The Twin Cities Black Journalists has announced a scholarship to send an eligible college student to attend the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and Career Fair.

Now in its 44^th year, the convention, which also boasts the nation’s largest journalism jobs career fair, expects more than 4,000 journalism students and professionals to attend August 7-11 in Miami. This year’s convention theme is “Fight the Power: Press Forward with Passion and Purpose.”

The scholarship will help cover registration, hotel and travel expenses. In addition to the scholarship, the recipient will be matched with a professional journalist from TCBJ who will serve as a mentor.

To be eligible, students must be currently enrolled in college or have graduated in the past year; must be a current resident of Minnesota or from Minnesota while attending an out-of-state college; have in interest in journalism as a career; and be able to attend at least three days of the five-day convention.

The application deadline is May 24. To apply, complete the application at bit.ly/NABJ19scholarship. For more information, contact Nicole Norfleet at nicole.norfleet@startribune.com.

Information provided by Twin Cities Black Journalists. 

This article originally appeared in the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. 

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