The Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc. presents the Bob Eddy Scholarship Program To Foster Journalism Careers
***DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 12, 2013***
The awards recognize Bob Eddy, the late publisher of The Hartford Courant, and founder of the Connecticut SPJ chapter; the late Richard Peck, a veteran news reporter and city editor of The Connecticut Post; the late James Clark, a veteran reporter for The Connecticut Post, a longtime member of the Connecticut SPJ Scholarship Committee, and a former president of Connecticut SPJ; and the late Pat Child, former WTNH-TV videographer.
CTSPJ is now accepting applications from the 2013 scholarship. The deadline for entries is April 5, 2013. Awards will be given during the CTSPJ annual dinner and awards banquet on May 23, 2013.
To qualify, students must start their junior or senior year in Fall 2013 and be enrolled at an accredited 4-year college in Connecticut or be a Connecticut resident enrolled in an accredited 4-year college in any state or country.
Download the 2013 CTSPJ Scholarship Application
Please contact scholarship committee chairperson Liz Glagowski if you have any questions.
2012:
$2,500: Daniel Peterson, Boston University
$1,500: Matthew Jones, Virginia Tech
$1,000: Janet Edbrooke, University of Southern California
$500 & Brigitte Greenberg Award: Christopher Langlois, Hofstra University
$500: Bryan Morales, Central Connecticut State University
2011:
$2,500: Amy Schellenbaum, University of Connecticut
$1,500: Katelin Chow, University of Washington
$1,000: Chardonee Wright, Southern Connecticut
$500: Scott Backer, George Washington University
$500: Ryan Morgan, Southern Connecticut
2010:
$2,000: Katelin Chow, University of Washington
$1,000: Emma Sokoloff-Rubin, Yale University
$250: Kaitlin O’Brien, Southern Connecticut
$250: Jaclyn Reiss, Boston University
2009:
$2,000: Elizabeth Bewley, Yale University
$1,500: Jennifer Altavilla, New York University
$1,000: Sara Peck, Northwestern University
$250: Daniel Hollis, Lyndon State College
$250: Allison Townsend, Southern Connecticut
Download the list of all previous winners, from 1981-2011