Fifteen Fabulous Foreign Fellowships - work in distant lands

Black Enterprise, May, 1999 by Keisha Anderson

Location: Toronto, Canada

Duration: One to two years

Deadline: Rolling

journalism

Pew Fellowships in International Journalism

Attn: Program Director
1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-663-7761
www.pewfellowships.org

Provides journalists the opportunity to study international affairs at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C., and travel overseas to a country of their choice.

Eligibility: Any U.S. journalist (e.g., newspapers, magazines, wire services, radio, television, online news organizations and freelancers) with at least three years of professional experience. Must be U.S. citizen or working full time in the U.S. at an American-based news organization. Stipend: $2,000 per month in Washington, D.C., and $2,500 for travel plus round-trip airfare to one international destination.

Location: Open

Duration: Five weeks in foreign country, 10 weeks in Washington, D.C.

Deadline: April l0 for fall program; October 1 for spring program

Knight International Press Fellowships (International Center for Journalists)

Attn: Susan Talalay
1616 H St. NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20006
202-737-3700
www.icfj.org

Offers about 20 American journalists the opportunity to assume teaching, training, consulting and assistance roles in overseas media centers.

Eligibility: Any U.S. resident working in the following areas: reporting, writing, editing, publication design, pre-press production, computer technologies, circulation, advertising, marketing and promotion, business management and pressroom operations.

Stipend: Covers transportation and living expenses in the foreign country

Location: Any country outside the U.S. except Western Europe and Japan

Duration: Two to nine months

Deadline: January 15 and July 15 public policy

public policy

Atlantic Fellowships in Public Policy

Attn: Robin Osborn, Director
Atlantic Fellowships in Public Policy
The Commonwealth Fund
One East 75th St.
New York, NY 10021
212-606-3809
www.cmwf.org

Established by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1994 to bolster Anglo-American relations and foster an exchange of ideas between public policy professionals in the U.S. and U.K.

Eligibility: Mid-career professionals active in any part of the public, business or philanthropic sectors.

Must be U.S. citizens with at least five years of professional experience.

Stipend: 500[pounds sterling] ($300)/month (600 [pounds sterling] ($360)/month in London) for those on paid leave; 1,300 [pounds sterling] ($790)/month (1,700 [pounds sterling] ($1,030) in London) for those without a paid leave. Additional expenses covered by the program include: travel to, from and within the U.K.; institutional fees (i.e., office rental and equipment); monthly family stipend and allowance for household goods and relocation; shipping allowance.

Location: United Kingdom

Duration: Three to 10 months

Deadline: Mid-November. Applicants must call prior to applying.

Ian Axford New Zealand Fellowships in Public Policy

Attn: Robin Osborn, Director
Atlantic Fellowships in Public Policy
The Commonwealth Fund
One East 75th St.
New York, NY 10021
212-606-3809
www.cmwf.org