Fellowship Application - Deadline is  April 1, 2025

The CJF fellows each may receive up to $1,000 to help cover the cost of tuition to a media program on a college campus. If a student receives a fellowship and then does not return to the high school staff, then the money must be returned to the CJF account at the Broward Education Foundation. ​Applicants research and decide which program to attend. For some programs, check out this link: https://dowjonesnewsfund.org/high-school-student-program/directory-of-high-school-workshops/.

Recipients are selected through a six-part application that includes a recommendation from the journalism or media teacher, essay answers, a list of activities/honors and samples of work. Applications are due April 1, 2025. Members of the CJF Executive Board select the winners. 
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Download the attached application. Read all parts carefully. Make sure you and your parents both sign the form. You must include a recommendation from your journalism teacher, a list of your activities/honors and for print, only five (5) samples of your work attached to 8 1/2 X 11 paper or digital explaining what your job was in each sample. Broadcast entries are limited to 4-minutes sampling different projects and responsibility.  You must type your answers to the essay questions using good journalistic writing. 

Students must email all six (6) parts of the completed application including the scanned samples for print or digital format for broadcast to [email protected]. Do not miss the deadline. Good luck.
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Reasons Students DO NOT Receive Fellowships
  • Incomplete Applications - 30 percent are eliminated because they do not follow directions or submit all questions and/or parts
  • Handwritten and/or in pencil
  • Samples are not attached on letter-size paper (Digital does not explain what the applicant did for the selection.)
  • No recommendation or not from journalism/media teacher 
  • Missing academic requirements
  • Poor spelling and grammar
  • Nothing distinguishes applicant from the other applicants. (Personalize application, who you are, photograph, anecdote, neat/professional presentation.)
  • Digital Format for all parts of the CJF Application because it will be emailed to all evaluators.
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