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 Sent from my iPad > On Jan 30, 2015, at 6:32 AM, Frances Ward-Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > All, > > The message below comes from Greg Pitts on behalf of NATPE Educational Foundation. > > Frances > 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 > > 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. > > 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. > > 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. > > > Can't view? Nothing links? https://www.natpe.com/education/programs > > > > > > > Faculty Development Grants for faculty seeing convergence opportunities in broadcast news or for time with a broadcast production firm or ad agency. > > The NATPE Educational Foundation invites you to spend > > part of your summer developing or refreshing your skills! > > Applications are now being accepted for the 2015 Faculty Development Grant. > The postmarked by deadline is February 16--earlier this year! > > 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. > > 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. > > Go to https://www.natpe.com/education/programs to find the writeable PDF application. > If this opportunity isn't for you, please tell a colleague. > > > Questions? Call or email Greg Pitts, at [log in to unmask] or 256-627-2677. > To be removed from future mailings, email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > > > -- > Greg Pitts, Ph.D. > Director of Faculty and Student Programs > NATPE Education Foundation > 144 Doubletree Lane > Florence, AL 35634 > 256-627-2677 NEW MOBILE NUMBER > [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask] > (Want to be removed from future announcements, send me a note to either address.) > > > > > > > > > > >