The American Prospect is proud to announce “The American Prospect’s Writing Fellows Program”. The given fellowship is open to journalists who have just begun their career. People of color and women are strongly encouraged to apply. Goal of the program is to ensure that fellows develop the relationships, track record, credibility, quality of writing, and clips to pursue a career in journalism. The fellowship pays a salary of $33,000 per year.
The American Prospect was founded in 1990. Aim of AP is to promote informed discussion and debate on public-policy matters of interest to all Americans as well as people around the globe from a progressive perspective.
Eligibility:
The fellowship program offers journalists at the beginning of their career the opportunity to spend two full years at the magazine in Washington, D.C., developing their journalistic skills.
How to Apply:
The online fellowship application form is available by the given link: http://act.prospect.org/page/s/writing-fellowship-application
Supporting Documents:
Supporting Documents for the given scholarship are as follows:
- A critique of the Prospect website: The critique should consider, among other points, the balance of pieces, their presentation, and the variety of individual voices, as well as the quality and design of the site as a whole.
- A critique of the print magazine: What do you think of it as a whole? Which recent pieces worked, and why? Focus on three or four pieces. Which ones fell short?
- Three story ideas for The American Prospect that include
1) A reported feature or essay
2) A piece on an important debate from the world of politics, policy, or ideas
3) Another topic or genre of your choice
- A response to the following questions:
1) What magazines, newspapers, and websites do you read regularly? Name a few intellectual and political heroes of yours.
2) Where do you see yourself in five years and why?
- Two written recommendations.
- Three or four writing samples. These can include newspaper and magazine clips, academic papers, blog posts, and unpublished pieces—anything that demonstrates your writing style and reporting at their best.
- Your resume.
- Your college and (if applicable) graduate school transcripts.
Submitting Details:
All applications should be submitted online by the given address:
Amanda Teuscher
Writing Fellows Program
The American Prospect
1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Award Amount:
The fellowship pays a salary of $33,000 a year and includes health, dental, and vision benefits.
Application Deadline:
April 22, 2016 is the last date of application submission.
Link for more information:
http://prospect.org/job/writing-fellowship
Contact Information:
Contact Amanda Teuscher with any questions at ateuscher-at-prospect.org.
