Deadline: 15 March 2016
UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is seeking applications for its 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship Program to provide an opportunity to early and mid career journalists to report ambitious long form stories on the full range of subjects under the rubric of food systems.
The program is established by Michael Pollan, the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. The fellowship, a project of the Knight Center in Science and Environmental Journalism, is supported by a grant from The 11th Hour Project, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation.
UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism is looking for the leaders of the next generation of journalists—strongly motivated individuals with reverence for truth, a hunger to discover and to inform, a deep regard for thorough analysis, and an ardent embrace of civic engagement.
Story Subjects
- Agricultural and Nutritional Policy
- The food industry,
- Food Science
- Technology and Culture
- Rural and Urban Farming
- Agriculture and the Environment (including climate change)
- Global Trade and Supply Chains
- Consolidation and Securitization of the Food System
- Public Health (as it relates to Food and Farming)
The Berkeley Difference
- Journalism, exclusively. No public relations, no advertising, no strategic communications.
- Program built on small classes, close faculty contact, creative collaboration with outstanding fellow students.
- Emphasis on producing high-quality, publishable work while enrolled.
- A two-year educational immersion, because there are no shortcuts. Berkeley call their degree a Master of Journalism for a reason.
Grant Information: The Fellowship program includes ten $10,000 postgraduate Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fellowship is open to print and audio journalists.
- Preference will be given to U.S. focused stories, but will also consider international stories with a strong U.S. angle or connection.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
