Deadline: December 4, 2024 (Int’l Applicants) / January 15, 2025 (U.S. Applicants)
Applications are open for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University 2025-2026. The fellowship year is structured to include an openness that allows the journalists to use their time as they see fit: exploring solutions to journalism’s biggest problems, experiencing personal growth and recharging. 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
As a JSK Fellow, you will benefit from:
- Individual coaching and customized workshops to help build the leadership resilience and mindsets needed to navigate and lead change.
- A purposefully designed cohort experience that fosters opportunities for meaningful and enduring personal and professional connections.
- The time and freedom to explore the intellectual offerings of a world-class university.
- Access to the worldwide JSK alumni network.
- A stipend of $125,000.
- Stanford tuition and Stanford health insurance for fellows and a health supplement if enrolling dependents in Stanford health insurance. They also provide advice on finding rental housing.
Eligibility
- U.S. and international journalists working in news organizations, independent journalists, journalism entrepreneurs and journalism innovators are eligible for the program.
- 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 or reporting projects, and they are not a business accelerator.
Application
Applications open on Friday, November 1, 2024. International applications must be submitted by 1 p.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. U.S. applications must be submitted by 1 p.m. Pacific time on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
For more information, see FAQ and visit JSK Journalism Fellowships.
