Shorenstein Centre at Harvard Kennedy School in the USA invites applications for the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship for journalists in 2022.
The Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program is designed to provide journalists, scholars, politicians and policymakers with an opportunity for reflection. A Fellowship offers busy professionals the time and resources needed to think, research, and write on issues central to media and politics.
The Shorenstein Center strives to create an environment for fellows to do their best work, with faculty support. They will also engage in weekly discussion meetings with peers, as well as have all the resources that Harvard has to offer. This includes world-class libraries and leading experts on a vast array of subjects.
Worth of Award
In view of this, Fellows receive a stipend of $30,000, paid in monthly instalments at the end of each month over the 4-month semester.
Similarly, Fellows are provided with a
- workstation in the Shorenstein Center fellows’ suite,
- computer,
- phone,
- Harvard email address, and
- Harvard ID allows access to libraries and other resources.
Furthermore, Fellows are able to select a paid Harvard Kennedy School student research assistant (eligible to work up to 10 hours per week) to work on their projects.
Eligibility
Applicants for Shorenstein Fellowships must be working journalists, politicians, scholars or policymakers currently or recently active in the field. They must be
- Journalists: Reporters, editors, columnists, producers, media business executives and related, with a minimum of five years of full-time experience either at professional news organizations or as a full-time freelancer (not including work completed as a university student).
- Politicians: People who have campaigned and been elected to a national or high-level state office, or communications professionals within politics and policy, e.g. speechwriters, press secretaries.
- Scholars: Tenured or tenure-track professors employed by a colleges, universities or research institutions in political science, political communication, journalism, international political communication, or a field relevant to the Shorenstein Center’s areas of inquiry.
- Policymakers: High-level officials in a cabinet office or advisers to candidates for national office.
Yet again, applicants
- should not have participated in another fellowship within the two years prior to their preferred semester.
- must be fluent in English – listening, reading, writing and speaking. Non-native English speakers must provide TOEFL or IELTS score.
How to Apply
To access the application form, simply click on the link.
Deadline: The application deadlines are
- Fall Semester (September – December): March 15
- Spring Semester (February – May): September 7