Reuters Foundation Fellowships

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The Reuters Foundation Fellowships at Oxford offer a practical form of professional assistance to established and mid-career journalists.

Its purpose is to allow journalists to tackle subjects in greater depth than is possible under deadline pressure.

Around 25 journalists from around the globe study in Oxford each year on Fellowships of either three, six or nine months, covering one, two or all three terms of the academic year.

Fellows may join the Institute in October, January or April.

Eligibility

The Reuters Foundation Fellowship Programme offers fully funded Fellowships to well established mid-career journalists from throughout the world.

Applicants must have a minimum of five years experience in any branch of journalism.

Priority will be given to journalists proposing research projects within the areas of focus of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.

Awards may include travel expenses (including air travel economy class), accommodation and a modest living allowance. This arrangement is subject to variation.

Please send the following papers:

Completed application form (please download here).

A full curriculum vitae

Biography outlining journalism career and your intellectual and social values (500 words)

A statement of up to 1,000 words explaining your proposed research project

A reference from your employer, supporting your application and granting leave of absence

A second professional reference (e.g. former employer)

The deadline for receipt of applications for the Reuters Foundation Fellowship Programme 2008/2009 is 30th January 2008.

Applications should be sent in the following format:

All articles should be submitted on A4 size paper (shrunk/enlarged as appropriate)

CVs, biographies and research proposals should also be A4 size, with text single-spaced and no larger than size 12.

No paperclips or staples should be attached.

Applications should be sent to:

The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism
Department of Politics and International Relations
University of Oxford
13 Norham Gardens
Oxford
OX2 6PS
United Kingdom

For more information see; Reuters Foundation Fellowships

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