Fellowships
So you’re looking for a fellowship?
Knight Science Journalism Fellowships aren’t the only game in town. There are lots of opportunities for both early career and mid-career journalists. These include the Cissy Patterson Endowment for Science and Environmental Writers and AHCJ Reporting Fellowships on Health Care Performance, both of which focus on a yearlong project.
More general journalism fellowships include:
Mid-career
- The Eugene C. Pulliam Fellowship for Editorial Writing
- European Journalism Fellowships (International Center for Journalism at Freie Universität Berlin, applications due in November)
- International Center for Journalism Fellowships (project-based, current openings vary)
- Joan Shorenstein Fellowship (semester-long, Harvard Kennedy School)
- John S. Knight Fellowships at Stanford (yearlong, emphasis on innovation and entrepreneurship)
- Knight-Wallace Fellowships (University of Michigan, yearlong)
- Nieman Fellowship (Harvard, yearlong)
- Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (Oxford University, UK)
- University of California-Berkeley Investigative Reporting Fellowship (yearlong)
Early career
- The Ben Bagdikian Fellowship Program at Mother Jones
- The Fellowship in Global Journalism (University of Toronto, Canada)
- Google News Initiative Fellowship (for students)
- Grist Fellowship (Seattle, WA. For winter/spring fellowship, apply by Nov. 2)
- High Country News Internships & Fellowship (Spring interns, apply by Nov. 1, Summer/Fall interns apply by March 31)
- The Richard Casement internship (The Economist, London, apply by end of January)
- Scripps Howard Foundation Journalism Fellowship (Washington, DC)
Others
- CultureDish, a twitter feed that frequently posts scholarships, jobs, and fellowships
- Global Investigative Journalism Network’s list of grants & fellowships
- The Society of Environmental Journalists’ list of non-SEJ fellowships & workshop
