Archive for Internship/Scholarship Program
AWSM establishes scholarship in honor of Emmy-winning ESPN producer Leah Siegel
The Association for Women in Sports Media is pleased to announce the establishment of the Leah Siegel Scholarship in honor of the Emmy-winning ESPN television producer, who passed away in July 2010 at age 43. Sports journalism played a large part in Leah’s life. Her parents, Myra MacPherson and Morrie Siegel, were journalists in Washington [...]
AWSM now accepting applications for the 2011-12 scholarship/internship program
AWSM is pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for the 2012 scholarship/internship program. The program is open to female undergraduate and graduate students as well as 2012 graduates that are interested in pursuing a career in sports media. AWSM is proud of have placed more than 100 young women in paid internships [...]
AWSM welcomes five new board members
The election results are in, and the Association for Women in Sports Media is pleased to welcome five new board members who will begin serving immediately. They are: Jas Faulkner, VP/Newsletter Alexis McCombs, VP/Outreach Kelly Schultz, VP/Fundraising Stef Loh, VP/Digital Alisha Hord, VP/Administration “I’m excited to welcome our newest members of the AWSM Executive Board,” [...]
Got stuff? Silent auction items needed!
Did LeBron James sign a jersey for you and you’re aching to donate it to a good cause? Has a promoter sent you Yankees tickets and you can’t use them because of a conflict of interest? Is your cousin the owner of a posh salon and he’s willing to donate a weekend getaway? AWSM needs [...]
Announcing the 2011 AWSM Internship Class
This fall was a record-breaking year for the AWSM internship and scholarship program. The program saw 101 students apply, which is the most in program history and nearly double the total from the year before. A total of 134 entries were submitted for consideration. “Each year our scholarship and internship program becomes increasingly more competitive,” [...]
Apply now for AWSM internships
Since 1990, AWSM has placed more than 100 female college students interested in sports media careers in paid sports media internships.
Founded in 1987, the Association for Women in Sports Media (AWSM) is a worldwide organization of more than 600 women and men (professional and student) employed in sports writing, editing, broadcast and production, PR and sports information.
