Gather.com has launched a Citizen Journalism Scholarship Contest. Two talented journalism students - one graduate student and one undergraduate - will each win a $1000 scholarship. The scholarships will be awarded on Monday, May 15, 2006 to the students . . .

Gather.com has launched a Citizen Journalism Scholarship Contest. Two talented journalism students - one graduate student and one undergraduate - will each win a $1000 scholarship. The scholarships will be awarded on Monday, May 15, 2006 to the students who best represent the new age of citizen journalism. The contest will be judged by Arianna Huffington of The Huffington Post.

The Top 10 contest finalists will have the honor of interning at The Huffington Post, either in New York or Los Angeles.

All participants must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students of journalism, and their entry(ies) should portray a real life, eyewitness account or a personally researched story about a current event (news, politics, sports etc.). Complete rules of the contest are posted on Gather.com at:
http://journalism.gather.com.

Contest Calendar:
Wednesday, March 1, 2006: Contest launches
Monday, May 1, 2006, 11:59EST: Contest entries due
Tuesday, May 2, 2006 - Monday, May 8, 2006: Judging by Gather Editorial Team
Monday, May 8, 2006: 20 finalists announced
Monday, May 8, 2006 - Thursday, May 11, 2006: Judging by Arianna Huffington
Friday, May 12, 2006: Two winners and 8 runners up notified
Monday, May 15, 2006: 10 winners announced on Gather.com

For more information visit:
http://journalism.gather.com
Or email: citizenjournalism@gatherinc.com