APME College Scholarship Program

The Alabama Associated Press Media Editors offers an annual scholarship to encourage the next generation of multimedia storytellers in the journalism industry.

Award Amount: $1,000 toward education in a communication-related field of study

Geographic Scope: Alabama

Eligibility:

• Must be a sophomore, junior, or senior
• Attending an accredited college or university in Alabama
• Enrolled in a journalism program
• Maintain at least a 3.0 grade point average
• Fully complete the application with letter of recommendation from professor, counselor, or media supervisor

Application Requirements:

• Contact information
• Experience section
• Web links to 3-5 work samples
• Work samples must have been printed in college news site/paper OR broadcast on radio, TV, or web in 2017 or Spring 2018
• If work unavailable on station or college website, can upload via alternate site (YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc.)

Note: This scholarship information is from 2018 and may no longer be active.

Contact:

• Jim Baltzelle, local director, Southeast, Associated Press: jbaltzelle@ap.org
• Pat Duggins, news director, Alabama Public Radio: pduggins@apr.org

Application Process

1. Submit the following information:
   • Contact information
   • Experience
   • Web links to 3-5 work samples
2. Work samples requirements:
   • Should have been printed on college news site/paper OR broadcast on radio, TV, or web in 2017 or Spring 2018
   • If unavailable on station or college website, can be uploaded through alternate site (YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud, etc.)
3. Include letter of recommendation from:
   • Professor
   • Counselor
   • Media supervisor
4. Email application to:
   • Jim Baltzelle (jbaltzelle@ap.org)
   • Pat Duggins (pduggins@apr.org)
5. Winner announced ahead of June 9 AP annual awards event