Maine Media Women, a state-wide organization of communications professionals, is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a young woman who is a graduating senior in 2012. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and support young Maine women who wish to go into any field of communications media.

Applicants must be high school seniors and residents of Maine. The details of what needs to be included to apply for the grant and where to send the application package are shown on the MMW website, www.MaineMediaWomen.org. MMW president, Carol Jaeger, may be contacted at 563-8377 for further information.

The application must be postmarked no later than March 31. The winner will be announced at MMW’s annual meeting in May. The cash award will be made at the end of the winner’s freshman year. The winner will be required to establish the completion of their first year at the college and to provide their grades. Also required will be documentation that the applicant has registered to continue in communication media studies for the following year.