Membership
Membership with Cal Press is free and by individual, not company.
As a member of the Cal Press Foundation, your participation provides crucial support, especially as we build new grant and scholarship programs for student journalists throughout the state.
Cal Press welcomes your membership and your support. Your contributions to this 501(c)(3) fiscal organization both secure current programs and support the expansion of the Cal Press mission.
Member support and contributions help to fund grants that benefit student journalism programs in California.
Outreach
The California Press Foundation arranges visits by newspaper people to campus journalism classes, regional and statewide educational events, and to community civic events around the state.
Cal Press delegates also take the call in presenting grants to student journalism programs and are enlisted in screening applicants for the association’s internship grants program.
Interns
The California Press Foundation awards grants to select students who demonstrate an exceptional interest in pursuing careers in the media business in California. Our internship grant program helps develop mentorships and networking opportunities for students who are interested in a career in journalism.
The students must seek and secure the internship on their own at news companies that belong to the California News Publishers Association (CNPA). Internships, which can occur in spring or summer, must be full-time and last at least six weeks.For a list of former interns click here.
Equipment Grants
The California Press Foundation has issued equipment grants to more than 140 campus news programs since 2000. Contributions from individual Cal Press members and supporters provide the grants.
To view the full list of schools that have benefitted from Cal Press Equipment Grants, visit here.
