Soros Justice Media Fellowships - Track I
Open Society Foundations
Award: $58,000
Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
To support writers, print and broadcast journalists, bloggers, filmmakers, and other individuals with distinctive voices proposing to complete media projects that engage and inform, spur debate and conversation, and catalyze change on important U.S. criminal justice issues. Qualifications: Applicants must have at least two (2) years of relevant experience, which may include: full-time and part-time employment; paid or unpaid internships; sustained volunteer work; or other pertinent experience (e.g. advocacy while incarcerated). Track I is for people at a range of phases in their careers, including but not limited to: people just entering the field following post-graduate education; advocates or media makers with several years of work experience and some degree of achievement; and those beginning to work on criminal legal issues after a career in another field or after some other life experience. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the committee's criteria. How to apply: Applicants must submit online nomination form. Focus: Communications; Criminal justice.