AAJA offers the following fellowships. For more information on any of these programs, contact Albert Lee, Professional Programs Coordinator at (415) 346-2051, ext. 107 or e-mail Albertl@aaja.org.

AAJA Fellowship

AAJA offers a fellowship to members to help attend short-term professional training and skills development programs. Grants of up to $1,000 are offered to provide assistance with tuition, travel, food, lodging and other program-related expenses. Applicants must be full or associate members with at least three years of professional experience. Applications are accepted year-round.

AAJA is not accepting applications at this time.

AAJA/Poynter Institute Fellowship

AAJA, in partnership with The Poynter Institute, offers two fellowships for 2009. AAJA members can apply for any of 18 courses in topics ranging from multimedia to infographics, producing to copy editing. Applicants should be full-time employees of a print, broadcast or online news organization, or journalism educators. Freelancers are welcome to apply. The selected fellows will have transportation costs to The Poynter Institute covered by AAJA. Tuition will be covered by Poynter. Hotel costs are the responsibility of the fellows. The Poynter Institute is in St. Petersburg, FL.

The following is a list of Poynter seminars that would qualify for the AAJA/Poynter Fellowship.

Group 1 seminars - The deadline has passed.

5/18-5/22 Teaching Diversity Across the Curriculum
6/1-6/5 The Backpack Journalist
7/20-7/23 Multimedia Journalism for College Educators
7/20-7/24 Narrative Writing on Deadline
7/27-8/21 NewsU: Writing Better Print Headlines (virtual program)

Group 2 Seminars - Deadline 7/1/09

8/17-8/21 TV Power Reporting
8/31-9/4, Copy Editing in a Multimedia World
9/13-9/18 Leadership for TV News Anchors
9/14-9/16 Online Storytelling With Audio and Images
9/22-9/26 Multimedia Reporting With Video
10/5-10/30 NewsU: Becoming a More Effective Writer (virtual program)
10/11-10/16 Poynter Leadership Academy
10/26-10/29 Strategy for Online Leaders
11/2-11/6 Best Practices in Multimedia Journalism
11/15-11/20 The Complete Assigning Editor (III)
11/30-12/4 Essentials for the Versatile Visual Journalist
12/6-12/11 Leadership For Today's New Managers (II)
12/6-12/11 The Complete TV Producer

Applications for your choice in the second group of seminars has passed.

For more information contact Albert Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org.

AAJA Poynter Fellow Bobby Calvan Shares His Thoughts on Narrative Writing Seminar

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Knowledge@Wharton Business Journalism Fellowship

This fellowship allows one AAJA member the opportunity to attend a four-day seminar by covering the cost of tuition, materials and meals. The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania is a leader in helping journalists build a foundation of business and economic knowledge upon which they can draw as they communicate these complex issue to their readers. For over 35 years, the Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists have provided nearly 2,000 members of the media insight from Wharton faculty into topics such as financial markets, accounting principles, corporate strategy, and the global economy.

The Knowledge@Wharton scholarship will take place October 12-15, 2008. Erik Ortiz, business reporter for The Press of Atlantic City, will receive the 2008 Knowledge@Wharton Award. See all the winners of this year's award. Application information for the next scholarship will be available summer 2009. For more information about the 2008 program, go here. For other questions, contact Albert Lee at AlbertL@aaja.org.

AAJA/Newspaper Association of America Minority Fellowship

The Newspaper Association of America offers fellowships for newspaper journalists to attend the annual Executive Leadership Program as well as newspaper management programs. Applicants should be full-time employees of a newspaper organization. The fellowship covers seminar registration fees, travel, meals and hotel expenses.

The NAA application deadline has passed.

Niala Boodhoo, multimedia specialist/liaison for the business section of The Miami Herald received the AAJA/NAA fellowship to attend ELP in 2008.

Learn more about ELP.

AAJA Business Fellowship

AAJA offers business fellowships to members interested in developing a better understanding of the collective challenges of running a newspaper or media company. Previous fellowships took place at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and The New York Times.

The AAJA Business Fellowship is ideal for journalists who want to explore a move to the business side of the industry, and business side veterans wanting to explore areas beyond the boundaries of their department. The fellowship will create a better understanding of the collective challenges of running a newspaper/media company. The program will provide cross-department exposure to people in the newsrooms as well as those working in the business side wanting to gain a better understanding of the media industry's "big picture." Participants can expect to observe and learn about the operations in production, marketing, advertising, circulation and distribution. Through this exposure fellows will learn about opportunities outside of their respective areas.

Read about previous business fellowships at The New York Times and St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Professional Opportunities

AAJA offers diverse workshops as well as seminars by media organizations, one-on-one critiques by top print, broadcast and visual journalists, a career fair with media companies and organizations.