Carlos Hernandez Meritorious Endowed Award for Undergraduate Journalism

• Which collegeCarlos Hernandez Meritorious Endowed Award for Undergraduate Journalism - DePaul University Scholarship Application
• Who can applyConsideration for this scholarship shall be given to undergraduate students enrolled in the College of Communication who are majoring in Journalism. Preference shall be given to journalism students participating an unpaid/low paid internship for credit through the College of Communication Internship Program. Additional preference may be given to students who have demonstrated leadership, interest, or involvement in initiatives that support the Latino community.
• Who can applyIn the event that no student meets the above preferences, the scholarship may be awarded to an undergraduate student majoring in Journalism with financial need. Contact Shena Ramsay with questions at sramsay@depaul.edu. For detailed information on the College of Communication Internship Program, visit communication.depaul.edu/internships About Carlos Hernandez Gomez The Carlos Hernandez Meritorious Endowed Award for Undergraduate Journalism was established at DePaul University to honor the memory of noted Chicago journalist, Carlos Hernandez Gomez.
• Who can applyKnown for his trademark fedora and his vast knowledge of Illinois politics, Carlos covered local and national news stories for both CLTV and WBEZ -FM. He died of cancer on January 17, 2010 at the age of 36. Carlos had been a student at DePaul during the mid-1990's, writing for the The DePaulia student newspaper and working as a disc jockey for WRDP radio (now Radio DePaul) during his tenure.
• Who can applyIt is the hope of the Carlos Hernandez Meritorious Scholarship in Journalism committee that this scholarship fund will help younger generations of talented DePaul students fulfill their aspirations to enter the field of journalism.

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