Arizona Newspapers Foundation

Apply for a scholarship

We welcome college students at Arizona's three public universities to apply for an ANF scholarship. The deadline for scholarships is Monday, May 31, 2010. Entries must be postmarked by that date or they will be ineligible.

2010 Scholarship Application (Word Doc)
2010 Scholarship Application (pdf)

What is ANF?

The Arizona Newspapers Foundation was formed late in 1997 to give newspapers an opportunity to assist journalists on a new level. In general, ANA had found that the traditional function of awarding individual scholarships fell short of the Association's goals, since the recipients often did not become journalists.

The Foundation focuses on education, especially through the Newspapers in Education program and through its alliance with the Arizona Interscholastic Press Association. The Foundation has made donations to the AIPA Summer Journalism Workshop at Northern Arizona University and the Minority Students Workshop.

The ANF has also began accepting donations for the Endowment and Journalism Support Fund. The goal is to reach $1 million to use for support of the journalism schools in Arizona's three state universities. 

The Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Contributions are tax deductible and are payable to the Arizona Newspapers Foundation, 1001 N. Central Ave., Suite 670, Phoenix AZ 85004-1947.

For more information, or to make a donation to the Foundation, please e-mail Sharon Schwartz.

Why donate?

Donations and endowment gifts provide security over the long term. Our goal is to build a strong endownment fund to create the financial base we need to train and educate Arizona's next generation of reporters.

The earnings from your gift are divided among Arizona's three state universities: Northern Arizona University, Arizona State University and the University of Arizona. With your donation, you ensure that Arizona continues to grow as an outstanding place of higher education in journalism.

For more information, or to make a donation to the Foundation over the phone (have your credit card handy), contact Paula Casey at (602) 261-7655, ext. 102.