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Step 1
Think what you can offer in the area of journalistic excellence. Do you have the skills and history needed for someone to sit up and take notice? A fellowship is an opportunity for career development bestowed upon individuals by prestigious entities. Seize the opportunity by submitting your resume, professional work samples, a 1,000-word essay on why you should receive the fellowship and letters of recommendation and support.
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Step 2
Take the opportunity to learn what affects other countries and how their problems and habits have an effect on others. Fellows from other countries will learn how our news systems work, and we will learn about theirs. Reporting information back to the home journalism site will relay knowledge and helpful information (besides beefing up your resume) of how their tendencies and traditions differ.
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Step 3
Check out the International Center for Journalists. Sponsored by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, the ICJ gives you (if chosen) the job of tracking the details of a specific, in-depth story. Relating to a global concern of international importance, you will provide the facts on the chosen subjects through different journalistic avenues.
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Step 4
Touch the lives of everyone who reads your work. The Knight Foundation Journalism Fellowship has sent teams of hand-selected journalists to the CDC to learn medical reporting at its highest quality. The best and brightest learn how to do their jobs better than ever before in this multi-month project.
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Step 5
Show empathy for others by applying for the Rosalyn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism. You will increase knowledge of mental health problems while explaining treatment plans in various countries. Past Carter fellows have raised awareness on impulsivity as it applies to suicide, inferior availability of mental healthcare for young adults and the different mental health needs of various ethnic populations. Subject matter and time frames vary with these specific opportunities.
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Step 6
Open your mind and your eyes as you take steps to keep the world abreast of what is happening. There are many fellowships available for the right person. See the Society of Professional Journalists information listing in the resources section below.
