Stanford University Fellowship in the Field of Journalism in the USA 2020

OPPORTUNITY DETAILS

Total reward

0 $

State University

Stanford University

Area

America

Host Country

United States of America

Deadline

04 Dec 2019

Specialities

Social sciences and humanities

Opportunity funding

Full funding

Eligible Countries

Algeria , Comoros , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Mauritania , Oman , Qatar , Somalia , Syria , United Arab Emirates , Bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Morocco , Palestine , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Tunisia , Yemen

Eligible Region

All Regions

Stanford University invites you to apply for its JSK Fellowship. The fellow will spend their time at Stanford University exploring solutions to the most urgent challenges facing journalism. Fellows will sit in classes, attend events on campus, connect with experts in the university’s many research institutes and consult innovative thinkers and doers throughout Silicon Valley. A JSK Fellow’s job during their 10 months at Stanford is to meet a few expectations of the fellowship program and to make the most of the opportunity.

Eligibility:

U.S. applicants typically must have at least seven years of full-time professional experience while international applicants should have at least five years of experience.
The less experienced applicants who have outstanding achievements will be considered.
You should spend the academic terms in residence at Stanford from September to June. This means time at Stanford, not in Hawaii, on the road or at home.
Applicants don't have to have a college degree.
You must fully participate in JSK activities. This means attending all JSK events and workshops.
Focus on the fellowship proposal throughout the year. In addition to the events and some classes at Stanford, fellows work on a challenge facing journalism, which should occupy at least half of their time and energy.
Share the fellowship experience and lessons.
Applicants should be in these categories:

Journalists employed by a news organization or freelance journalists.
Journalism entrepreneurs and innovators.
Journalism business and management executives.

Funding:

You will receive a stipend of $85,000.
In addition to this stipend, It provides an additional supplement for fellows with children. It also covers the cost of Stanford tuition and Stanford health care for fellows, spouses, and children.
It also helps fellows find housing.
Other benefits of a JSK Fellowship:

Access to some of the world’s most innovative thinkers and organizations, from technology giants to hot new startups to Stanford’s 100-plus special institutes and centers.
Opportunities to join classes taught by top Stanford professors in a wide range of specialties.
A rich intellectual and cultural campus life, including live theater, music, and dance performances and special lectures and events.
Exposure to the incredible diversity of world views, experiences and cultural traditions that fellows from all over the world bring to the program.
New friendships, professional connections and entrepreneurial skills that will continue beyond the duration of fellowship spend at Stanford.

About Stanford University:

Stanford University, located between San Francisco and San Jose in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, is one of the world's leading teaching and research universities. Since its opening in 1891, Stanford has been dedicated to finding solutions to big challenges and to preparing students for leadership in a complex world.

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