• STANFORD DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (deadline May 15)
• MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS OF AMERICA (MPA) FOUNDATION AWARDS (deadline May 15)

• ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN PUBLISHERS DIVERSITY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM (deadline May 15)
• BUTTERFIELD SCHOLARSHIP (NOTE early deadline: March 14)
• BOOKS & BOOZE SCHOLARSHIP (NOTE extended deadline: May 15 )

Stanford Diversity Fellowship Program for Magazine Publishers

THE PROGRAM
The Stanford Publishing Courses division of Stanford University believes that having a diverse workforce in the U.S. publishing industry--with diversity being broadly defined and including factors such as race, ethnicity, culture, class and disadvantaged background--is important to the vitality of the publishing industry. For that reason, we have created a fellowship program to encourage such diversity, both in the industry in general, and in our Course in particular. For this Fellowship program, we especially welcome applications from African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and others whose backgrounds or experience would provide additional dimensions to the educational environment and the quality of intellectual discussion during the Course.

CRITERIA
The fellowship, which is designed to support a U.S. citizen or permanent resident currently working in magazine publishing, covers full tuition and housing during the Main Session of the Stanford Professional Publishing Course. It does not include tuition or housing for the Pre-Course, nor does it include travel costs.

APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, download and complete an application form, and submit it by mail along with your supplemental materials and a one-page personal statement that explains how your background would contribute to diversity (broadly defined) in the U.S. publishing industry. Be sure that you specify that you are applying for the Stanford Diversity Fellowship for Magazine Publishers. As awards are based on need as well as on experience and merit, we also require a brief memo from a representative in your organization stating that outside tuition assistance is the only means of getting you to the program in July. Applicants for financial aid do not need to include the application fee.

Application deadline: May 15, 2008

Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) Foundation Award

THE PROGRAM
Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) believes that having a diverse workforce in the U.S. publishing industry--with diversity being broadly defined and including factors such as race, ethnicity, culture, class and disadvantaged background--is important to the vitality of that industry. They have therefore created a fellowship program to encourage such diversity.

Each MPA fellowship provides a full financial aid package equal to the amount of tuition and lodging for the Stanford Professional Publishing Course. Fellowships do not include travel costs.

CRITERIA
To qualify for an award, the applicant must be an employee of an MPA-member company or a member of the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) currently living and working in the United States. In addition, the applicant should be able to bring to discussions a clearly diverse point of view. Applications from African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans and others with diverse backgrounds are welcome.

APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, download and complete an application form, and submit it by mail along with your supplemental materials and a one-page personal statement that explains how your background would contribute to diversity (broadly defined) in the U.S. publishing industry. As we base these awards on need as well as on experience and merit, we also require a brief memo from a representative in your organization stating that outside tuition assistance is the only means of getting you to the program in July. Applicants for financial aid do not need to include the application fee.

Application deadline: May 15, 2008

Association of American Publishers Diversity Fellowship

THE PROGRAM
The Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers believes that having a diverse workforce in the U.S. publishing industry--with diversity being broadly defined and including factors such as race, ethnicity, culture, class and disadvantaged background--is important to the vitality of the publishing industry. They have therefore created a fellowship program to encourage such diversity, both in the industry in general, and in our Course in particular. For this Fellowship program, they especially welcome applications from African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and others whose backgrounds or experience would provide additional dimensions to the educational environment and the quality of intellectual discussion during the Course.

CRITERIA
The fellowship is designed to support a U.S. citizen or permanent resident currently working in book or journal publishing. Special consideration will be given to candidates who have an interest in professional and/or scholarly publishing. The fellowship covers full tuition and housing during the Main Session of the Publishing Course. It does not include tuition or housing for the Pre-Course, nor does it include travel costs.

APPLICATION PROCESS
To apply, download and complete an application form, and submit it by mail along with your supplemental materials and a one-page personal statement that explains how your background would contribute to diversity (broadly defined) in the U.S. publishing industry. Be sure that you specify that you are applying for the Association of American Publishers Diversity Fellowship. As awards are based on need as well as on experience and merit, we also require a brief memo from a representative in your organization stating that outside tuition assistance is the only means of getting you to the program in July. Applicants for financial aid do not need to include the application fee.

Application deadline: May 15, 2008

The Butterfield Scholarship Grant for Book Marketing Candidates
Sponsored by the Northern California Book Publicity and Marketing Association

The Northern California Book Publicity and Marketing Association (NCBPMA) is pleased to announce that a $3,000 Scholarship Grant will be awarded to an applicant who is looking for experience in the areas of book marketing, sales, or publicity. The committee is accepting applications until March 14, 2008.

The NCBPMA/Carol C. Butterfield Scholarship Grant was established by Carol Butterfield's friends and family to honor Carol's memory and to continue her efforts to help individuals develop their careers in book marketing, sales, and publicity. The Scholarship Grant is administered by the NCBPMA through an endowment managed by the Community Foundation for Monterey County.

The Scholarship Grant can be used to take classes at book publishing programs such as the Stanford Professional Publishing Course, UC Berkeley Extension Publishing Program, or Denver Publishing Institute. It can also be used to finance a book marketing, sales, or publicity internship with a Northern California publisher, distributor, or bookseller; or in other ways that will further a book publishing professional's career in marketing, sales, or publicity. (If the funds are to be used to attend the Stanford Professional Publishing Course, you should apply to Stanford separately for admission to the program.

Residents outside of Northern California (defined as from Monterey north) are welcome to apply as long as their classes or internships will be in Northern California. The Scholarship Grant must be used within one year of being awarded, and may be awarded to one applicant or divided among several. A panel of judges from the San Francisco Bay Area book community will review applications in March, and the Scholarship Grant recipient(s) will be honored at a subsequent NCBPMA event in April.

• Brief resume with educational/professional background and information about any previous book publishing experience
• Detailed description of how you plan to use the scholarship and how it will help you with your professional development, and your financial need
• Brief statement describing what you would like to learn about book publishing
• Brief statement of your future goals in publishing
• At least two professional or educational letters of recommendation (these must be included with your application)

Books & Booze Scholarship
(deadline April 30)

Books & Booze, a fraternity of book publishers of the San Francisco Bay Area, is offering a full scholarship to the 2008 session of the Stanford Professional Publishing Course. The scholarship includes full tuition plus housing on campus for the duration of the course. The scholarship will be administered by the  Board of Directors of Books & Booze, with input from Stanford Publishing Courses.

Applications must be postmarked by April 30.

Those eligible for the scholarship must be:

• residents of one of the nine counties surround
  ing the Bay Area in Northern California;
  
• professionals who holds a sufficiently responsible position in their companies to be able to use the knowledge gained at the course to effect positive change in the organization;
  
• able to negotiate a release from your employer for the duration of the course (one week plus one day).

To apply, please submit the following information in one package:

• A completed application form (download here)
• Resume with educational/professional background including book publishing experience,
• Brief statement of why you are an ideal candidate for this scholarship,
• Two professional or educational letters of recommendation,
• List of three publishing challenges facing your department or company today.