Joan Shorenstein Center Fellowships for Journalists and Politics Scholars

The Shorenstein Center Fellowship Program offers an opportunity for outstanding journalists and scholars to spend a semester at Harvard University, where they can share their knowledge and expertise in a collegial and intellectually stimulating environment. The mission of the fellowship program is to advance research in the field of press, politics and public policy; provide an opportunity for reflection; facilitate a dialogue among scholars, journalists and policymakers; and create a vibrant and long-lasting community.

The Joan Shorenstein Center offers a one-semester fellowship at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Fellows are domestic or international journalists, scholars and/or policymakers who are interested in the influence of the press on public policy and politics.

The fellowships offer a unique opportunity for scholars and practitioners to share their knowledge and expertise in a collegial and intellectually stimulating environment. Fellows participate in weekly seminars with scholars, a luncheon speakers series with invited journalists or policymakers and in other organized programs of the Shorenstein Center and Harvard University. The Fellowship Program is not a degree or journalism training program.

Objective

The purpose of the Fellowship Program is to advance existing research in press/politics and to provide an opportunity for distinguished experts to reflect on their discipline. Our goal is to foster a collegial and intellectual environment that will enrich and complement one’s knowledge of the field. The primary focus for a fellow in residence is a paper (approximately 15 pages in length) on a topic examining and analyzing the influence of the press on politics and public policy in the domestic or international arena.

Guidelines

* Applicants must be fluent in reading, writing and speaking English.

* Applicants must be journalists, scholars or policymakers active in the field of press, politics and public policy.

* Fellows are required to live in residence for one semester (fall semester runs approximately September through December; spring semester runs approximately February through May).

* Domestic and international applicants are eligible.

* Stipend: $30,000 disbursed in four installments over the semester. Travel and living expenses are not covered by the Center.

* Office space, computer, printer and telephone are provided.

* All application materials must be received on or before FEBRUARY 1.

How to Apply

Applicants may submit materials either as printed hard copies OR electronic files. Download a PDF of the fellowship application form.

Originals of the following documents must be received on or before February 1. PLEASE DO NOT STAPLE.

* A cover letter from the applicant stating interest in the fellowship.

* Completed fellowship application form.

* A three- to five-page research project proposal.

* A curriculum vitae/résumé.

* Three letters of recommendation from people familiar with the work of the applicant.

Please mail materials to:

Fellowship Program Director

Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy

Kennedy School of Government

79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

OR email files to Edith Holway: edith_holway@harvard.edu

Contact: edith_holway@harvard.edu

Details: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/presspol/fellowships

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