JSK Journalism Fellowships 2017-18

Stanford University invites applications for John S Knight JSK Journalism Fellowships 2017-18. The candidates who are interested and eligible can submit their application for the aforesaid fellowships.

The JSK fellowship helps to improve the quality of news and information reaching the public

Journalism fellowships at Stanford was started in 1966 with a powerful idea of giving reporters and editors free run of the classrooms and libraries of a great university, which would pay off in superb journalism.

Eligibility Criteria for JSK Journalism Fellowships 2017

U.S. candidates should have minimum 7 years of full-time professional experience to be eligible for JSK Fellowship

The International candidates should have minimum 5 years experience. However, the candidates having less experience but with outstanding achievements will also be considered for JSK Fellowship

There is no requirement of College Degree from the candidates. Journalists employed by a news organization or journalism freelancers are eligible to apply for fellowship
Journalism entrepreneurs and innovators are entitled to apply
Journalism business and management executives are eligible for the fellowship

 

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Award Amount

Fellows receive a stipend of USD 65,000 as well as supplements for housing, childcare, health insurance and moving expenses
Tuition costs at Stanford are also covered; the amount of these supplement funds will be based on the family size which ranges from $13000 to $50000

How to Apply for JSK Journalism Fellowship 2017

Firstly, Applicants must register and establish a personal user ID and password through the given link: https://jsk.fluidreview.com/
You must identify a challenge facing journalism, explain why you believe it is important, why you want to explore and test ideas for responding to the challenge

Application Deadline:  Application Deadline is 01st December 2016