This is a great program. I participated last summer by working on the digital content desk at Channel 5 in Memphis. I closed out my experience last week by attending NATPE's annual meeting in Miami.  Highly recommended.

LFears

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> On Jan 30, 2015, at 6:32 AM, Frances Ward-Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> The message below comes from Greg Pitts on behalf of NATPE Educational Foundation. 
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> From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Greg Pitts/NATPE Ed Foundation <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 10:15 PM
> To: Frances Ward-Johnson
> Subject: NATPE Educational Foundation summer faculty grants
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> I hope you are doing well.  I'm writing to ask you to notify your AEJMC division members of this upcoming National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) deadline.  
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> The NATPE Educational Foundation funds a summer faculty internship...in news or production or television programming or advertising.  We also include a fellowship to attend the 2016 NATPE Conference and Market in Miami Beach in January 2016. 
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> Our postmarked by deadline is February 16.  The application is pretty simple...quick and easy to complete.  If someone on your faculty might benefit from a professional training opportunity, please pass along this announcement. Click the link below for a full program description. 
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> Faculty Development Grants for faculty seeing convergence opportunities in broadcast news or for time with a broadcast production firm or ad agency. 
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> The NATPE Educational Foundation invites you to spend
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>          part of your summer developing or refreshing your skills!
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> Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Faculty Development Grant.  
> The postmarked by deadline is February 16--earlier this year!
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> The Program allows teaching faculty to spend two -- six weeks of the summer or a sabbatical semester "interning" with a TV station, cable system, broadcast or cable network, or program distributor to increase teaching effectiveness through a hands-on experience.
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> Applicants receive a grant of at least $500 per week during a summer placement at a media firm and travel funding, registration, meals and housing to attend the 2016 NATPE Conference.
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> Go to https://www.natpe.com/education/programs to find the writeable PDF application.
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