The Native American Journalists Association will select five students for one-time awards of $10,000 each for the scholarship for Indigenous students pursuing journalism and media.
The fellowship provides an opportunity for students to deepen and broaden their reporting and multimedia skills while learning from tribal journalists and news industry professionals.
The summer fellowship program gives students real world experience and exposure to one of the world’s leading news divisions, which includes NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC.
Oklahoma’s public school enrollment has seen its first downturn in 19 years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the biggest hits have been to pre-k and kindergarten.
Closures are causing delays in obtaining official transcripts and difficulties in scheduling COVID-19 testing prior to moving on campus for the spring as required.