College journalists, professionals and journalism supporters are eligible to apply for Woman’s Press Club Indiana’s annual scholarship and awards program.
The club’s Education Fund offers the Hortense Myers Scholarship, the Louise Eleanor Ross Kleinhenz Scholarship and the Julie and Gene Slaymaker Public Service to Journalism Award, presenting checks and certificates to each recipient at the group’s annual awards banquet in the spring.
Deadline to apply for any of the awards is April 6. Application information is below as well as on the WPCI Scholarships and Grants page.
The Education Fund is supported through donations as well as funds raised during the club’s annual auction in November.
Hortense Myers Scholarship, $1,000
Former UPI Statehouse reporter Myers is remembered by her colleagues on the beat and in the journalism classroom as a fair but relentless reporter who sought the truth in every story she pursued.
Louise Eleanor Ross Kleinhenz Scholarship, $500
This award is in memory of Louise Eleanor Ross Kleinhenz, a 45-year-member of Woman’s Press Club of Indiana who served the organization as president, historian and Bulletin editor before her death in 1977.
- Eligibility: Mature Indiana women and men desiring to upgrade their journalism skills.
- Application: PDF, Word
Julie and Gene Slaymaker Public Service to Journalism Award, $500
This award presents $500 to a professional journalist or college student who has provided public service to journalism in the past year. The applicant must provide documentation from the recipient of the public service.
Questions?
- Contact Scholarship Chair Fred Granger or Education Board Chair Tara Puckey.
- Check out the Scholarships and Grants page.
