Online applications for the 2013-2014 Knight Fellowships are now being accepted. The deadline for 2013-14 international applications is Dec. 1, 2012; the deadline for U.S. applications is Jan. 15, 2013. Questions? Email us at [email protected]
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Please read the application instructions document carefully before you apply. It includes important information about completing the online form and submitting work samples.
Application Instructions
Eligibility
U.S. applicants for a Knight Fellowship ideally have at least seven years of full-time professional experience, international applicants ideally have at least five years. But we also consider less experienced applicants with outstanding achievements. No college degree is required.
We consider applicants who fall into one or more of these categories:
- Full-time journalists
- Journalism entrepreneurs and innovators
- Journalism business and management executives
Our definitions:
- Full-time journalists - Those who write or edit news, commentary, or editorials; critics and reviewers, photojournalists, editorial cartoonists and supervising editors, anchors, and producers. They may be working for newspapers, wire services, television or radio news departments, web sites, magazines that cover news, commentary or public affairs, or as freelance or independent journalists.
- Journalism entrepreneurs and innovators — Those whose work or proposals have the potential for great journalistic impact.
- Journalism business and management executives — Those whose work influences editorial quality, such as publishers, general managers, and station managers.
We do not accept applications from people working in public information or public relations jobs, for trade and house newsletters or magazines, for government agencies, or in teaching jobs.
Once selected, fellows must agree to:
- Devote their energy during the year to the fellowship rather than to regular professional work
- Spend the academic terms in residence at Stanford
- Participate fully in fellowship seminars and activities.
Fellows from news organizations that support their application must agree to return to that organization.
