Prof. Appelbaum is pleased
to share the application info the LaGrant Foundation Scholarships for
undergraduate and graduate students. Flyers and criteria are attached for
both. Deadline to apply is Feb 28. We had one winner last
year and she’s hoping for a follow up win! All information is in the
attached documents for grad and undergrad. I've copied the undergrad
criteria below.
Students need to graduate
within one year of receiving the scholarship in May 2014. That
means we should target students who are upper juniors or 1st semester
seniors, and all BIC students who meet the criteria.
Students with a competitive 2.7
GPA and evidence of internship / work in communications are encouraged to
apply. Feel free to follow
up. See below for top line info. All relevant info is in the
attached documents.
This is a competitive and
highly prestigious scholarship for multicultural students open to the
following:
Undergraduate (current freshmen, sophomores, juniors and
non-graduating seniors ONLY!) applicants meeting the following criteria and completing the
online application will be considered for The LAGRANT Foundation (TLF) scholarship in the amount of $2,500
Eligibility Criteria:
• Must be a U.S.
citizen or permanent resident
• Must be a member of
one of the following ethnic groups: African American/Black, Asian
American/Pacific Islander, Hispanic/Latino or Native American/American
Indian
• Must be a full-time student at a four-year, accredited
institution, carrying a total of 12 units or more per semester/quarter
• *Must have a minimum of 2.75 GPA (if
you do not meet this requirement, please see the application checklist below)
• MUST major in a field of study that has an emphasis in advertising,
marketing, public relations or in anthropology, art, communications, English,
graphic design, sociology while maintaining a career focus in advertising,
marketing or public relations
• Must have AT LEAST ONE YEAR to complete his/her degree
from the time the scholarships are awarded in May, 2014
Lynn Appelbaum
Professor and Director
Advertising/PR Program
Department of Media &
Communication Arts
The City College of New York
160 Convent Ave. S 472A
New York, NY 10031
Subject: The LAGRANT Foundation
Scholarship Application
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:03:52
-0800
Hi Lynn,
Happy New Year! I hope
you're having a great week. I'm re-sending you all of the information for the
scholarship application for you to share with students. Let me know if you have
any questions. Thanks!
Every year The LAGRANT
Foundation (TLF) gives ethic minority undergraduate and graduate students the
opportunity to apply for scholarships. Applicants must be pursuing or show
interest in a career that has an emphasis in advertising, marketing, or public
relations. The scholarships are $2,500 for undergraduate students and $5,000
for graduate students.
-Scholarship winners will
receive a trip to Minneapolis where they will participate in career building
activities including a welcome dinner with a keynote speaker, two daylong
career and professional development workshops and a scholarship & donor
recognition reception.
I have attached both 2014
undergraduate and graduate scholarship flyers and application information
forms. You can also visit www.lagrantfoundation.org for more
information.
-Applications must be submitted
online no later than 11:59p.m. PST on Friday, February 28, 2014. Applications
submitted after February 28, 2014 will not be accepted.
Please feel free to contact
me directly if you have any questions. Thank you for your time.
Ericka Iniguez
Senior Programs &
Outreach Manager
The LAGRANT Foundation
600 Wilshire Blvd. Ste 1520
Los Angeles, CA 90017
The LAGRANT Foundation is
a nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase the number of
ethnic minorities in the fields of advertising, marketing and public
relations by providing scholarships, internships, career &
professional development workshops and mentors to African
American/Black, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Native
American/Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino undergraduate and graduate
students.
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