Internship funds on way to newspapers
Member newspapers participating in the annual MPA Education Foundation Internship program should receive checks by week’s end. Over 20 newspapers are participating this year in the program, which establishes internships from eight to 11 weeks for students currently enrolled in a journalism or communications program at a Mississippi college or university.
The funds from MPAEF are used as stipends to help defray living expenses for interns or cost of tuition for the upcoming semester. Any dues-paying member newspaper which makes an annual contribution to the Foundation is eligible to participate in the internship program. A deadline is set for the spring of each year for papers to apply for the funding.
Additionally, a Foundation committee will be reviewing applications for Grants For Services to be awarded next month. The committee will make recommendations to the MPAEF Board of Directors for consideration during its June meeting for the grants, which are requested by state schools to help underwrite the cost of journalism-related programs and instruction.