ASJA 2025 Conference scholarship application

ASJA 2025 Conference scholarship application

ASJA 2025 Conference scholarship application

The American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) believes that our different backgrounds and perspectives help shape our members and who we are as an organization. In our efforts to have a more diverse community, we are offering scholarships to freelance writers from historically underrepresented populations to attend the 2025 ASJA Conference, to be held in New York City. Feb. 24-26, 2025 (details here).

Scholarships cover the cost of conference registration only, not travel or housing. Applications are due by Feb. 9, 2025, at 11:59 pm; recipients will be announced on Feb. 14. Please direct questions to Olga Torres, the ASJA conference committee member leading this year’s scholarship effort, at o.lucia.torres@gmail.com.

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