{"id":37,"date":"2023-09-11T21:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T21:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:43:04","slug":"how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"How to Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ready to apply to MJW?! <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CAMP THIS YEAR IS FROM JUNE 7\u2013JUNE 13, 2026 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a few things you need to get ready before applying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.\u00a0\u00a0A completed 2026\u00a0application<\/a>. APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 COHORT ARE NOW CLOSED!<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

2.  An official transcript of grades and standardized test scores. If you do not have any test scores yet, please just submit your transcripts for the past two semesters.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

3.  A typed, 500-word essay explaining your interest in journalism and\/or multimedia.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

4.  Attach scanned PDFs of three (3) writing samples of published stories, articles or web links to broadcast work. Brief unpublished manuscripts or broadcast scripts are also acceptable.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

5.  A list of school and community activities and work experience.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

6.  A signed recommendation from a principal, teacher, guidance counselor or media professional on an official organization letterhead.
– If your recommender does not want to send the applicant their letter, they may send it directly to aspa@ua.edu<\/a> as a PDF document.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

IMPORTANT NOTES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Students entering 9th grade through their freshman year of college, from all backgrounds and locations, are eligible to attend the Multimedia Journalism Workshop. You don\u2019t need to be an Alabama resident to apply! The program is free and provides housing, meals, field trips and top-tier, immersive instruction from industry professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Transportation to and from Tuscaloosa is the student\u2019s responsibility, including all airfare. <\/strong>
If you are flying into the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, we will arrange to pick you up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions? Email aspa@ua.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 COHORT ARE NOW CLOSED!<\/strong>

APPLICATIONS FOR 2027 WILL OPEN ON JANUARY 1, 2027!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ready to apply to MJW?! CAMP THIS YEAR IS FROM JUNE 7\u2013JUNE 13, 2026 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA! Here’s a few things you need to get ready before applying: 1.\u00a0\u00a0A completed 2026\u00a0application. APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2026 COHORT ARE NOW CLOSED! 2.  An official transcript of grades and standardized test scores. If you do not have […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":550,"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mjw.ua.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}