Fellowship Openings
The Knight International Journalism Fellowships seeks qualified applicants to work on the following targeted projects:
1.) Knight International seeks an experienced journalist with a background in health journalism to lead a high-impact, results-driven Fellowship in Sub-Saharan Africa.
2.) Knight International Journalism Fellowships seeks an experienced multimedia journalist to develop new-media capabilities in Latin America. The candidate will work primarily with professional journalists and media organizations to increase digital-media capacity.
- Experience in Latin America required
- New media skills required
- Experience in specialized journalism including online training, computer-assisted reporting, podcasts and reporting for the web strongly preferred
- Past experience training reporters and editors
- Minimum of 10 years journalism experience
- Media-training experience is a plus
- Fellowship open to any nationality
- Fellowship duration is a minimum of one year
To apply for these projects, click here for our online Fellowship application form
Fellowship Qualifications
Knight International Fellows work with partner organizations on media-development projects designed to produce lasting, tangible change in the public interest. Fellows build skills and enhance the standards of independent media in these key regions: Asia/Pacific, Eurasia/Former Soviet Union, Latin America, Middle East/North Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Candidates must be fluent in the language of the region where they are deployed and should have at least 10 years' experience in journalism or related fields such as media-business management. Fellowships are open to any nationality for assignments of up to a year.
Candidates may apply for a Fellowship by:
- Responding to a specific, advertised opening. Click here for a list of targeted projects for which we are seeking qualified applicants.
- Submitting a general application that would be evaluated on a rolling basis, dependent on Fellowship needs at that time.
The program may create Fellowships designed to take advantage of the skills of qualified applicants or to respond to specific local needs identified by the Fellowship candidate or local partner. Candidates are encouraged to list geographic preferences on their applications.
Finalists may be invited to ICFJ offices in Washington, DC, for interviews. If that is not feasible, they can be interviewed by ICFJ’s regional representatives or by phone. Decisions will be made shortly after the interviews take place.
Fellows are asked to attend a week-long orientation in Washington. Orientation may take place in the designated country. During the Fellowship, each Fellow receives an allowance for transportation, professional and living expenses and an honorarium. Fellows also have access to a Grants Fund. Approved grants cover the costs of special projects that benefit the program.