Louis Ingelhart First Amendment Grants
Applications due September 30
The Louis Ingelhart First Amendment Fund was established by College Media Advisers, Inc. and donors to educate campuses and communities about the freedoms protected by the First Amendment. The fund is named for Louis E. Ingelhart, builder of the Ball State University’s journalism department, dedicated defender of the First Amendment and mentor to a multitude of college and high school media advisers.
In light of recent developments in the realm of student media and the courts in which students’ First Amendment rights have been further eroded, this year might be a most appropriate time to consider mounting a program designed to educate your campus and community about the First Amendment.
This is where CMA can help.
Requests for Ingelhart First Amendment grants are being accepted through Sept. 30, 2008. The grants will be awarded to CMA members to underwrite programs designed to elevate awareness of First Amendment freedoms on an individual campus. A total of $1,000 will be awarded this year to each of the winning applicants.
There is no application form. Applicants need only to explain in a letter why their proposed program deserves funding. Please send an electronic proposal and its cost to:
Requests will be reviewed by CMA’s Media Law Committee, and grants will be awarded at the National CMA/ACP Convention in Kansas City