The Rio Grande Chapter board of directors has decided this program should have a rolling deadline to better accommodate members and their deadlines. Check it out!
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Everyone knows that the best reporting is on-the-ground reporting. But newsroom budgets are tight and editors who spring for mileage costs are becoming increasingly rare.
Fret no more. SPJ has got your back.
Send us your pitch (which should include a brief story description and explanation of how travel will benefit the reporting, as well as your SPJ member number), a written promise to publish the story from your editor, and an estimate of your mileage costs.
Rules:
1. Open to current SPJ – Rio Grande Chapter members only. (Current board members are not eligible to apply.)
2. After the trip, when scholarship winners have submitted odometer readings and a Map Quest document, the Rio Grande Chapter will reimburse reporters for mileage at 0.51/mile.
3. Send your story pitch and editor’s promise to laura.paskus@gmail.com. The Rio Grande Chapter board of directors will evaluate proposals and issue decision(s) within two weeks of application.
