How competitive is the Ford Fellowship?
With a typical overall success rate of only 4-5%, the fellowships are highly competitive.
Can international students apply for Ford Fellowship?
No. Ford ended its International Fellowship Program in 2013. However, both programs seek to identify and support social change leaders and in their selection criteria put a premium on demonstrated social commitment.
How much is the Ford Fellowship?
Ford Foundation Fellowships are awarded at the predoctoral, dissertation, and postdoctoral levels. Predoctoral fellowships provide three years of support ($27,000 per year) that can be used over a five year period.
What is a dissertation fellowship?
Dissertation research fellowships provide financial support to doctoral students who are in the stages of conducting research and writing their dissertation. Often these fellowships have “no strings attached” – their intention is simply to support scholars completing original research in a particular field of study.
How many times can I apply to Ford fellowship?
There is no limit on re-applying, as long as the applicant continues to meet eligibility requirements. I already have a doctoral degree.
How much is the Ford Dissertation fellowship?
Award. One-year stipend: $28,000; Expenses paid to attend one Conference of Ford Fellows; Access to Ford Fellow Liaisons, a network of former Ford Fellows who have volunteered to provide mentoring and support to current fellows.
Does the Ford Fellowship cover tuition?
The Fellowships Office asks that universities waive all tuition and mandatory, non-refundable fees during academic periods when a Ford Fellow is on tenure. In the event that health insurance fees are mandatory, it is expected that the institution will also cover those fees for you.
How many fellows are in the Asia Journalism Fellowship?
Almost all those who applied to come to Singapore in 2020 were willing to be considered for a shorter programme to be run online, so we did not make a fresh call for applicants. The 17 Fellows who make up AJF 2021 will join us as we work our way back from the pandemic that has affected all our lives since the beginning of 2020.
What are the benefits of a journalism fellowship?
Fellowships provide journalists the resources they need to focus on an in-depth story or do a kind of reporting they have not done before. Fellowships also provide journalism students and recent graduates a foot-in-the-door to the media industry.
How long do you have to be a journalist to get a fellowship?
Applicants must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in any branch of journalism and demonstrate sufficient proficiency in English to be able to participate fully in the life of the Programme and write a research paper in English of publishable quality.
How does the WW Higher Education Media Fellowship work?
The WW Higher Education Media Fellowship supports working U.S. journalists interested in learning more about and covering issues related to post-secondary career and technical education (CTE). Selected Fellows are awarded $10,000 —$5,000 as a stipend and $5,000 towards a postsecondary CTE reporting project.