Scholarship

Wendy O’Donnell Schmidt  Memorial Scholarship Award

for the Association Of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers

The Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers, a nonprofit organization, is offering two scholarships of $1,000 to be awarded for the fall academic term, 2013. Undergraduate and graduate students are eligible. AGLOW will reward outstanding students working toward a degree in outdoor communications. The ideal candidate is a person with outdoor interests who wants to become a professional in outdoor communications. That candidate should possess a high degree of talent and an intimate knowledge of the outdoors. Candidates will be rated on clarity, organization and originality of their submission. Grade point average is also considered.
Guidelines

1. Scholarships are available to undergraduates who shall be juniors or seniors in the 2013-14 academic year and to graduate students at any level. Candidates should be enrolled in departments, programs, majors, or colleges in which emphases in journalism or mass communications are given.

2. Candidates must have a career goal in outdoors communication, demonstrated by submissions of printed or taped materials, job history, course record or other evidence of good faith.

3. The application shall include:

  • Current resume which includes present address, place and date of birth, job history, colleges and universities attended, major field of study, honors-awards-scholarships won, and any organizational offices held.
  • An official academic transcript.
  • Examples of outdoor communications work. Include tearsheets or copies of any published materials.
  • A one- or two-page personal statement detailing career and life aspirations and goals.
  • Two letters of recommendation from persons familiar with the candidate’s work, including one faculty member of the candidate’s college or university.

Applications lacking any of the above will not be considered

4. All materials must be received by the AGLOW Scholarship Committee no
later than June 30, 2013
Paul Smith , Chairman
AGLOW Scholarship Committee
1613 Upper Parkway South
Wauwatosa, WI 53213