The Newspaper Guild (TNG) sponsors this competition to honor exceptional journalistic effort -- in honor of The Newspaper Guild's founding spirit and first president, Heywood Broun.

The competition offers the following awards for the best entries published or broadcast in the calendar year.

For more information on the competition, visit TNG's newspaper, The Guild Reporter at:

This competition is open to high school and college journalists who have written on issues of social justice. and is named after a former Newspaper Guild general counsel and mentor.

For more information on the competition, visit TNG's newspaper, The Guild Reporter at:

These one-time scholarships -- ranging from $500 to $4,000 -- are awarded to members of unions participating in any Union Plus program (this includes TNG-CWA members), their spouses and their dependent children.

Scholarships may be used for study at an accredited college or university, community college or recognized technical or trade school at the time the award is issued.

www.unionplus.org/benefits/education/scholarships/up.cfm

The Union Plus web site also provides information on other educational financing opportunities, including scholarships for dues-paying union members only at the National Labor College/George Meany Center for Labor Studies. The faculty of the National Labor College are represented by the Washington-Baltimore Newspaper Guild. For more information:

For more details on eligibility and award criteria, visit the CWA Beirne Foundation information page at:

Joe Beirne Foundation Non-College Scholarships and Grants
Application Deadline: NONE

CWA's Joe Beirne Foundation also awards financial assistance in three other general categories:

Non-College Tuition Aid and Scholarships -- For non-college bound CWA members, their dependents, and dependents of retired members for attendance at various kinds of technical institutes and community colleges.

Community Service Training -- To foster the development of programs to train CWA Local members in the principles of community and social services. Individuals in these programs may work with or under the direction of appropriate staff at CWA Headquarters and with a wide variety of community organizations.

Fellowships and Internships -- Program support for CWA members, their dependents, and dependents of retired members to gain practical experience in working with social organizations or in administration or legislative offices of government or at the state and city levels.

There are no application forms. The Foundation's Board of Directors has approved a set of written guidelines to assist applicants in making their presentations.

Special Note: The Foundation does not make grants to individuals; grants generally are made payable to tax-exempt organizations to simplify compliance with the IRS laws and regulations.

• Freelance journalists covering foreign news and
• Local reporters in a developing nation or country in transition.

The prizes were established by the Schork family in honor of American journalist Kurt Schork, who was killed in 2000 while on assignment for Reuters in Sierra Leone. The awards are supported by Reuters and administered by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

Award criteria and entry forms are available at the web site: