Applications are now open for the prestigious 2025/2026 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship at the University of Michigan, a journalism fellowship designed to provide mid-career journalists with the time and resources needed to advance their skills and tackle significant projects. This professional development program is tailored for journalists across various fields such as investigative reporting, data journalism, and newsroom innovation, offering participants the chance to engage in cutting-edge research, develop a journalism project, and explore media entrepreneurship.
Throughout the academic year, fellows gain access to the university’s resources, delve into topics such as digital journalism and storytelling, and collaborate with a diverse group of international journalists. The program focuses on helping journalists address pressing issues facing the news industry, whether by developing a long-term reporting project or innovating within their newsrooms. Fellows emerge as leaders in media leadership and news industry innovation, empowered with new skills to drive positive change in their careers and within the field of journalism.
Name of Host Institution
Knight Wallace, University of Michigan
Requirements/Eligibility Criteria
- Qualified applicants must have a minimum of five years of experience and be currently working in some aspect of journalism, either for a news organization or as an independent journalist.
- The Fellowship seeks a diverse range of applicants, including reporters, editors, data journalists, visual journalists, audio producers, engagement specialists, designers, and media entrepreneurs.
- Candidates should be deeply committed to their journalism career development and interested in leveraging this opportunity for professional growth and journalism venture development.
Deadline
1st December, 2024
