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Working Students in Media Endowment Fund

This endowment rewards the most enterprising media students with paid internships, balancing their classroom learning with real-world work experience. Recipients will be students who have a career interest in media, have met a minimum GPA requirement, and have strong recommendations.

For applicants

Who:

  • Students enrolled at IU (at time of internship)
  • Career interest in media or journalism
  • Minimum GPA of 2.5
  • Able to supply two written letters of recommendation, resume, and cover letter.

What:

WTIU Public Television (PBS), WFIU Public Radio (NPR), and IU Radio/TV Services offer a range of paid internship positions for currently-enrolled IU students in various broadcast and digital production areas. All work is based at the IU Radio/TV building on the IU-Bloomington campus.

When:

  • Positions are available for fall and/or spring semesters
  • Two back-to-back semesters are possible
  • Please apply early to ensure positions are available
  • Interns work for approximately 8 hours per week, for 16 weeks

Internship areas

Positions are available in News or Production. News beat options include:

  • Education and economy in Indiana
  • Arts and economy in Indiana
  • General assignment

WTIU production positions include:

Funded Internships

William Silas Internship

One paid student internship position within the WFIU/WTIU News unit. - for a student with a career interest in multimedia news journalism, with focus on education and the economy in Indiana.

Ken and Audrey Beckley Internships

One paid student internship position within the WTIU/WFIU News unit. - for a student with a career interest in multimedia news journalism, with focus on general assignment in Indiana.

One paid student internship position within the RTVS/WTIU television production units (see Production options above).

Elizabeth Jane Silas Internship

One paid student internship position within the WFIU/WTIU News unit. - for a student with a career interest in multimedia news journalism, with focus on the arts and the economy in Indiana.

Ed Spray Internships

Two paid student internship positions within the RTVS/WTIU television production units (see Production options above).

Margaret Joseph Internship

One paid student internship position within the WFIU/WTIU News unit. - for a student with a career interest in multimedia news journalism, with focus on general assignment in Indiana.

Barrie Zimmerman Internship

One paid student internship position within the WTIU television production units (see Production options above)

Apply for an internship now

For interested donors

Donors to this effort have the option to make a gift of a size similar to an IU scholarship to create a named internship position at WFIU or WTIU, or to make a smaller contribution to our multi-donor endowment account via the button below. Contributors may also access a form to mail a gift with a check or credit card. Help us give students a leg up on their career goals!

*Per Indiana University Foundation policy, new endowment accounts that do not become fully funded at the required stated minimum either through pledges/gifts at the time of the establishment of the account or through fulfilled pledges/gifts after five years will be converted to expendable accounts, and all gifts will be made available to support the intent outlined in the supporting agreement.

The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. For legal or tax advice, please consult an attorney.

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