Anne O'Hare McCormick Scholarship Fund

Anne O'Hare McCormickThe Anne O’Hare McCormick Memorial Fund, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt foundation, set up by Newswomen’s Club members Emma Bugbee, Martha Coman, Loretta King, Mary Margaret McBride and Kathleen McLaughlin to honor Anne O’Hare McCormick (The New York Times) after her death in1954. The purpose of the fund is to give scholarships to outstanding women students at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.

Anne O’Hare McCormick gained prominence while reporting from Europe in the 1930s. She chronicled Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and interviewed many of the power brokers and leaders of that era. In 1937, she became the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for foreign correspondence. She served as a vice president of the Newswomen’s Club for several years, and she was the first woman to serve on The New York Times editorial board.

The McCormick Fund’s Joan O’Sullivan Scholarship was created in 2008 through a gift from Newswomen’sClub past President Rosalind Massow. Joan O’Sullivan served for many years as president of the McCormick Fund. She was a columnist and editor for King Features Syndicate, a past president of the Newswomen’s Club and long-time chairwomen of the Front Page Awards dinners.

The McCormick Fund has given more than $300,000 in scholarships. Among the major donors to the McCormick Fund are Thomson Reuters, the Newswomen’s Club of New York, and for many years, the New York Times Company Foundation.

Tax-deductible contributions can be sent to: Anne O’Hare McCormick Memorial Fund, Inc., The Newswomen’s Club of New York, 15 Gramercy  Park South, New York, N.Y. 10003, Attention Jan Paschal, Treasurer.

Scholarship Application       

APPLICANT'S PACKAGE SHOULD INCLUDE:

1. List of job-related experiences, with dates of employment. (This includes on-campus journalism jobs, summer jobs, freelance gigs, internships, and full-time jobs.)

2. Brief statement of financial resources, including needs for tuition and living expenses during the academic year.

3. Two letters of recommendation that focus on your qualifications for the field of journalism.

4. An autobiographical essay mentioning family, educational background, journalistic experience and goals.

5. One or two examples of what you consider your best writing, including clippings of published work or copies of TV or radio scripts if available.

Optional: A small snapshot or passport-type photo.

PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT CLEARLY:

Name: _____________________________________

Date of Birth: _______________________________

Citizenship: ________________________________

Permanent Address: _______________________________________________

City _________________ State ______________ Zip Code _______

E-mail Address: ______________________________________

Phone Number: _______________________________________

Temporary Address: __________________________________

______________________________________________________

I will be at this address until ____________________________

Business Phone: ______________________________________

Marital Status: _________________________________________

Children: ______________________________________________

Social Security No. _____________________________________

College Attended, Undergraduate Degree, Date of Graduation

________________________________________________________________________

Graduate School Attended, Advanced Degree, Date of Graduation

________________________________________________________________________

I will attend the Columbia University School of Journalism, beginning___________, and expect to graduate

in________________(year) with degree(s) in ________________.

All applications must be mailed or delivered to:

Anne O'Hare McCormick Journalism Scholarship Fund  Newswomen's Club of New York  15 Gramercy Park South, 2nd Floor  New York, NY 10003

Phone calls to the club, which is not staffed, cannot be answered. If you have a question, e-mail NWCmembership@yahoo.com. In subject box, specify "McCormick Scholarship."

Scholarship Donations

Need a special gift for a colleague? Looking for a tax deduction? A donation to the Newswomen's Club's scholarship fund can solve both problems. It's tax-deductible and serves as a great way to honor a fellow journalist.

Scholarship recipients are financially needy women attending Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. Your donation will help lend a hand to promising newcomers to our profession.

Send donations to the Anne O'Hare McCormick Scholarship Fund, c/o The Newswomen's Club of New York, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, NY 10003