Deadline: December 6, 2023 (Int‘l Applicants)/January 24, 2024 (U.S. Applicants)
Applications are open for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University 2024-2025. They are seeking journalists who are eager to explore, identify and test ideas for improving access to news and information people need to create and sustain robust democratic communities.
A JSK Fellowship is an individual experience that is intertwined with twice-weekly cohort events that include leadership workshops, skills training and discussions with guest experts. Other than these commitments to the cohort, fellows have a lot of freedom to decide how to spend their time and how to approach the journalism challenge they want to focus on. Each fellow meets regularly with one of the JSK directors who is their primary adviser for the year. There is not a single prescription for a successful fellowship year.
Benefits
They provide JSK Fellows:
- Individual coaching and tailored workshops to help develop the leadership resilience and mindsets needed to navigate and lead change.
- A intentionally designed cohort experience that fosters opportunities to form meaningful and lasting personal and professional relationships.
- Time and freedom to explore the intellectual resources of a world-class university.
- Membership in a global JSK alumni community.
- A stipend of $95,000, plus a housing supplement to help with rent.
- Stanford tuition for fellows and Stanford health insurance for fellows, spouses and children. They also give fellows tips and advice about finding rental housing.
Eligibility
- Open to U.S. and international journalists with digital-native and legacy news organizations, independent journalists, journalism entrepreneurs and journalism innovators.
- Applicants need to have at least five years of full-time professional journalism experience. They do not require applicants to have a college degree, or experience in traditional newsrooms. (Work as a student journalist or summer intern is great experience but is not considered part of the five-year threshold.)
- The program is not open to people working in public information or public relations jobs, for trade and house newsletters or magazines, for government agencies, or in academic positions.
- The fellowship does not fund or support book projects or reporting projects, and they are not a business accelerator.
Expectations
Being a JSK Fellow is a full-time commitment. You will receive a monthly check, health insurance for you and your dependents, and be asked to forgo other professional work to focus on the fellowship experience.
You will be expected to:
- Be in residence at Stanford during the academic year, from September to June
- Dedicate yourself full-time to the fellowship
- Attend weekly meetings with your cohort and biweekly meetings with your adviser as well as other occasional JSK events
- Publicly share your work and insights throughout the year
- Work collaboratively with people who offer a range of ideas, experiences and perspectives.
Application
Application materials should be submitted in English (If your work sample is in another language, you may submit the original and include a brief summary in English.)
- International applications must be submitted by 1 p.m. PST on Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023.
- U.S. applications must be submitted by 1 p.m. PST on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.
For more information, visit JSK Journalism Fellowships.
