Georgia Press Educational Foundation

The Georgia Press Educational Foundation Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt foundation established in 1963 to provide educational opportunities and financial assistance to students studying journalism at colleges and universities across Georgia.

Since GPEF began granting scholarships to students in 1966, the Foundation has awarded in excess of $650,000 and provided more than 150 Georgia newspapers grants to hire a paid summer intern through the Billy Watson Internship Program.

Today, the program continues to offer eight-week internship grants to newspapers to hire students interested in any phase of newspaper production, including advertising, editorial, circulation/marketing, online publishing and pre-press production.

Are you interested in a scholarship or an internship?

Are you a Georgia newspaper interested in hosting a student with the help of an internship grant from GPEF?

Click here to learn more about scholarship requirements, availability and to download applications for either a scholarship or an internship funds by GPEF.

Questions? Contact Sean Ireland at 770-454-6776 or sireland@gapress.org.

 

GPEF Board of Trustees

Don Bailey, chairman, retired, The Macon Telegraph

Robert Williams, vice chairman, retired, The Blackshear Times

Susan Catron, Catron Content Services

Eric Denty, The Press Sentinel, Jesup

Rick Harris, retired, Norfolk Southern

Craig Heighton, Georgia Transmission Corp.

Walter Jones, Georgia Electric Membership Corp.

Beth Neely, The Newnan Times-Herald

Robin Rhodes, Georgia Press Association

Kathleen Russell, GPA President, The Darien News

Roy Stowe, Jackson Electric Membership Corp.

Mesha Wind, The Cairo Messenger

Kyle Wingfield, KW Creative