Application are open for Joan Shorenstein Fellowship 2022.: (Deadline 7 September 2022)

Application are open for Joan Shorenstein Fellowship 2022. This scholarship is provided by Harvard Kennedy School.

Background

Since the Shorenstein Center’s founding in 1986, the Fellowship Program has been central to its mission examining the intersection of media, politics and public policy. The purpose of the Fellowship Program is to advance research in the field of media, politics and public policy. As well as facilitate a dialogue among journalists, scholars, policymakers and students; and provide an opportunity for reflection.

About the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program

It 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 our media and politics.

Value of Scholarship

• Fellows receive a stipend of $30,000, paid in monthly installments at the end of each month over the 4-month semester.
• Fellows are provided with a workstation in the Shorenstein Center fellows’ suite, a computer, phone, Harvard email address, and a Harvard ID allowing access to libraries and other resources.
• Fellows are also able to select a paid Harvard Kennedy School student research assistant to work on their projects.

Am I Eligible ?

Applicants for Shorenstein Fellowships must be a working journalist, politician, scholar or policymaker currently or recently active in the field. The guidelines below offer further detail:

• Journalist: 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).
• Politician: Someone who has campaigned and been elected to a national or high-level state office, or communications professionals within politics and policy, e.g. speechwriters, press secretaries.
• Scholar: Tenured or tenure-track professor employed by a college, university or research institution in political science, political communication, journalism, international political communication, or a field relevant to the Shorenstein Center’s areas of inquiry.
• Policymaker: High-level official in a cabinet office or adviser to a candidate for national office.

Applicants should not have participated in another fellowship within the two years prior to their preferred semester.

Applicants must be fluent in English – listening, reading, writing and speaking. Non-native English speakers must provide TOEFL or IELTS score.

Deadline : Spring Semester (February – May): September 7

Lastly, visit the official website link given below for more details.