Request for Applications: Journalist Fellowship Programme

Through personal research, seminars, networking events and discussions with your peers, you will further your understanding of journalism, the news industry and your place in it. While you are in Oxford, you will work on a project that will be of direct impact to you, your career, your newsroom and the wider media industry, bringing in what you learn during your time in the fellowship. This is a programme for working journalists and editors who will return to journalism after spending a few months with them.

The majority of their Journalist Fellows are fully-funded and they also receive a stipend to cover living and travel costs.

Benefits

• They accept around 30 Journalist Fellows from around the world each year, each of whom bring fascinating insights and a wealth of experience to the institute. Here’s what is unique about their programme:
  • You will be embedded in a cutting-edge institution that is shaping key media debates. The Reuters Institute produces world-class research on the main challenges of the industry.
  • You will be part of an institution with a global outlook. Their Journalist Fellows come from all over the world. They share ideas and experiences of working in different countries and different mediums.
  • You will be part of one of the world’s greatest universities. Oxford offers unrivalled study facilities, leading research centers, extensive learning support and a global reputation.
  • You will be just one hour from London by train, providing convenient access to some of the world’s leading news publishers.

Eligibility Criteria

• If you are a journalist with more than five years’ experience working in newsrooms, you qualify to apply for a Reuters Institute scholarship.

Application Requirements

• You will need to prepare:
  • A one-page project statement: What is the idea that you plan to spend your time with them working on? What can you spend time reading about? Who will you talk to?
  • A 150-word summary of your proposed project idea.
  • A one-page motivation statement: Why are you ready for a fellowship? Why do you want to do this project at the Reuters Institute? What will you do with your project once you return to the newsroom?
  • A two-page CV. Describe your career and education history. You may include links to your work here if you like.
  • Two letters of reference. Ask two people who know you and your work to write a letter recommending you for a fellowship. These letters should include the referee’s full name, job title, their relationship to you, and their contact details. Each reference should not be longer than one-page.

For more information, visit Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.