Here is a $1,000 scholarship opportunity for a young Milwaukee creative who likes to write about travel

Drake Bentley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Nyesha Stone, founder of Carvd N Stone, a media company covering positive news based in Milwaukee
Nyesha Stone, founder of Carvd N Stone, a media company covering positive news based in Milwaukee

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee graduate Nyesha Stone is providing funding again to a Milwaukee resident who likes to write about travel.

Carvd N Stone, a media company created and run by Stone, will open applications for the second annual Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship on April 17. This scholarship will award $1,000 to the recipient.

Martin "Marty" Hintz died in 2020. He published the Irish American Post newspaper out of an office in the city's Third Ward for years. Hintz was a writer, reporter and publisher who dedicated his life to travel.

Prior to his death, Hintz connected with Stone through local journalism groups and was impressed by her work. After his passing, Hintz's son, Steve, reached out to Stone about setting up a scholarship surrounding Marty Hintz's love of travel.

This year, all applicants have to submit an 800-word essay answering the question: "If you could travel to one place you've never been, where would it be and why?"

Last year's winner, Morgan Coleman, answered the question: "What is your favorite traveling experience and why?"

Coleman was a senior at Drake University when she applied. She had a lot of experience traveling through Europe and also did a study abroad program during her undergraduate degree. She knew she had the background to submit an application and also knew she needed the money, with graduate school planned and mounting application fees.

"I knew that I would have to pay for graduate school applications and those can get pretty expensive," Coleman said, adding she also requested the funding for moving expenses back to her hometown of Milwaukee from Iowa, where Drake is located.

Morgan Coleman, a graduate of Drake University, was the first recipient of the CNS Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship. A Milwaukee native, she now works for MPS and will be attending the University of Minnesota in the Fall.
Morgan Coleman, a graduate of Drake University, was the first recipient of the CNS Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship. A Milwaukee native, she now works for MPS and will be attending the University of Minnesota in the Fall.

Stone said herself and another judge selected Coleman because of how well-written the essay was. "You can tell she took her time and she really told a story that was rememberable," Stone said.

Coleman works for Milwaukee Public Schools in the Department of Gender and Identity Inclusion, but will be moving west in the fall to attend the University of Minnesota.

Here's how to apply

This year's applicant doesn't have to have extensive travel experience like Coleman, but should be able to answer where they'd like to travel to.

Applicants do not need to be in an academic program to receive the scholarship.

To be eligible for the scholarship you must be a Milwaukee resident and be between the ages of 17 and 29.

Applications open at 9 a.m. on April 17. To apply for the CNS Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship, visit carvdnstone.com. Applications will close on May 17 at noon.

Contact Drake Bentley at (414) 391-5647 or DBentley1@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DrakeBentleyMJS. 

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