Bloomberg News & University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Each year, one Steamboat Scholar is selected from the junior class at UNC-Chapel Hill to intern in the field of business journalism at Bloomberg News.

Michael Bloomberg, now mayor of New York City, founded his eponymous financial data network in 1981 following his role as general partner at Saloman Brothers, where he headed equity trading, sales, and systems development. Bloomberg has grown to become a leading global provider of news, data, and analytics for businesses and professionals. Bloomberg's media services across television, radio, digital and print cover the world with more than 2,300 news and multimedia professionals at 146 bureaus in 72 countries. Bloomberg has helped change the way the world looks at financial news and information, and drives investment decisions that affect millions of people and billions of dollars worldwide.

The Steamboat Scholar will work at Bloomberg News for ten weeks in the summer of 2012, assisting in reporting and writing for the print operations of the largest online financial news service. Bloomberg News interns contribute to the coverage of financial markets, companies and economies in a competitive, real-time news environment.

The Steamboat Scholar also has access to a unique Senior Mentor, Chartered Financial Analyst Tom Keene, who co-hosts the radio show "Bloomberg Surveillance," hosts the radio show "Bloomberg on the Economy," and contributes to the television broadcast network and editorial team. One-on-one sessions with Mr. Keene and observation of influential financial players will enrich the Scholar's understanding of key trends and dynamics underlying the global financial markets.

Important Dates

On-Campus Information Session - September 7, 2011, 5:00pm, Park Library
Application Due - September 30, 2011
Semi-Finalist Interviews - October 19, 2011
Finalist Interviews - November 16, 2011
Scholar Notification - Late-November