The 2014 Edgell Scholarship
We are pleased to announce that we are currently accepting applications for the 2014 Robert Edgell Scholarship.
Each year, the Business Press Educational Foundation (BPEF) awards the Robert L. Edgell Scholarship to a student from Pace University’s MS in Publishing program who demonstrates an understanding of and an interest in the business-to-business media industry.
This year, one student will be awarded the scholarship and will be placed in an internship with a B2B magazine during the summer of 2014.
This is a $5000 award, to be paid as follows:
$500 will be awarded upon receipt of the scholarship and $4000 will be paid over the course of the summer (as part of the internship wage) with a payment of $500 upon completion of the internship.
Details of the publication where the student will be interning, hours and timeframe will be discussed with the recipient of the scholarship.
The Edgell Scholarship will be awarded by April 19th.
**How to Apply**
To apply, interested candidates must submit their application to Professor Jane Denning (jdenning@pace.edu) at 551 Fifth Avenue, Room 805F, no later than 5:00 p.m., Monday, April 14th. The applications will then be reviewed and a winner chosen by executives at ABM.
Interested students must submit the following materials:
- A copy of your current resume
- 2 Letters of Recommendation; two from Professors in the program and one from a current or former employer
- A 2-5 page double spaced personal essay on why you would like to intern for a BtoB magazine focusing on what you hope to gain from the experience.
About BPEF
The Business Press Educational Foundation (BPEF) Internship program gives college students the chance to work at business media companies, in either editorial or non-editorial roles. BPEF, affiliated with ABM, the association of business information and media companies, was established in 1985 by Harold W, McGraw Jr., then-chairman of The McGraw-Hill Companies.
Since then, BPEF has actively promoted the business media industry among college students nationwide through a unique internship program and various scholarships. Over the last two decades, BPEF has placed over 700 students in internships and awarded more than 75 scholarships.
To learn more about BPEF, click here: http://www.bpefinternships.org/
About ABM
ABM, the association of business information and media companies, is the center of the global b-to-b ecosystem. As the only association focused on the integrated b-to-b media model — which includes business information, digital, print and events — ABM delivers intelligence to industry professionals worldwide, including Madison Avenue, Wall Street and the Beltway. With more than $20 billion in annual revenues, ABM’s 200 member companies reach an audience of more than 100 million professionals, publish nearly 4,000 print and online titles, and host over 1,000 trade shows.
To learn more about ABM, click here: www.abmassociation.com
What is B2B Media?
B-to-B media is critical to how business professionals make decisions, buy products, set strategies and more. In an ABM video, veteran b-to-b journalist Matthew Weinstock says, “This is a way to sink your teeth into a subject matter, and become a subject-matter expert, and then learn how to craft that into a story that really impacts the reader.”
To view the full video, click here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTFbcNlgp00&list=UUxaHM6nvguzawtVX27oVawg&feature=share&index=5