Take part in a learning experience like no other, where you will improve your skills, rethink your publishing strategies and take your media game to the next level. The Columbia Scholastic Press Association invites print and online staffs to take part in its 40th annual Summer Journalism Workshop - offered this year with both in-person and virtual options. Each participant, whether student or adviser, will have access to content focusing on either writing, editing, management or advanced design.
Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA), owned and operated by Columbia University, is an international student press association founded in 1925 whose goal is to unite student journalists and faculty advisers at schools and colleges through educational conferences, idea exchanges, textbooks, critiques, and award programs.
Location(s)
- Columbia University, New York, New York
- Remote
Schedule
- In-person: Late June
- Remote options available throughout July
Cost/Compensation
- Residential Tuition: $1,599
- Commuting Tuition: $1,199
- Remote Tuition: $899 per class
Eligibility Requirements
- Secondary school students and teachers from schools in the U.S. and international schools following an American plan of education.
- Students must be entering into sophomore, junior or senior year in high school.
Deadline
- Rolling
Application or Entry Requirements
- Students interested in attending the workshop who are not seeking financial assistance are only required to register. You can register here.
Notifications of Decisions
Financial Aid Details
- Applicants must be high school students with parental permission to participate in a journalism education Workshop (either in person or virtually).
- Preference will be given to students from underrepresented communities who already write, edit or work on their own school-sponsored student media (whether published in print or online)
- Interested students must complete and submit their application by mid May. The application consists of three to four short-answer questions, asking the applicant to share their history and involvement with the student media.
Other Dates to Keep in Mind
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Columbia University, located in New York City, is a major private Ivy League research university and one of the most selective in the world. Founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England, it is the oldest higher learning institution in New York, the fifth oldest in the U.S., and counts Alexander Hamilton among its first students. It is also home to the third-largest private research library in the U.S. Columbia is made up of twenty schools, with four undergraduate schools and sixteen graduate schools. Its undergraduate schools are Columbia College, The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Barnard College, and the School of General Studies. Among its graduate schools, the Business School, Law School, College of Physicians and Surgeons, College of Dental Medicine, and Journalism School are some of the highest ranked of their kind in the country. The University administers the prestigious Pulitzer Prize literary and music awards presented annually.
