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Programs

The following are programs, fellowships, scholarships, benefits, and other services for our members:



Student Scholarship
Kim Thai, of Katy, is this year's AAJA Texas student scholarship winner of $1,000. Residents of Texas or students attending college in the state are eligible to apply for the annual scholarship, to further their journalism education at the college level. Click here for details.

Professional Stipend
The Texas AAJA chapter offers a $1,000 professional stipend for working journalists to be applied to costs related to professional development -- skills and leadership training, workshops, seminars, etc. The next deadline to apply is December 31, 2008. Click here for an application for the next stipend. For more information, please contact board member Alison Cox or Scholarship Committee chair Aman Batheja.

Mentoring Program
Want to help young journalists find their way the fast-changing news business? AAJA is looking for mid-careers journalists to mentor students and young professionals. Mentors would agree to be in contact with their student throughout the year, by phone and email, working to meet in person at least once. Mentors would also be available to do critiques of resumes, portfolios and work samples, talk about job strategies, and generally be a sounding board for navigating the news business. Mentoring is open to print and broadcast students and journalists with fewer than 3 years of experience. Mentoring for students interested in a communications or public relations field is also available. Mentoring terms would last for a minimum of one year, with extensions available by request. If you're a young journalist and would like to be matched with a mentor, let us know if you're interested. Contact Mizanur Rahman.

State Conference 2008
CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS! The Texas state conference on Saturday, April 26 at the University of Houston Communications building focused on skills and industry changes. Houston-based freelance writer Cynthia Greenwood was on the list of the guest speakers offering skills-building workshops. Greenwood, author of "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Shakespeare's Plays," and a contributor to The New York Times and The Houston Chronicle, will be offering tips on making the transition to a freelance-writing career. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, a non-fiction writers' association. The theme for the state conference was "Navigating Change." Conference organizers worked with Investigative Reporters and Editors and Lone Star EMMY, as well as the ASJA, to offer workshops that will help journalists navigate the changing media landscape. Planned workshops included: The New Media Journalist's Backpack, Content that Works, Immigration on Every Beat, and Getting into Freelancing. During the conference, the chapter also held a media access workshop for the Asian-American community in Houston.

State Conference 2006
AAJA Texas held its 2006 state conference in Austin. Here is a tipsheet you can take away from some of our great speakers!

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