PMJA Conference Scholarships
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Attention, public media journalists!
Facing financial barriers to attending #PMJA2024? Don't let cost hold you back!
Thanks to support from The Knight Foundation and donations to the Public Media Journalism Foundation, we're offering extensive scholarships to help journalists from small stations, early in their careers, new to public media, or from traditionally under-represented communities connect, learn, and grow at our annual conference.
Imagine: Gaining invaluable insight from industry leaders, building crucial networks, and discovering new strategies to amplify your voice. Make #PMJA2024 your springboard to success!
Deadline: April 1, 2024, application details below Application window has now closed.
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Who can apply
- Employees at PMJA member stations with small newsroom (1-5 staff)
- Early career employees with less than 3 years of professional experience in public media
- Student or recent graduate interested in public media
- Public media journalists representing traditionally under-represented communities
- Public media journalists from the DC-Maryland-Virginia metro area
Available scholarships
PMJA is providing a total of 5 conference scholarships, 1 for each category above:
- Full in-person registration + $500 travel stipend (4 available)
- DMV resident - Full in-person registration (1 available)
How to apply
Applying for these scholarships is as easy as creating a news spot. Just send us a recorded spot – no longer than 45 seconds – that answers the question, “How would attending PMJA 2024 impact me?”
Also, complete your PMJA profile prior to sending your application.
Submit your application below by the April 1, 2024 deadline. Please include:
- Your name and organization (if applicable)
- Your MP3 file
- Which scholarship you are interested in receiving: Small station, early career, student/graduate, under-represented communities, DMV resident. You may select more than one if appropriate.
The PMJA Board will choose scholarship recipients from the applicants. PMJA reserves the right to award in any of the above categories in any combination. Decisions about the scholarships will be made by the PMJA board no later than April 30.
Scholarship sponsors
2023 Scholarship recipients
Thanks to Knight Foundation and URL Media for making it possible.
