Call for Nominations:
2005 Young Leaders Scholarship

Scholarship program sends up to five young editors to ASBPE’s National Editorial Conference; deadline is April 11.

ASBPE is proud to announce the Call for Nominees for the 2005 Young Leaders Scholarship program.

Download an Application Young Leaders Scholarship application form (56K Word document) Deadline is April 11, 2005.

The scholarship is sponsored annually by the association, and gives younger editors the opportunity to attend the ASBPE National Editorial Conference. This year's conference is scheduled for June 21-22, 2005 in Cleveland, Ohio. The conference contains two days of intensive editorial sessions.

Winners will also attend the ASBPE National Awards Banquet at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on June 21, 2005. This dinner banquet honors the best in the business press, and pays tribute to the annual ASBPE Lifetime Achievement Award winner.

These scholarships are open to all business editors, for both print and Web publications. Scholarships pay the conference and hotel room costs for up to five worthy applicants each year. Transportation to and from the conference, any non-conference meals, and other incurred costs are the responsibility of the winners or their publishing companies. Winners will also receive a free one-year membership to ASBPE if they are not already members

More details, including the nomination form, are in the attached document.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• be 30 years of age or younger (as of June 21, 2005);

• have worked at least two years as an editor of a business magazine or the magazine’s associated Internet publication;

• be sponsored by their publication’s chief editor;

• plan to make the business press a career; and

• not be a past YLS winner.

Submission materials

Applicants must:

• supply a current résumé;

• write an essay (500 words or less) explaining how they became involved in the business press and why they are interested in this scholarship;

• share their feelings (500 words or less) on what they believe to be the biggest challenge faced by business publication editors today;

• pretend it is 2015 and write an essay (500 words or less) explaining where they are in their careers and how they got there;

• provide a short letter from their publication’s chief editor supporting their candidacy; and

• send in two recent samples of their magazine writing.

The deadline for applications is April 11, 2005.

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