Joan Shorenstein Fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School,USA-2017

Posted by data tz on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 0

The Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School is offering eight one-semester residential fellowships for US and international citizens. Eligible applicant must be a full-time journalist, politician, scholar or policymaker currently active in their field. Fellows will receive stipend of $30,000 for one semester.
Application Deadline: 1 February 2017

Programmes Offered:

• Media
• Politics
• Public policy

Course Level:
This is a one semester residential fellowship programme for advance research.

Eligibility:

• Must be a full-time journalist, politician, scholar or policymaker currently active in the field.
• Journalist: Reporter, editor, producer with a minimum of five years experience at a news organization (print, broadcast, Internet) immediately prior to submitting Fellowship application.
• Politician: Someone who has campaigned and been elected to a national or high-level state office.
• Scholar: Tenured or tenure-track professor in political science, political communication, journalism, international political communication with a strong record of book and journal publications. The applicant must be employed by a college, university or research institution for seven years or more.
• Policymaker: High-level official in a cabinet office or adviser to a candidate for national office. Minimum 10 years experience in equivalent role.
• Must be available to be in residence, full-time, for one semester (September through December or February through May) in Cambridge, MA.
• The applicant should not have participated in another fellowship within the two years prior to their preferred semester at Harvard.
• Applicants must be fluent in English – listening, reading, writing and speaking. Non-native English speakers must provide TOEFL or IELTS score.
• Applicants who do not meet these requirements cannot be considered.

Benefit:
Stipend is $30,000 for one semester. Travel and living expenses are not covered by the Shorenstein Center. Office space, computer and telephone are provided.

Number of Awards:
The Center hosts eight one-semester residential fellowships each year (four per semester).

Tenure:
Fellowship is awarded for one semester (September through December or February through May).

Application Procedure:
The mode of application is online.

Further Details:
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