Asian American Journalist Association Scholarship

The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is a nonprofit organization with more than 2,300 members nationwide -- including students, professionals, and retired journalists. The Texas chapter awards a $1,000 scholarship each year to a promising student pursuing journalism (print, TV, radio, or web) at an accredited college or university during the 2007-08 school year. The award is open to undergraduates, graduate students, and graduating high school seniors who will be college freshmen. The student must be attending school in Texas, Oklahoma or New Mexico OR they must be from Texas, Oklahoma or New Mexico. The students will be judged on:

• Journalistic ability

• Commitment to the field of journalism

• Awareness of Asian-American issues

• Scholastic ability

• Financial need may be considered, but is not required.

To download a scholarship application, www.aajatexas.org

Applications must be postmarked by May 31, 2007. Winners will be notified in July.

For further information, please contact Sujata Dand or the chair of the scholarship committee, Aman Batheja.

For more information on AAJA, please visit: www.aaja.org .

For more information on the Texas chapter, visit: www.aajatexas.org .