The Emma Bowman Foundation (http://www.emmabowenfoundation.com/), based in New York City, NY, recruits minority rising high school seniors and rising college freshman to work in PAID internships at media companies throughout the United States.  This is the Foundation's 20th year of helping students build resumes and careers in media/communications.

Here are some of the cities the Foundation recruits in: Ft. Worth, TX; Houston, TX; Chicago, IL; Eden Prairie, MN; Detroit, MI; Flint, MI; Nashville, TN; Philadelphia, PA; New York City; Elizabethtown, KY; St. Louis, MO; Miami, FL; Orlando, FL; Charlottesville,VA; Lincoln, NE; Washington, DC; Atlanta, GA; Valdosta, GA; Grand Junc tion, CO; Louisville, CO; Los Angeles, CA; Sun City, CA; Indianapolis, IN and Renton, WA.

The internships will last throughout the student's undergraduate college years. Qualified students must have at least a 3.0 GPA, plan to attend a 4-year college, and have an interest in media/communications.  Students do not have to major in communications.  Selected recipients are PAID and receive a matching scholarship each summer to help pay for college expenses.  For a more detailed description of the Emma Bowman Foundation and the program, please visit their website at www.emmabowenfoundation.com