How to Apply

REQUIRED FOR APPLICATION

Clip together (no notebooks or binders) and send:

• Completed application form (click on the icon below to download the form).
• Resumé.
• One-page essay analyzing a print or online story reported from Washington and why the story works or doesn't. Details are on the application form.
• One or two recommendation letters from professors or advisers.
• Name, telephone number and e-mail address for one or two other references, including internship supervisors or student newspaper advisers.
• Five clips or multimedia stories copied on 8½ by 11 inch paper or on a CD. Must include publication name and date and the URL for online projects.

E-mailed or faxed recommendation letters are accepted. They must arrive no later than one week after the application postmark deadline. E-mailed or faxed applications are not accepted.

Dates for 2010 programs:

Spring: Jan. 11 to April 16

Summer: June 7 to Aug. 13

Fall: Sept. 13 to Dec. 17

Short Course (Hampton University and Florida International University students only): May 10 to June3

Application deadlines for 2010 programs - these are postmark deadlines:

Spring: Nov. 2, 2009

Summer: Nov. 2, 2009

Fall: March 15, 2010

Short Course deadlines will be announced on the Hampton and Florida International campuses.