WASHINGTON, DC – The NAB Education Foundation has formed a partnership with ten schools from across the country for the NABEF Scholars Program. The program, launched in 2006, provides scholarships to outstanding communications students with financial need from diverse backgrounds. To administer the scholarships, NABEF has teamed with ten universities to provide one scholarship to a deserving student at each university in the amount of $5,000 per year for the student's junior and senior years. The ten participating schools for the 2008-2010 program are:
The scholarships, aimed at increasing diversity in broadcasting, are awarded to broadcasting majors who have demonstrated ability and promise in the communications field. Each student must maintain at least a 2.0 GPA to continue the scholarship through their senior year. As part of the scholarship, students must perform an internship at a licensed radio or television station
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NABEF
The NAB Education
Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the public
interest in supporting and advocating: education and training programs,
strategies to increase diversity, initiatives stressing the importance
of the First Amendment, community service, philanthropy and timely broadcasting
issues.
About
NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters
is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. As the
voice of more than 8,300 radio and television stations, NAB advances their
interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy,
education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their
communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in
the digital age. Learn more at www.nab.org.