Planning and Preparing for College (Scholarships, Internships, Etc)

To prepare students and their parents for college success in areas of academic readiness, community service, internships, summer programs, etc. The blog is to be used as a preparation infrastructure on various areas of college topics.

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Business Compute-N-Show -- February, 2008

Business Compute-N-Show guests Callie Herd and Ron Herd, II. Nancy Ford is the host. This episode explores how technology can be used to learn about African American history and to learn how BLOGGING technology is making it easier to find scholarship money.

Click link below to view show:



Culture Diversity Technology

Then enter id #: 8556717703960821729 in the search video field (then click the button) Hit the play button to view the video.

Also visit: BDPA Memphis - bdpamemphis.org

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Journalist Internships Opportunites -- Various

Journalist Internship Opportunities

July

Women's eNews, New York paid editorial internships, year round.

Deadlines: April 1 for summer; July 15 for fall; Nov. 1 for winter and spring

Overseas Press Club. Unpaid internshipshttp://www.opcofamerica.org/

Information and application

Deadline: March 30 for Summer (May-August)Deadline: July 30 for Fall (September-December)Deadline: December 15 for Spring (January-April)

August
Atlanta magazine Internships: Unpaid Internships

Deadline: Aug. 1 for Fall

Boston magazine

Deadlines : March 15 for summer; August 15 for fall; November 15 for winter/spring

October

NPR-Bucksbaum International Reporting Fellowship Application

October 1 for January 15th, 2007, start date

High Country News. Paonia, Colo. Bi-weekly non-profit newspaper covering communities and the environment in the American West. Paid internships with housing.

Deadline: October 26 for Winter/Spring 2008

November
Smithsonian Magazine, Washington DC Paid 6 month full-time internships. (July-Dec/Jan-May)

Deadlines May 1 for July. November 1 for July internship.

Women's eNews, New York paid editorial internships, year round.

Deadlines: April 1 for summer; July 15 for fall; Nov. 1 for winter and spring

Boston magazine

Deadlines : March 15 for summer; August 15 for fall; November 15 for winter/spring

Click here for additional internship opportunites