Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program 2023

Deadline: March 31, 2023

The Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Program is designed to bring journalists, scholars, politicians and policymakers to the Shorenstein Center for a semester to work on a project with a tangible output and engage with students, faculty, other fellows, and the broader Harvard Kennedy School community. They are expected to be fully-participating members of the Shorenstein Center community while in residence, attending and participating in Center events, social gatherings, and other activities.

Alumni fellows join the Shorenstein Center’s Alumni Fellows Network to stay connected with the Center and the large and growing group of former fellows worldwide.

Career professionals from a variety of related fields are welcome to apply. Past fellows include journalists from local, national and international TV, radio, print, and digital media; media and civic technology innovators; nonfiction authors; documentary filmmakers; political advisors and policymakers; leading academic scholars in media research and political science; and policy analysts.

The Shorenstein Center is committed to diversity and actively encourages applications from all demographic backgrounds and across the political spectrum.

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Responsibilities

Applicants must be available to be in residence, full-time, for the duration of their fellowship (Fall Semester: September through December, Spring Semester: February through May, or Full Year: September through May) in Cambridge, MA. 

The Fellowship is a full-time appointment, and applicants are expected to commit to completing their primary research project and engaging in the life of the Center, its activities and events. It is understood that busy modern professionals will have occasional essential obligations, and the Center aims to be considerate and flexible in such circumstances. However, any applicant with professional, personal or travel commitments that would require significant time away should consider applying when their schedule allows for the full commitment of a fellowship.

Benefits

Fellows receive a stipend of $40,000 per semester, paid in monthly instalments at the end of each month of their term. The Shorenstein Center does not cover travel, housing, and living expenses.

Fellows are provided with a desk in the Shorenstein Center offices, a Harvard email address, and a Harvard ID allowing access to libraries and other resources. 

Fellows can also select a paid Harvard Kennedy School student research assistant (eligible to work up to 10 hours per week) to help with their projects.

Eligibility Criteria

The guidelines below offer further detail on the types of experience that lead to a successful application and fellowship experience; however, if you are unsure if you are eligible, we encourage you to contact our staff to discuss this further.

• Journalist: Reporters, editors, columnists, producers, media business executives, and related, with a minimum of ten years of full-time experience either at professional news organizations or as a full-time freelancer (not including work completed as a university student).
• Politician: Someone elected to a national or high-level state office or high-level communications professionals within politics and policy, e.g. speechwriters and press secretaries. Minimum of ten years experience (can be cumulative between elected office and other roles).
• Scholar: Tenured or tenure-track professor employed by a college, university or research institution in political science, political communication, journalism, technology studies, sociology, computer science, or a field relevant to the Shorenstein Center’s areas of inquiry. 
• Policymaker: High-level official in a cabinet office or policy adviser to a candidate for national office or high-level elected official.
• Documentary Filmmaker: Documentary filmmakers and/or academics and practitioners with expertise in documentary filmmaking as it relates to public interest media and/or its intersections with journalism. Minimum of 10 years experience. 

Applicants should not have participated in another fellowship within the two years before their preferred semester.

Applicants must be fluent in English – listening, reading, writing and speaking. Non-native English speakers must provide TOEFL or IELTS score.

Application Registration Deadline: 31st March 2023

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