Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellowships
Wallace House - University of Michigan
Award: $80,000
Deadline: December 1; February 1
To provide a life-changing experience to journalists from the United States and abroad. Qualifications: Applicant must have a minimum of five years of experience and be currently working in some aspect of journalism for a news organization or as an independent journalist; if not a full-time journalist, the majority of applicants work should be in journalism; we do not consider full-time academics, public relations writers, internal trade writers, lobbyists, public advocates, or those seeking a degree; a U.S. citizen, apply as a U.S. applicant, even if applicants work in another country or for a non-U.S. journalism entity; are not a U.S. citizen, apply as an international applicant, even if applicants work in the United States or for an American journalism entity; a Green Card is not the same as citizenship. How to apply: Applicants must submit online nomination form; submit resume; relevant positions held since completing formal education, education background, and professional awards received; journalism project proposal; personal statement: required to upload a personal statement of up to 1,500 words; work samples: submit three samples of applicant's work; print/digital: samples should include dates of publication; photography: include captions indicating when and where photographs were published; these photographs should be from the past two years; video and audio: maximum viewing or listening time should be a total of 30 minutes highlighting work from the past two years; include a brief description indicating dates aired and a statement describing applicants involvement in each piece; editors/managers: upload a statement of no more than 500 words describing applicants job responsibilities and approach to applicants work; in addition to the statement, applicants may also submit stories or projects and include a description of applicants role in the piece; graphic/visualization: include dates of publication; English translations must accompany work samples; professional Profile - work history/education/awards. Applicants will be required to upload a document to include all relevant positions held since completing formal education, education background, and professional awards received following the format indicated in the application. Focus: Journalism.