Each year, hundreds of professional journalists from around the world apply for 10 WPI fellowship slots. The chosen finalists represent some of the best journalists in their respective countries. They are innately curious, intelligent, and ambitious and approach journalism with a deep sense of dedication and responsibility.
Becoming a WPI Fellow is a competitive process. Each year, hundreds of talented journalists apply for 10 fellowship slots. A selection committee of seasoned journalists and corporate communications specialists, all with international experience, chooses among the best of the best.
WORTH
WPI pays the following program expenses:
- Transportation
- Roundtrip airfare to the United States.
- Travel within the United States related to the WPI program.
- Lodging
- Food
- Fellows receive a modest daily allowance to purchase food.
ELIGIBILITY
- At least five years of full-time employment in print, broadcast, or online journalism, including:
- News or editorial departments of newspapers, wire services, radio, television, websites, or online publications.
- Photojournalists, editorial cartoonists, columnists, and broadcast producers.
- Those who supervise journalists are eligible if they also have at least five years as a working journalist.
- Any journalism-related work completed as a university student does not count toward experience. Those who work in public relations or at organizations whose primary business is not the media are not eligible.
- Must be currently employed as a non-U.S. journalist working outside of the United States.
- Fluency in both written and spoken English.
- Potential for leadership.
DEADLINE: February 15, 2024
To apply and for more information, click here.
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