Application for Lilly Scholarships in Religion - RELIGION | NEWSWRITERS - 0 views
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MiamiOH OARS on 06 Jan 14Scholarships are available to full-time journalists in the U.S. and Canada. Scholarships are valid for accredited theology schools, university-related divinity schools, or college/university departments of religion/philosophy, and can be used for traditional courses, shorter intensive courses or distance-learning courses. Applicants must show evidence of employment as a full-time journalist in the news media. Journalists in any position or beat are eligible. Journalists working for religious media-including media supporting or promoting a particular religion, faith community or religious group-are not eligible. Scholarships are awarded as stipends of up to $5,000 each. They may cover: tuition, books, application fees, registration fees, lab fees, child care, activity fees and other expenses related to the course. Applicants are funded for no more than four courses during the project, and only one course per application period (now through July 31, 2014). Recipients must submit a 1,000-word maximum report detailing the course, benefits, challenges, course grade and syllabus within 30 days of receiving official grade.