The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists Griot Drum

Do you know a journalism student of color with a tie to the Tampa Bay area?

Might they want some serious $$ for school this year? They now have until
October 10 to do something about it.

The Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists have extended our Griot Drum
Scholarship deadline to Oct. 10. We are giving away $5,000 in
scholarships, including one award for graduate students.

TBABJ to distribute $5,000 to minority journalism students, including a
first-ever graduate student scholarship award.

Because of growing demand, TBABJ will give away its first scholarship to a
graduate journalism student this year for $1,000. In addition, two
undergraduate students will each receive a $1,000 scholarship and one
undergraduate student will receive a $2,000 scholarship.

Our desire is to empower young journalists of color to join the ranks of
the working press. Please encourage all high school seniors, undergraduate
and graduate students of color (African American, Hispanic, Asian, etc.) to
apply for this contest by OCT. 10, 2010. Applications must be postmarked by
this date to be considered.

Scholarship winners will be announced this year during TBABJ’s Griot Drum
Awards ceremony, taking place in Tampa Nov. 18, at the Dr. Blaise F. Alfano
Conference & Banquet Center, 11606 McKinley Drive. To learn more about
Griot Drum, visit www.tbabj.com.

Students currently enrolled in college or graduating high school seniors
are encouraged to apply. Previous grand prize winners are NOT eligible.
Applicants MUST have a connection to the Tampa Bay area, which includes Tampa,
St. Petersburg and Sarasota, among other communities in the region. We
expect our winners to attend a reception before the Griot Drum ceremony and stay
for the banquet.

Questions? Contact Kevin Graham, TBABJ’s Scholarship Coordinator, at
813-857-4096 or _contactkevingraham@gmail.com_
(mailto:contactkevingraham@gmail.com) .

Or click here:
_http://www.tbabj.com/index.php?categories=Scholarship_
(http://www.tbabj.com/index.php?categories=Scholarship)