkagit Valley Herald intern

"I thought I was going to be learning a lot about photos this summer, but what I learned about instead was the inner workings of a professional newsroom. I learned how to watch the budget, bug reporters and try to plan as far in advance as possible for photo assignments."

PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION c/o CNPA Services Inc., 2000 O St., Suite 120, Sacramento, CA 95811

Phone: (916) 288-6021 Fax: (916) 288-6002

NEWSPAPER INTERNSHIP GRANT APPLICATION

I am pursuing a newspaper career in: NEWSROOM

ADVERTISING/MARKETING

NAME

MY CURRENT MAILING ADDRESS

TELEPHONE E-mail

SUMMER 2014 ADDRESS

TELEPHONE

CITIZENSHIP: CURRENT STUDENT STATUS: Sophomore Senior

Junior

CURRENT COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY:

OVERALL COLLEGE GPA:

PLANNED DATE OF GRADUATION:

NAME(S) OF OTHER COLLEGES AND HIGH SCHOOL(S) ATTENDED:

POSTMARK DEADLINE: FRIDAY, NOV. 22, 2013

(see reverse side)

(Last) (First) (Middle initial)

THESE MATERIALS MUST ACCOMPANY COMPLETED INTERNSHIP GRANT APPLICATION:

1. A letter of nomination signed by the head of your academic department.

2. One letter of recommendation from a professor in your field of interest (news or advertising).

3. A letter of recommendation from a current or former employer. If not possible, submit a letter of recommendation from someone who can attest to your character and sense of responsibility.

4. An essay no longer than 300 words that explains why you are interested in pursuing a career in the newsroom, advertising or circulation department of a PNNA-member newspaper.

5. Submit 3-5 published clips of writing or advertising examples you have authored. College class work may be submitted in place of clips by sophomore applicants who do not have clips. Please send 81/2-by-11 pages, one-sided, with no tape, staples or hanging materials. Photocopies of your clips are OK. If submitting visual or multimedia samples, send direct links to URLs holding the samples.

6. Enclose a photocopy, or an original copy, of your most recent and current college transcripts.

You will be DISQUALIFIED if this form is not completed properly or if the required materials are not submitted along with this application. Successful grant finalists will receive notification in early December 2013. Up to six finalists will be selected to receive a $1,500 internship grant based on successful interviews. Grant is awarded directly to finalist when internship begins.

Your name (please print) Date Adviser’s signature ______________________________________ Date___________

PNNA Foundation, c/o CNPA Services Inc., 2000 O St., Suite 120 Sacramento , CA 95811 Phone: (916) 288-6021 / Fax: (916) 288-6002 Questions? E-mail Joe Wirt , PNNA Foundation: joe@cnpa.com

The Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association (PNNA) is an association of daily newspapers in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Alberta and British Columbia advancing the newspaper industry through infor-mation, education and service.

The PNNA Foundation sponsors con-tests for PNNA-member newspapers, provides institutional grants to college journalism programs and supports training events for newspaper professionals in the Pacific Northwest.

The Foundation, a 501(c)(3) corpora-tion, is supported by an endowment created through donations from mem-bers.

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