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Educational programs
supported by the Foundation
These signature programs are part of the Foundation’s commitment to excellence in professional and collegiate journalism.
Eugene C. Pulliam Editorial Fellowship
This $75,000 fellowship is awarded to an outstanding editorial writer to help broaden his or her journalistic horizons and knowledge of the world.
Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award
This award honors people and organizations who work to protect and preserve one or more of the rights guaranteed by the First Amendment.
Collegiate Internship Programs
Pulliam/Kilgore Internships
Each year, SPJ awards two internships for students to research and write about freedom of information issues while assisting the Society’s Freedom of Information Committee and First Amendment legal counsel in preparing SPJ’s annual Freedom of Information Report.
Archibald Communications Internship
This 10-week summer internship with SPJ in Indianapolis allows a student to assist in the implementation of an overall communications strategy for the organization and specific programs.
Ward Neff Internship
This internship is awarded to one journalism program nationally every two years. With a value of nearly $40,000, the program funds two one-year graduate fellowships, a faculty supervisor stipend and travel to the SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference.
Scholarship Program
Chapter Scholarship Funds (CSF), the special funds are designed to allow chapters to solicit tax deductible gifts for scholarships without any of the headaches associated with maintaining a 501(c)(3) foundation.
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The work of the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation depends on time, talent and financial support from journalists and others who support these goals. Our online giving process will only take a few moments. Please visit our donation page to support SPJ and the SDX Foundation.
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Amy Posavac
317/927-8000,
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Who we are
Since its founding in 1961, the Sigma Delta Chi Foundation has promoted excellence and ethics in journalism. SDX is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organization that supports the educational programs of the Society of Professional Journalists and serves the professional needs of journalists and students pursuing careers in journalism.
Liberty and self-government require a well-informed public. It is the responsibility of journalists to provide fair, balanced and accurate information in a comprehensive, timely and ethical manner.
SDX helps by:
— Advocating for open government
— Promoting integrity
— Encouraging excellence
— Fostering diversity
— Inspiring new generations of talented journalists
— Protecting freedom of speech and press
Through the years, SDX has created a legacy of worthwhile programs to achieve these aims, including:
— Pulliam/Kilgore Freedom of Information Internships
— Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writers
— Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award
— Diversity Toolbox/Rainbow Sourcebook
Contributions to the Foundation help support these and other programs:
— SPJ Convention & National Journalism Conference
— Ethics in Journalism Week
— The Ethics AdviceLine
— Diversity Leadership Outreach Program
— National Freedom of Information Coalition Annual Conference
— Eugene C. Pulliam Editorial Writing Fellowship
— Training on the Go newsroom training seminars
— SPJ Narrative Writing Workshops
— Eugene S. Pulliam First Amendment Award
— Spring Journalism Conferences
— Mark of Excellence Awards honoring collegiate journalists
— Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
— National Conference of Editorial Writers Minority Writers Seminar
— Annual Surveys of Journalism and Mass Communications
The work of the Foundation depends on time, talent and financial support from journalists and others who support these goals.
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