Stanford University in the USA invites applications for the Fully Funded John S. Knight Journalism International Fellowships in 2020.
The JSK Journalism Fellowships supports diverse journalists from around the world who are deeply engaged in exploring solutions to journalism’s biggest problems. They focus on accelerating change in the journalism industry to improve the access to information people need to create and sustain democratic communities.
Journalism fellowships at Stanford started in 1966 with a powerful idea: giving journalists broad access to a great university, which would pay off in superb journalism. They grew through the next decades, and in 1984 a $4 million grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation provided a permanent endowment for the program, which they renamed for John S. Knight, who, with his brother James L. Knight, once operated a company that became the largest newspaper chain in the United States.
Worth of Award
The Fellowship provides JSK Fellows with several financial benefits, including;
- A stipend of $85,000. In addition to this stipend, they provide an additional supplement for fellows with children.
- The cost of Stanford tuition and Stanford health care for fellows, spouses, and children.
- They also help fellows find housing.
Other benefits of a JSK Fellowship:
- Access to some of the world’s most innovative thinkers and organizations, from technology giants to hot new startups to Stanford’s 100-plus special institutes and centers.
- Opportunities to join classes taught by top Stanford professors and instructors in a wide range of specialties. It is common for classes to be taught by people who also work in the vanguard of their fields in the private sector.
- A rich intellectual and cultural campus life, including live theater, music, and dance performances and special lectures and events.
- Fellowship social events where everyone can get to know one another.
- Spouses and partners are eligible to take some classes and attend many fellowship seminars. Fellows’ children attend excellent Palo Alto-area schools and are included in some fellowship social activities (See: JSK Fellowship experience enriches the lives of the entire family).
Eligibility
The following criteria must be met to be eligible for the scholarship:
- U.S. applicants typically have at least seven years of full-time professional experience; international applicants typically have at least five years of experience.
- They will consider less experienced applicants who have outstanding achievements. They do not require applicants to have a college degree.
Professional background
They consider applicants in these categories:
- Journalists employed by a news organization or freelance journalists.
- Journalism entrepreneurs and innovators.
- Journalism business and management executives.
Note: They do not accept applications from people working in public information or public relations jobs, for trade and house newsletters or magazines, for government agencies, or in academic positions.
How to Apply
- This section provides a preview of the JSK Fellowships application, some tips for completing an application, and an overview of their selection process.
- You don’t need to wait until its online application system opens to begin working on the materials you’ll need to submit.
- This guide explains the elements you’ll need to complete and the main questions in the application form.
- Visit the website and apply
- Questions? Email them at [email protected].
Deadline: Application closes 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2019.