Deadline: September 29, 2017 | Apply here
Eligibility: All applicants for academic-year Nieman Fellowships, including freelancers, must be working journalists with at least five years of full-time media experience
Location: Cambridge, The United States

Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships 2017

The Knight Visiting Nieman Fellowships at Harvard offer short-term research opportunities to individuals interested in working on special projects designed to advance journalism in some new way.

Candidates need not be practicing journalists, but must demonstrate the ways in which their work at Harvard and the Nieman Foundation may improve the prospects for journalism’s future.

This may be related to research, programming, design, financial strategies or another topic.

A Nieman Fellowship is an extraordinary, transformative learning opportunity open to journalists working in all media in every country around the world.

Those selected for the program spend two full semesters at Harvard auditing classes with some of the university’s greatest thinkers, participating in Nieman events and collaborating with peers.

Nieman Fellows are also able to audit classes at other local universities including MIT and Tufts.

 Benefits

• Successful applicants are invited to the Nieman Foundation for a period ranging from a few weeks to three months, depending on the scope of the project.
• Knight Visiting Nieman Fellows have access to the extensive resources at Harvard and throughout Cambridge, including local scholars, research centres and libraries.
• Successful applicants also have the opportunity to work with Nieman Fellows and the various projects housed at the Nieman Foundation, including Nieman Reports, Nieman Journalism Lab, and Nieman Storyboard.
• For Visiting Fellows who will not be supported by an employer during the fellowship, a stipend prorated for the length of the fellowship will be provided ($1,225 per week).
• If a Visiting Fellow does not reside in the Boston area or otherwise have accommodations, free use of a furnished one-bedroom apartment will be available for the length of the fellowship.

Eligibilities

All applicants for academic-year Nieman Fellowships, including freelancers, must be working journalists with at least five years of full-time media experience.

Journalism-related work completed as a university student does not count as professional experience. Professionals who work in public relations or in a position whose primary focus is not the media are not eligible to apply.

During the two years prior to applying, an applicant should not have participated in a fellowship lasting four months or longer.

Candidates nominate themselves for Nieman Fellowships by submitting an application and supplementary materials.

There are no age limits or academic prerequisites, and a college degree is not required.

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