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TARBELL AI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR EARLY-CAREER JOURNALISTS GLOBALLY

Application Deadline: February 28th, 2025, at 11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth.

LOCATION: USA

The Tarbell Fellowship is a one-year program for early-career journalists interested in covering artificial intelligence. Fellows secure a 9-month placement at a major newsroom, participate in a 10-week study group covering AI governance & technical fundamentals, and attend a week-long journalism summit in San Francisco. 

ELIGIBILITY:

The fellowship is designed to support those early in their journalism career, i.e. with 0-5 years relevant experience. We welcome applications from mid-career professionals hoping to transition to a career in journalism. You may still apply if you have 5+ years of journalism experience, however you are somewhat less likely to be accepted.

There is no age limit for applying.

They support early-career journalists from around the globe. However, they strongly encourage fellows to move to international journalism hubs for the duration of this fellowship. They expect this to accelerate fellows’ careers and will give preferential treatment to those willing to do this. They may be able to provide office space in hubs such as London and New York.

BENEFIT:

Fellows receive a stipend of up to $50,000 depending on location and personal circumstances.

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FELLOWSHIP FOR ADVANCING SCIENCE JOURNALISM IN AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Application Deadline: January 15, 2025.

LOCATION: USA

The Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle East is designed, through a combination of study and specialized training, to help reporters and editors from the region to further develop a successful career in science journalism.

ELIGIBILITY:

Journalists based in Africa and the Middle East with at least three years’ experience reporting on science, health or environmental issues in the region. Applicants may be reporters, writers, editors, producers, illustrators, filmmakers, or photojournalists. This includes work for newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and digital media. Applicants should be proficient in spoken and written English.

This one-semester fellowship is held in the fall of the academic year and hosted by KSJ at MIT. The fellow will join other KSJ fellows in a program of study at MIT and other Cambridge/Boston area universities and in the program’s seminars, training workshops and field trips throughout the semester.

BENEFIT:

$40,000 stipend for the semester

MIT health insurance

A travel and housing stipend paid near the start of the fellowship

Full access to MIT benefits such as subsidized public transportation, access to museums and other programs in the area

Connections to a thriving community of science journalists

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