University Journalism Program
University Journalism Scholarship
The Ohio Newspapers Foundation awards a $1,500 scholarship each year to a student who is enrolled in an Ohio college or university and majoring in journalism or equivalent degree program. Applicants are not limited to, but preference will be given to students demonstrating a career commitment to newspaper journalism.

Ohio Newspaper Women's Scholarship

The Ohio Newspapers Foundation awards a $1,000 scholarship to a female student who is enrolled as a junior or senior in an Ohio college or university and majoring in journalism or an equivalent degree program. The Ohio Newspaper Women's Association scholarship fund was transferred to the Ohio Newspapers Foundation in 2004 when ONWA disbanded.

For more information Foundation scholarships click here.

Internships
The Foundation funds student internships for The Ohio Newspaper Association and Ohio Newspaper Services, Inc., publishes a directory of Ohio newspaper internships, and assists in recruitment of journalism graduates.

For more information on internships click here.

Journalism Education Research
Foundation funds are used for ongoing programs to promote newspaper careers at the high school and university level. The Foundation conducts site visits to Ohio’s journalism schools and periodically underwrites specific research projects and university events. Contact Frank Deaner, ONA executive director, with questions: fdeaner@ohionews.org

High School Journalism Program
Minority Scholarship
Established in 1990, the Foundation’s Minority Scholarships are awarded to students who are African American, Hispanic, Asian American or American Indian. Three annual scholarships of $1000 each are awarded to Ohio high school seniors intending to major in journalism at an Ohio college or university. The competition is endorsed by the American Society of Newspaper Editors and administered by the Foundation. Applications are distributed to high school guidance counselors with an annual deadline of March 31.

Harold Douthit Regional Scholarship
In 1997 the Foundation established the Harold K. Douthit Regional Scholarship for High School Journalists, an annual $1000 award to a high school senior from Cuyahoga, Lorain, Geauga, Huron, Erie, Wood, Sandusky, Ottawa or Lucas County planning to pursue a newspaper career. The scholarship is named for Harold K. Douthit, founder of Douthit Communications, Inc., Sandusky, and former president of The Ohio Newspaper Association (pictured right). Applications, which include proof of financial need, are available through high school guidance counselors with an annual deadline of March 31.

For more information on Foundation scholarships click here.

Guides For Student Newspaper Advisors

Read All About It! A Resource Document for High School Journalists and Their Instructors - This publication, created by the ONA Journalism Education Committee, is intended to assist faculty advisors and students with writing, layout and printing of their scholastic publication. It is also a guide to professional journalism organizations and other available resources, including local newspaper editors and publishers.

Newspaper Advertising: Your High school publication is a business, too - A guide created by the Ohio Newspapers Foundation, the Scholastic Media Program at Kent State University, and the Ohio Newspaper Advertising Executives to contribute to a more thorough understanding of the importance of the business side of newspapers for those who are exhibiting a keen interest in an advertising career.

Contact Christa Meyer, member services coordinator, with questions regarding the guides: christameyer@ohionews.org.

Newspapers In Education
A significant ongoing activity of the Foundation is the promotion of reading by youth. An Ohio Newspapers in Education Committee works year-round in assisting schoolteachers with newspaper-related curriculum guides, reading and citizenship projects. The group networks with NIE coordinators at local newspapers throughout Ohio.

Click here to go to the NIE web site. Contact Lindsey Smith, member services coordinator, with questions: lsmith@ohionews.org.

Newspaper Carrier Achievement Awards
The Ohio Newspaper Carrier Achievement Awards, sponsored by the Ohio Newspaper Association and the Ohio Circulation Managers Association, recognize the best of more than 25,000 young men and women who fulfill the important task of delivering newspapers to readers each day. The contest was started in 1952 by ONA and OCMA. The competition is divided into two circulation sizes (under 25,000 and over 25,000) and two age categories (Junior and Senior). In each of the four divisions there is one winner who receives a $1,000 savings bond and two honorable mentions who each receive $200 savings bonds. The savings bonds are donated by the Ohio Newspapers Foundation.

Click here to link to the Ohio Circulation Managers Association.

Horvitz Seminar For Editorial Excellence
Former ONA president and newspaper owner Harry R. Horvitz (pictured right) made a major contribution to the Foundation in 1989, establishing an annual seminar dedicated to the theme of editorial and journalistic excellence. The event has featured such noted journalists as Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist Clarence Page, former AP Mideast correspondent Terry Anderson, Dallas Morning News publisher Burl Osborne, and sports commentator Dick Schaap.

Click here for further details on the seminar.

Literacy
Since July of 1992 the Foundation, in conjunction with the Ohio Literacy Network, has maintained a statewide campaign to promote literacy through newspaper cartoon characters. Periodically updated, the campaign features artwork from five syndicated Ohio cartoonists and promotes an 800-number staffed by the Ohio Literacy Network that guides Ohioans to their local literacy programs. Cooperating newspapers donate the advertising space, with more than $750,000 donated thus far. This campaign has received a public service award from the Ohio Society of Association Executives and numerous endorsements from local literacy groups documenting increases in literacy awareness.

For more information contact Frank Deaner, ONA executive director, at: fdeaner@ohionews.org.

Your contribution strengthens the future for a free press in Ohio

These projects, as well as many others that are continually being planned, require funding. Your contribution will ensure that worthwhile projects become reality. Your contribution helps strengthen the foundation for newspapers of the future and readers of the future.

Per Internal Revenue Service regulations for a 501 (c)(3) foundation under IRS code, all contributions are tax-deductible. They should be addressed to:

The Ohio Newspapers Foundation
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 216-B
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Telephone: 614-486-6677

Public inspection copy of the foundation's tax return 2006 PDF (password protected for private access).