Diversity Leadership Fellows Program

Application deadline: June 11, 2012

Specifically, the fellows program will provide the following:
— A convention registration
— Three nights stay at the convention hotel, Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa
— Airfare to Ft. Lauderdale (Up to $300)
— Tickets to the convention's 2 ticketed meal events

To be eligible for the scholarship:
— Have at least three years of post-college journalism experience
— Be an active member of SPJ
— Be a person of color or other under-represented group (i.e., LGBT/Disabled)
— Be willing to attend the entire convention and all events/programs planned for the selected Fellows
— Be willing to work on a proposal that will promote diversity in newsrooms and within SPJ
— Be willing to serve on either a SPJ national committee or in a local SPJ leadership role

Applications are due June 11, 2012. The selection of 2012 Fellows will be made by a subcommittee of SPJ’s diversity committee. Applicants will be notified by July 15, 2012. Previous recipients of a Diversity Leadership Grant are not eligible to apply.

If you have any questions, please contact Heather Dunn, Director of Events, at hdunn@spj.org

Please Note: Previous recipients of Diversity Leadership Grants are not eligible to apply.

For more info, please visit: https://www.spj.org/c-grant-diversity.asp