Fully Funded Fellowship Program for Journalists from the Knight Science Journalism (KSJ)

The Knight Science Journalism (KSJ) Fellowship Program at MIT is now available for journalists all over the world. The program supports a global community of dedicated and thoughtful journalists specializing in science, health, technology and environmental reporting. The program is designed to recognize journalists who demonstrate a high level of professional excellence and accomplishment as well as a long-term commitment to their craft.

About the Program:-

• Every year, the Knight Science Journalism Program at MIT offers academic-year fellowships to 10 science journalists, to give them an opportunity to explore science, technology, and the craft of journalism; to concentrate on a specialty in science; and to learn at some of the top research universities in the world.
• Each fellow largely designs his or her own course of study, in consultation with the director and Knight Science Journalism Program staff. 
• Fellows are required to audit at least one science course per semester but are otherwise encouraged to explore the wide range of offerings at MIT, Harvard, and other institutions in Cambridge and Greater Boston. 
• The program is designed to offer a rich and varied mix of coursework, colloquia, research trips, lab visits, interviews, reading, and writing.

• Fellows receive a $70,000 stipend, a $2,500 relocation allowance, and other benefits, including basic health insurance for each fellow and their family.
• The Knight Science Journalism Program offers a range of journalism resources, including workshops and guides focused on science editing and fact-checking, compilations of web-based resources for budding journalists, and archival posts from the Program’s media analysis and criticism blog, “The Tracker.”

• To be eligible for a Knight Fellowship, applicants must:
• Be full-time journalists, whether on staff or freelance. Part-time writers or producers are not eligible.
• Have at least three full years of experience covering science, technology, the environment, or medicine.
• Be reporters, writers, editors, producers, illustrators, filmmakers, or photojournalists. This includes work for newspapers, magazines, television, radio, and digital media.
• Applicants must not have completed a fellowship of four months or longer during the two years prior to applying for the Knight Science Journalism Fellowship.

About KSJ:-

The Knight Science Journalism (KSJ) Program at MIT seeks to advance science journalism in the public interest by nurturing and enhancing the ability of journalists to accurately and thoughtfully illuminate science and its intersection with human culture. Over time, KSJ has evolved to include a variety of initiatives aimed at fostering vigorous, accurate, and independent coverage of the sciences, including its award-winning digital science magazine Undark, numerous outreach and training programs, and award recognizing outstanding local science journalism.

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