2023 WABJ Paul Brock Scholarship Application
The Washington Association of Black Journalists is accepting applications for its inaugural WABJ Paul Brock Scholarship. This scholarship honors the late Paul Brock, the organization's founding president who also served as the founding executive director of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ).
Then-NABJ Founding President Chuck Stone once described Brock as the "Henry Kissinger of Black journalists" because of his masterful talent at organizing. Brock passed away in March 2021 after battling with an aggressive form of brain cancer.
WABJ is offering this scholarship to honor Brock’s legacy and exemplary contributions to the media industry, and to support local students studying journalism at a college or university located in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area who are passionate about pursuing careers in media.
In addition to receiving a $2,000 check at the WABJ Special Honors & Scholarship Gala on Saturday, December 2 at Howard University, the scholarship recipient will be paired with a mentor based on their career interests and goals for one year.
Deadline: Monday, October 16 at 11:59 p.m.
Requirements
- Currently a rising college sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student.
- Applicants must be paid student members of WABJ.
- Major course of study: journalism or a communications discipline
- Enrolled full-time at the time of application, and throughout the scholarship award term, at an accredited U.S. college or university in the D.C. area.
- Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale). You must submit an official or unofficial transcript.
- Written essay (no more than 800 words) or a video (3 to five minutes) describing why you want to be a journalist, plans for your journalism career, what it means to be a Black journalist today, and why you deserve the scholarship.
- Updated one-page resume
- Three examples of published journalism work (links preferred)
- One recommendation letter from a professor, employer/internship supervisor or faculty advisor who is familiar with your academic and journalism work. The recommender must sign the letter and include their contact info.