The AWNA believes that scholarships provide a way to encourage students to pursue careers in community newspapers.

 

Parameters:

 

1.The C. A. MacLean Foundation sponsors two ten-week internships during the summer for journalism students. The internship program will allow students to learn first-hand the importance of community journalism, having them work alongside the editors, reporters and photographers of the community newspapers in Alberta or NWT. All AWNA member newspapers are eligible to apply to participate in the internship program, with two newspapers being chose by lottery to host an intern. Applications received from the students will be reviewed and distributed to those two newspapers, who will then interview each student and make their selection.

 

2.The AWNA promotes the Internships.

 

a)The Interns are invited to attend the Symposium or Convention. 

AWNA pays for one (1) night accommodation

The awards dinner for the intern.

(depending on budget)