Stipends available for 1st Safe Routes to School National Conference
News Brief
August 3, 2007
CHAPEL HILL, NC — Applications are now being accepted for the 1st Safe Routes to School National Conference Stipend Program. The National Center for Safe Routes to School will be awarding up to $10,000 in stipends to support the attendance of local program champions to the conference in Michigan from November 5-7, 2007.
Qualified recipients include individuals who are active in local health, safety, or walking and bicycling activities benefiting schoolchildren and who are interested in developing or further developing Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs. The stipend is designed specifically to encourage local program champions who do not have other funding to support travel to the conference.
The deadline for application is August 31, 2007. Stipend recipients will be announced in mid September 2007.
To apply for a stipend, please visit http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/news_room/stipend.cfm.
For more information on the 1st Safe Routes to School National Conference, please visit www.saferoutesmichigan.org/nationalconference.htm.
Established in May 2006, the National Center for Safe Routes to School assists communities in enabling and encouraging children to safely walk and bike to school. The Center strives to equip Safe Routes to School programs with the knowledge and technical information to implement safe and successful strategies.
The National Center for Safe Routes to School is maintained by the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center with funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.
