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2008 NYFWA Scholarship Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2008 New York Financial Writers Association Scholarship Winners who each receive a $3,000 award. Special thanks to our panel of judges: Sally Heinemann, chair, Gene Boyo, Martin Cherrin, Jan Paschal, and Len Sloane. The awards were presented at the 2008 Annual Awards Dinner on June 10, 2008:

Beth Braverman, Columbia University
Andy Greenberg, New York University
Elizabeth Kowitt, Columbia University
Carlos Macias, Baruch College
Kelly Nolan, New York University
Avi Salzman, Columbia University
Yu Sun, New York University
Andrew Tangel, Columbia University
Jaclyn Trop, Columbia University
Christopher Twarowski, Columbia University

2008 winners

From left to right, Sally Heinemann, scholarship chair; Salzman; Kowitt; Braverman, Tangel, Sun, Nolan, Greenberg; Macias; and Steve Gelsi, NYFWA president. Missing from photo: Trop and Twarowski.


Recipients of the 2007 Scholarships
The number of winners varies
from year to year. 
View a list of all
of the current & past winners.
The New York Financial Writers’ Association offers a number of scholarships to undergraduate or graduate journalism students in the Metropolitan New York area who are seriously interested in pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.  

Applicants should follow these directions:

  1. Complete application providing your present address and telephone number and, if different, your permanent home address and telephone number. Applications should be available at your department. If you do not have access to an application, simply send a cover letter with the information.
  2. Send an essay explaining why you are pursuing a career in business and financial journalism.
  3. Include a current resume, relevant personal information, and list any other scholarships you have received.
  4. Send samples of your financial writing and clippings.

Awards will be presented at the Association’s Annual Awards Dinner before an audience of leaders from the business, financial and journalism communities. 

Applications must be postmarked no later than April 15, 2009.  We encourage you to submit them as early as possible. Only applications sent to the PO Box will be accepted.

Send your material to:

Scholarship Committee
New York Financial Writers’ Association, Inc.
PO Box 338
Ridgewood NJ 07451-0338

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