The application deadline for the Summer 2008 program has passed. Please check back here around the start of the 2008-09 school year for information on how to apply to our Summer 2009 program. For reference purposes, these were the application requirements for the Summer 2008 program. Requirements may change slightly from year to year. 1. A completed application form, or a typewritten page containing the information required on the form. Download a printable form for Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat. 2. A one-page essay of 750 words or less describing your most memorable experience in sports or sports media. 3. A one-page résumé highlighting your journalism experience. 4. Three references with contact information. 5. One letter of recommendation from a professor, advisor, editor, producer or other supervisor who is familiar with your work. 6. A maximum of five samples of your work: clips, editing examples, headlines, layout, press releases, video or audio tapes. Limit recordings to 10 minutes or less. Please include three copies of each sample. Paper samples must be on 8 1/2x11-inch sheets. Each sample must be clearly labeled with your name. 7. A $15 application fee paid by check or money order. Cash will not be accepted. Fee is waived for AWSM members. Please make checks or money orders payable to AWSM. Non-members can join AWSM for just $10 in addition to the $15 application fee. Membership includes benefits such as access to our online job bank and membership directory, the ability to post in our online resume bank and a subscription to our quarterly newsletter. Only complete entries will be considered. |