First Penguin scholarship for publishing student

LONDON COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION
Press Release

Penguin has announced that its very first publishing scholarship will be awarded to a student at London College of Communication (LCC). The scholarship will be awarded via a competitive basis to a student on MA Publishing.

The scholarship is for £3,000 and will be awarded for the academic year 2009/10. Helen Fraser, Managing Director of Penguin Books said: “Penguin is delighted to be supporting London College of Communication’s Publishing Masters degree through a scholarship. We admire LCC’s course, value the students who have worked at Penguin either during or after their MA and are delighted to find a way to reward student excellence through this award.”

Any graduate student applying for and being accepted for the MA Publishing (book pathway) for that year will be invited to apply for the scholarship. The deadline for applications is Thursday 30 July 2009. Once all applications have been received, the winner will be chosen from a committee of senior personnel at Penguin UK and from the MA course.

Gill Davies, professor in book publishing at LCC said: “It is marvellous that Penguin has chosen the London College of Communication for the very first publishing scholarship to be awarded by the company.”

For more information contact:
1) Jessica Wallis, PR and Press, 020 7514 2217. Email j.wallis@lcc.arts.ac.uk
2) Anne Nicholls, Head of Marketing and Communications, 020 7514 2185. Email a.nicholls@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Source: http://www.lcc.arts.ac.uk/49972.htm