AAJA Student Programs

Student Programs

Scholarships
Every year AAJA offers scholarships to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students. Awards range from $1,000 to $5,000. Students are selected based on the following criteria: commitment to the field of journalism; sensitivity to Asian American and Pacific Islander issues; journalistic ability; scholastic ability; financial need. To date, AAJA has awarded close to $900,000 in scholarship funds to assist approximately 400 students pursuing a career in journalism.

Internships
AAJA internships provide opportunities and grants to students pursuing journalism careers. AAJA currently offers the Stanford Chen Internship Grant, AAJA/Chicago Tribune Print and New Media Internship Grant, and the AAJA Internship Grant for Broadcast for interns who have already secured an internship and need additional support. AAJA and its partners also provide openings for AAJA applicants in several internship programs.

J Camp
A one-of-a-kind student campus that brings together a multicultural group of high school students to sharpen their journalism skills, learn how their cultural values impact their professional development and work together in a unique learning environment.

Convention Student Projects
An incredible opportunity to work with professional journalists in putting together a newspaper, a TV newscast, a radio newscast or an online news Web site during the week of the AAJA National Convention. You get to work in an authentic newsroom environment and, if you are accepted, most of your expenses to attend the convention will be covered.