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Isaac Roth Newspaper Carrier Scholarship Program
2009
Application Information
Application Deadline: April 30, 2009
The New Jersey Press Foundation, the
charitable arm of the New Jersey Press Association, is offering
college scholarships of $2,000 each to newspaper carriers and the
children of New Jersey carriers.
Select the application form for the
category that describes you best. There are three categories to
choose from:
- Adult carriers who are currently enrolled as full-time
college students and plan to continue as full-time
students in the fall of 2009. Click
here for an application.
- Youth carriers who are currently enrolled as full-time
high school students and plan to attend college as
full-time students in the fall of 2009, 2010, 2011 or
2012. Click
here for an application.
- Children of adult carriers who are currently enrolled as
full-time college students or high school students who
plan to attend college as full-time students in the fall
of 2009, 2010, 2011 or
2012. Click
here for an application
The newspaper's Circulation Director or a District
Manager must send the Press Foundation a Route
Performance Questionnaire. Applications
without a Route Performance Questionnaire won't be considered as
complete.
Printed application forms may be requested by calling NJPF
at: (609) 406-0600, ext. 19, or by sending an E-mail to:
foundationprograms@njpa.org.
Application Criteria
- Newspapers sponsoring applicants must be members of the
New Jersey Newspaper Association. Each eligible newspaper
may nominate an unlimited number of applicants.
- A youth carrier must be at least 14 years old and be
enrolled in high school. The child of an adult carrier
must be at least 14 years old and be enrolled full-time
in high school or college. An adult carrier must be 18
years or older and be enrolled full-time in a college
(see categories above).
- The carrier must have been on route for the sponsoring
newspaper for at least two (2) years prior to May 1,
2009.
- Scholarships are awarded in one payment directly to the
appropriate institution of higher education. Scholarships
will be mailed during the summer. High school juniors,
sophomores or freshmen awarded scholarships must notify
the Press Foundation when they have been accepted by
the college they have chosen to attend.
- The judges will evaluate each application in the
following areas: citizenship, scholastic achievement,
route management and the essay. The judges' decisions are
final.
Instructions
To apply for the program, FIRST fill out both pages of the
appropriate application form (see category list above). Print out
and save a copy of your completed application form, including the
instructions and checklist.
If you prefer to use a printed application form, call the New
Jersey Press Foundation at (609) 406-0600, ext. 19, and
clearly and slowly state your name and address, including your
Zip Code. An application form will be mailed to you.
AFTER you read the instructions and checklist at the bottom
the application, fill out and fax or mail your application to
NJPF. All parts of the application must be postmarked by April
30, 2009, and mailed to:
Scholarship Awards Committee
New Jersey Press Foundation
840 Bear Tavern Road, Suite 305
West Trenton, NJ 08628-1019
Recommendation letters and academic credentials can be
submitted to the New Jersey Press Foundation by regular mail
or attached to separate E-mail messages to:
foundationprograms@njpa.org . (attach
only straight-text documents or Microsoft Word documents)
Checklist to Submit a Complete Application
Carefully read the application criteria and
instructions and send the following parts of your application,
postmarked by April 30, 2009, to the New Jersey Press
Foundation (see address above):
2. Two short essays, answering these two questions: a. How
has the content of your newspaper improved the scholarship
applicant's school work and enhanced the personal lives of you
and your family? (written by the student applicant); AND b. Why
do you like being a carrier? (written by the newspaper carrier).
3. Academic credentials. Youth carriers must submit a copy of
their high school grade transcripts or a typed list of their
grades and courses starting with 9th Grade. Adult carriers who
are currently enrolled as full-time college students must submit
a copy of their college transcripts or a typed list of their
courses and grades. Children of adult carriers must submit their
high school or college transcripts or a typed list of their
grades and courses. Scholarship recipients will be required to
submit official transcripts or letters of acceptance by their
colleges.
4. Newspaper sponsorship. The newspaper's Circulation
Director or a District Manager must send the Press Foundation a Route
Performance Questionnaire. Applications without a Route
Performance Questionnaire won't be considered as complete.
5. Recommendations. A maximum of five letters from the carrier's
route customers and/or other people who know the applicant.
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