USA:American Copy Editors Society Scholarships 2010-2011.

Students who are graduating in 2010 and who have or will have full-time copy editing jobs or internships are also eligible. Among the criteria used by judges are commitment to copy editing as a career, work experience in copy editing and abilities in copy editing, as demonstrated by examples and recommendations.
The top candidate will be awarded the $2,500 Aubespin scholarship, named for Merv Aubespin, a longtime journalist, a former president of the National Association of Black Journalists and the “godfather” of ACES. At least four other candidates will receive scholarships of $1,000 each. All the winners will be granted free registration for the ACES national conference in March 2011 in Phoenix. Some financial aid for winners to travel to the conference may be available as well.
An application form is inside this brochure. Full details are available at www.copydesk.org/scholarships.htm.
Questions may be directed to Deirdre Edgar at dedgar@copydesk.org.Applications and supporting materials must be postmarked by Nov. 15, 2010. The winners will be announced in early 2011.
Read more:http://www.copydesk.org/edfund/index.php#aubespin

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