Broadcasting Scholarships
The Ohio Association of Broadcasters, through its Ohio Broadcasters Foundation, annually awards scholarships to college students interested in pursuing a career in broadcasting:
- Two $3,000 scholarships are offered to students enrolled in a broadcasting-related field of study at a four-year college or university in Ohio. One of these scholarships is designated for a minority or female student.
- One $1,500 scholarship is offered to a student enrolled in a broadcasting-related program at a two-year community college.
College scholarship applications for the 2008-2009 academic year have been emailed to department professors and can be dowloaded here. The deadline for all items required in the scholarship application must be postmarked by March 28, 2008. The selection committee’s decisions on the scholarship recipients are announced in late May. Eligible applicants must be:
- Resident of Ohio
- Enrolled as a full-time student at an Ohio college, university, community or two-year college. Applicants from four-year colleges or universities must be entering their 3rd or 4th year.
- Working toward a major or minor in the school’s radio or television broadcasting or communications program
- Minimum grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale or equivalent
Congratulations to the 2007 college scholarship recipients:
- Ashley Tufts, Otterbein University
- Lynn Walsh, Ohio University
OAB Kids Scholarship
The Ohio Broadcasters Foundation also offers the OAB Kids Scholarship, which is awarded to the child of an OAB member station employee. Eligible applicants must be:
- A high school senior who is a child of a full-time employee of an OAB member station (in continuous full-time employment at least one year prior to the filing of the application).
- The applicant must plan to enroll in any post secondary institution (four-year college or university, two-year community college, vocational or technical school) for the 2007-2008 academic year. The institution may be public or private, and located in Ohio or out-of-state.
- The applicant’s major or field of study is not a determining factor for the scholarship.
OAB Kids scholarship applications for the 2008-2009 academic year will be emailed to OAB members stations and can be dowloaded here. The deadline for all items required in the scholarship application must be postmarked by March 28, 2008. The selection committee’s decision on recipients is announced in late May.
Congratulations to the 2007 OAB Kids scholarship recipients:
- Kameron Mayne, Russell, KY (father Rick Mayne works for Hometown Broadcasting of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, OH)
- Austin Pickrell, Zanesville, OH (father Doug Pickrell works for WHIZ Media Group, Zanesville, OH)
