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The Journalist in Residence Fellowship is intended for journalists with a good command of English who need a period of uninterrupted time to do research and/or complete an extensive piece of work – e.g. a non-fiction book, series of articles, podcast, documentary or multimedia production – that will be published in Dutch by at least one Dutch-language publisher.

Journalists at NIAS benefit from being able to work without interruption, while at the same time being part of the lively academic environment at NIAS with a wide range of disciplines from the humanities and social sciences. Previous Journalist-in-Residence Fellowships have proven that the exchange of ideas with scholars from the humanities, social sciences and other disciplines can enrich a journalist’s work. In this way, the fellowship contributes to the production of in-depth journalistic writing. At the same time, the journalist’s perspective, research methods and modes of communication open up new avenues for the scholarly work of other fellows.

As a journalist-in-residence, you will have the opportunity to fully dedicate yourself to a major journalistic project for five months and to immerse yourself in an intellectually stimulating environment. There is room for two journalists each year.

Benefits

• Private office in the center of Amsterdam
• Daily lunch together
• Access to the NIAS library service
• Weekly academic activities, including seminars
• Social activities and outings
• Significant expansion of your international and academic network
• For applicants whose travel time (one way) from station to station is one and a half hours or longer, housing can be offered at a subsidized rate. This does not apply to applicants with a shorter travel time.

Funding Information

• As a journalist-in-residence, you will receive a monthly allowance of 3,200 euros from the BJP Fund as compensation for your time investment. In addition, you will have your own office at NIAS.

Eligible Projects

• The journalistic project for which you are applying for a residency grant must result in one or more Dutch-language publications, which are published by at least one Dutch journalistic medium. Forms of publication that are eligible for subsidy are:
  • (photo)books
  • audiovisual narrative forms
  • podcasts and (web) documentaries
  • drawn journalism
  • innovative (digital) forms

Eligibility Criteria

• You can apply for a grant for the NIAS residency if you are working on a major journalistic project that is already somewhat advanced and would benefit from an interdisciplinary, academic and international exchange of knowledge and expertise. NIAS organizes weekly English-language seminars, where one fellow presents his or her research project and is then questioned by the other fellows about, among other things, the design, methods and sources used. NIAS expects all fellows to be present at the institute as much as possible.
• Both freelance journalists and employed journalists are eligible for the grant. If you are employed, you must take unpaid leave. By journalists they also mean podcast makers, documentary makers, photojournalists, etc.

For more information, visit NIAS.