Deadline: 29 August 2014
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard is accepting applications from journalists around the globe for its various fellowship programs.
- Short-term Visiting Fellowships – for individuals who are working on shorter-term projects or inquiries who may not be able to spend an academic year at Harvard; who may or may not be journalists; and whose work in support of journalism or journalism models would benefit from concentrated exposure to the assets of Harvard and the Nieman Foundation. Total 24 fellows (12 international and 12 US) will be selected.
- International Fellowships – for citizens of nations other than the United States, including journalists with non-U.S. citizenship working in the United States or working for U.S. media companies. Total 12 fellows are selected who will have to work with the Nieman staff to find financial support from sources outside the Nieman Foundation.
- US Fellowships – opportunity for 12 US (citizens) journalists to study at Harvard for an academic year; to step back from deadlines, renew their intellectual curiosity and enrich their understanding of the topics they cover. Fellows take part in many journalism-oriented seminars, workshops and conferences, and benefit from the opportunity to spend a year with fellow journalists from around the world. Fellows receive a stipend of $60,000 and additional housing, childcare and health insurance allowances.
- Nieman-Berkman Fellowship for Journalism Innovation – for international and US independent journalists, working journalists or journalists who work for a news organization in a business, technology, or leadership capacity. The fellows receive the standard Nieman Fellowship stipend from the Nieman Foundation, which is $65,000 over nine months.
Note the Key Dates
- 29 August 2014 – Application submission deadline for Short-term Visiting Fellowships
- 1 December 2014 – Application submission deadline for International Fellowships
- 31 January 2015 – Application submission deadline for US Fellowships
- 1 December 2014 – Application submission deadline for Nieman-Berkman Fellowship for Journalism Innovation
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants can be publishers, programmers, Web designers, media analysts, academics, journalists and others interested in enhancing quality, building new business models or designing programs to improve journalism.
- Applicants must demonstrate the ways in which their work at Harvard and the Nieman Foundation may improve the prospects for journalism’s future.
- The proposed project may be completed during the time spent at Harvard or be part of a larger undertaking.
- Applicant must be prepared to be in residence in Cambridge during their study and present their findings to the Nieman community at the end of their research period.
Application materials include – online application form, personal statement, and proposal for study at Harvard, professional profile, study plan summary, work samples, letters of recommendation, and leave of absence letter.
For more information, please visit Nieman Foundation Fellowships.
