The Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship 2027/2028 for mid-career Journalists to study at the University of Michighan-USA (Fully Funded)

Application Deadline: December 1, 2026.

Applications are actually open for the 2027/2028 Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship. The  Knight-Wallace Fellowships supply completed journalists two uncommon commodities: time and sources. Journalists keen for progress and deeply dedicated to the future of journalism spend an educational yr at the University of Michigan to entry the sources of a world-class college and dive right into a journalism venture. Areas of focus can embrace however usually are not restricted to sharpening skilled expertise, addressing a problem going through your newsroom, digging into knowledge and analysis for a long-term reporting venture, or growing a journalism enterprise.

The fellowship choose up to 19 Fellows from all aspects of journalism who’re prepared to take the subsequent profession step and be a part of us in Ann Arbor for this once-in-a-lifetime alternative.

• Spouses and companions are invited to take part in fellowship actions and audit college programs as effectively
• Eight-month program from late August by way of April of immersive study away from each day deadlines
• Individual journalism tasks designed to develop topical depth, acquire new expertise, tackle a newsroom problem or discover a journalism enterprise
• Specialized sources and entry to college at the University of Michigan
• Private seminars with newsroom leaders, change brokers and world-renowned specialists for candid, off-the-record conversations
• Workshops to sharpen skilled expertise and management means
• International journey to deliver context to the political, financial and social forces shaping information protection
• $85,000 stipend plus $5,000 for relocation bills distributed month-to-month from August by way of April for residing bills (prices for medical health insurance, auditing programs, and taking part in required workshops and fellowship actions paid for by Wallace House)
• Individual relocation help and help with discovering and securing housing to meet every Fellow’s housing wants

Terms

All Fellows awarded our in-person fellowship should keep residency in Ann Arbor for the period of the fellowship, attend all program seminars and occasions, and make the fellowship their major skilled focus. Applicants working in a newsroom are inspired to acquire employer consent granting a depart of absence with the understanding that, upon completion of the fellowship and the place relevant, the Fellow will return to their place of employment.

Timeline

• Applications for the 2027-2028 educational yr open in October 2026.
• Deadline for worldwide journalists to apply for the 2027-2028 educational yr is December 1, 2026. International functions uploaded beneath the U.S application portal won’t be thought-about.
• Deadline for U.S. journalists to apply for the 2027-2028 educational yr is February 1, 2027.
• Offers for worldwide Knight-Wallace Fellows can be prolonged by mid-February 2027. Offers for Knight-Wallace Fellows with U.S. citizenship can be prolonged by early May 2027.
• The 2027-2028 educational yr begins in late August 2027. Fellows are anticipated to arrive in Ann Arbor by mid-August.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship