The Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Programme is designed to bring journalists, academics, politicians and policy-makers to the Shorenstein Centre for a semester to work on a project with a tangible output, and to engage with students, faculty, other fellows, and the wider Harvard Kennedy School community. They are expected to be fully participating members of the Shorenstein Centre community while in residence, attending and participating in Centre events, social gatherings and other activities. The aim of the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship Programme is to advance research in the field of media, politics and public policy and to facilitate dialogue between journalists, academics, policymakers and students.

Fellows receive a stipend of 40,000 dollars per semester, paid in monthly instalments at the end of each month of their term. Fellows receive a desk in the Shorenstein Centre offices, a Harvard email address, and a Harvard ID that allows access to libraries and other resources. Fellows can also select a paid research assistant from the Harvard Kennedy School (eligible to work up to 10 hours a week) to help with their projects.

VALUE

• Fellows receive a grant of $40,000 per semester, paid in monthly instalments at the end of each month of their term. Travel, accommodation and living expenses are not covered by the Shorenstein Centre.
• Fellows receive a desk in the Shorenstein Centre offices, a Harvard email address, and a Harvard ID that allows access to libraries and other resources. Fellows can also select a paid research assistant from the Harvard Kennedy School (eligible to work up to 10 hours a week) to help with their projects.

ELIGIBILITY

The guidelines below offer more details on the types of experience that lead to a successful application and fellowship experience; however, if you are unsure whether you are eligible, they encourage you to contact their staff to discuss further.

• Journalist: Reporters, editors, columnists, producers, media company executives and the like, with a minimum of ten years' full-time experience, either in professional news organisations or as a full-time freelancer (not including work completed as a university student).
• Politician: Someone who has been elected to a national or high-level state office, or high-level communications professionals within politics and policy, e.g. speechwriters, press secretaries. Minimum ten years' experience (can be cumulative between elected positions and other roles).
• Fellow: Full professor or tenured professor employed by a college, university or research institution in political science, political communication, journalism, technological studies, sociology, computer science, or a field relevant to the Shorenstein Centre's research areas.
• Policy maker: High-ranking official in a government office, or political adviser to a candidate for national office, or high-ranking elected official.
• Documentalist: Documentalists and/or academics and professionals with experience in documentary filmmaking, with regard to media of public interest, and/or their intersections with journalism. Minimum 10 years' experience.
• Applicants must not have taken part in another scholarship in the two years prior to their preferred semester.
• Applicants must be fluent in English - listening, reading, writing and speaking. Applicants who are not native English speakers must provide a TOEFL or IELTS score.
• Open to all nationalities

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