SAJA & Knowledge@Wharton Present
the Annual SAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Award for Business Journalism
Established 1999

Coming in 2005:
An award each for members of SAJA & AAJA, NABJ,
NAHJ & NAJA.

See winners of 2004 contest: Krishnan Anantharaman of the Wall Street Journal, Sudeep Reddy of the Dallas Morning News and Li Jing of Voice of America

The SAJA-Knowledge@Wharton Award for Business Journalism is a unique scholarship program designed to enhance the quality of minority business journalism. It provides a member of SAJA (as well as upto one journalist each belonging AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA) to with a scholarship to attend the influential Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists in October (more than 2,000 journalists have attended the seminars over the last three decades).

Each scholarship (which covers cost of tuition, course materials and most meals) is worth about $1,495 and is furnished by Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. The award does NOT cover travel to and from Philadelphia or lodging. The Award is presented by SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, in conjunction with the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and Knowlede@Wharton, the Wharton School's research and business analysis Web site. SAJA is responsible for the administrative process and works with the other groups representing journalists of color to select the winners. It reserves the right not to award a scholarship.

WHO CAN APPLY: Any member of SAJA, AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ, NAJA who is a reporter, editor or producer (including freelancers) currently living in the United States or Canada and working in business journalism or a field that overlaps, such as healthcare or technology. Applicants must be available to attend the Wharton program this year. Individuals with two-seven years of experience as a business reporter or those new to business reporting, but with five-10 years of experience as a reporter in another field, are encouraged to apply. Freelancers are welcome to apply.

"I found the Wharton course very beneficial and was honored to be the first winner of this award." -- Snigdha Prakash, business reporter, National Public Radio -- 1999 winner.

"My week at Wharton provided tips, advice and sources I use on the job every day. I am so glad I underwent such a thorough course so early in my career." -- S. Mitra Kalita, business reporter, Newsday, 2000 winner (former SAJA president and Washington Post reporter).

Learn more:
Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/media/journalists/
The Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists, an annual week-long course offered at the Wharton School, is widely regarded as the top short course in business journalism in the United States. Over the past 25years, more than 2,000 journalists have participated in the seminars, which offer journalists at various levels the chance to expand their knowledge and refine their skills with Wharton faculty and industry speakers. The course takes place in December.
Visit http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/journalists.

Knowledge@Wharton
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
Knowledge@Wharton is a bi-weekly online resource from the Wharton School that offers the latest business insights, information and research from a variety of sources. These include analysis of current business trends, interviews with industry leaders and Wharton faculty, articles based on the most recent business research, book reviews, conference and seminar reports, links to other web sites and so on.
Visit http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu.

South Asian Journalists Association
http://www.saja.org
SAJA, the South Asian Journalists Association, was founded in March 1994 as a networking group for journalists of South Asian origin in New York City. It has grown into a national group of over 800 journalists working for leading newspapers, broadcast networks and new media outlets in various cities in the US and Canada. The organization is best known for its Web-based SAJA Stylebook for Covering South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora (http://www.saja.org/stylebook) -- "Learn to tell your Hindi from Hindu, and much, much more." -- and its annual SAJA Journalism Awards, which recognize outstanding coverage of South Asia and excellence in reporting by South Asian journalists and students in the U.S. and Canada. Each year, more than 700 journalists attend the SAJA National Convention in New York. The 11th anniversary convention will take place June 16-19, 2005 (Thurs-Sun), at Columbia University.
Visit: http://www.saja.org.

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