Overview
The program provides outstanding mid-career professionals the opportunity to indulge in a sabbatical year of study and reflection. The Fellowship is designed to broaden perspectives, nurture intellectual growth, and inspire personal transformation. To this end, Fellows devise a plan of study and select classes from the full range of courses offered at the University of Michigan. In addition, prominent journalists and leading academics give twice-weekly seminars. With no deadlines, Fellows are free to explore the expanse of scholarship at the University of Michigan.
Purpose
The program helps those who have demonstrated superior ability, commitment, and leadership to reach peak performance in service to readers, viewers and listeners.
Stipend
$70,000 ($8,750 monthly), September through April, plus all tuition, fees and Fellowship news tours
Eligibility
Applicants must be full-time journalists, with a minimum five years’ professional experience, whose work appears regularly as an employee or freelancer. Print, broadcast, photo, film and Internet journalists are eligible. Individuals may nominate themselves or be proposed by employers. There are no academic prerequisites.
Terms
Employee applicants must obtain a leave of absence from September 1 through April and return to their place of employment where applicable. All Fellows must agree not to publish or broadcast during the Fellowship, maintain Ann Arbor residency and attend all program seminars and meetings. Additional time of residence without a stipend is available at the discretion of the Fellows and employer, where applicable. Selection is determined by committees of distinguished faculty and professionals. Finalists are interviewed at Wallace House in April; Fellowships are announced later that month.
Study at the University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is the world’s largest research university and one of the best academically. It comprises 19 schools and colleges, 31 centers and 10 academic institutes, most within the top echelon. All are open to Knight-Wallace Fellows.
Fellows are assigned faculty advisors to help them find courses and resources most closely related to their interests and study plan. A typical study plan mixes course work with informal tutorials arranged with individual faculty members. An important thrust of the year is reaching out into new fields to boost intellectual vigor. The subject matter agreed upon may directly relate to professional assignments, be totally different, or combine the two, which is the most common and strongly recommended pattern.
Application Information
Submit the original application and two copies to:
Charles R. Eisendrath, Director
Knight-Wallace Fellows
Wallace House
620 Oxford Road
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2635
USA
Telephone: (734) 998-7666
FAX: (734) 998-7979
http://www.kwfellows.org/
Application Deadline
Applications must be postmarked by February 1. Send three copies of your completed application, proposed study plan, autobiographical statement and work samples. Work samples may not be reproduced, must be trimmed or mounted to 8 1/2 x 11 paper, or should be printed out from a website. Maximum viewing or listening time on DVDs and CDs should be one-half hour. Letters of reference must come directly from the writer. Do not staple or bind application materials.
PDF Application Download
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this fellowship
The program provides outstanding mid-career professionals the opportunity to indulge in a sabbatical year of study and reflection. The Fellowship is designed to broaden perspectives, nurture intellectual growth, and inspire personal transformation. To this end, Fellows devise a plan of study and select classes from the full range of courses offered at the University of Michigan. In addition, prominent journalists and leading academics give twice-weekly seminars. With no deadlines, Fellows are free to explore the expanse of scholarship at the University of Michigan.
Purpose
The program helps those who have demonstrated superior ability, commitment, and leadership to reach peak performance in service to readers, viewers and listeners.
Stipend
$70,000 ($8,750 monthly), September through April, plus all tuition, fees and Fellowship news tours
Eligibility
Applicants must be full-time journalists, with a minimum five years’ professional experience, whose work appears regularly as an employee or freelancer. Print, broadcast, photo, film and Internet journalists are eligible. Individuals may nominate themselves or be proposed by employers. There are no academic prerequisites.
Terms
Employee applicants must obtain a leave of absence from September 1 through April and return to their place of employment where applicable. All Fellows must agree not to publish or broadcast during the Fellowship, maintain Ann Arbor residency and attend all program seminars and meetings. Additional time of residence without a stipend is available at the discretion of the Fellows and employer, where applicable. Selection is determined by committees of distinguished faculty and professionals. Finalists are interviewed at Wallace House in April; Fellowships are announced later that month.
Study at the University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is the world’s largest research university and one of the best academically. It comprises 19 schools and colleges, 31 centers and 10 academic institutes, most within the top echelon. All are open to Knight-Wallace Fellows.
Fellows are assigned faculty advisors to help them find courses and resources most closely related to their interests and study plan. A typical study plan mixes course work with informal tutorials arranged with individual faculty members. An important thrust of the year is reaching out into new fields to boost intellectual vigor. The subject matter agreed upon may directly relate to professional assignments, be totally different, or combine the two, which is the most common and strongly recommended pattern.
Application Information
Submit the original application and two copies to:
Charles R. Eisendrath, Director
Knight-Wallace Fellows
Wallace House
620 Oxford Road
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2635
USA
Telephone: (734) 998-7666
FAX: (734) 998-7979
http://www.kwfellows.org/
Application Deadline
Applications must be postmarked by February 1. Send three copies of your completed application, proposed study plan, autobiographical statement and work samples. Work samples may not be reproduced, must be trimmed or mounted to 8 1/2 x 11 paper, or should be printed out from a website. Maximum viewing or listening time on DVDs and CDs should be one-half hour. Letters of reference must come directly from the writer. Do not staple or bind application materials.
PDF Application Download
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this fellowship
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