Elyse's 2026 Summer Workshop Fund

Credit card payments are processed via Stripe. Our SponsorMe platform accepts all major credit cards. Or, you can mail a check payable to MIPA, along with a note indicating whether your donation should be applied to a specific campaign, to: MIPA 404 Wilson Road, Room 305 East Lansing, MI 48824

If your designated student does not attend this year’s workshop, or if your designated student raises more money than they need toward their registration, your donation may be transferred to MIPA’s general scholarship fund to help students who cannot afford to attend the program without financial assistance. MIPA will honor requests from donors to transfer such unused funds to another student attending the current year’s workshop or for use by the school program to participate in MIPA activities. We are unable to hold funds for use by individual students until next year. We can, however, hold over funds for a school program.

The MIPA Summer Journalism Workshop is a five-day residential program at Michigan State University for middle and high school students interested in journalism. Our students spend five days on campus working with some of the best instructors in the country to improve their writing, design, reporting, photography and leadership skills. We produce the best student journalists in the region – and beyond. Our practical, hands-on program also provides students with the skills they need for college and beyond – regardless of whether they become professional journalists. For many students, this may be their first experience visiting a four-year college and getting a taste of campus life. MIPA works closely with programs and activities across MSU, including the School of Journalism, to connect students with a variety of college opportunities. MSU can be a big place. But since we spend all year here, we know our way around and help our students navigate campus during the week – and beyond if they ultimately become Spartans.

Get registration information at https://mipamsu.org/summer

SponsorMe contributions come directly to MIPA. We apply every dollar raised to the registration or other activities fees of the person or media program that you are supporting. Individuals and school programs can designate to use their SponsorMe dollars at checkout when registering for MIPA events. For summer workshop participants, we send periodic updates on any balance remaining due, and we make it clear in those updates whether we’re counting any or all of the money raised via SponsorMe. Teachers looking to use SponsorMe dollars for other activities can contact the MIPA office at any time to request that fundraising dollars be applied to a MIPA invoice.