More Nieman Fellowships available

Nieman Fellowships in Art and Culture Reporting

It's not quite business, but arts criticism sometimes borders on business writing. Or, if anyone is thinking of branching out, there's money available:

Despite the growth in the arts and culture in recent years, news organizations are employing fewer full-time journalists to report on these topics. The consequence is that the public is offered fewer insights about the meaning of art in their lives, or how to understand or appreciate arts and culture.
With this fellowship, the Nieman Foundation is attempting to address this challenge by educating Arts/Culture journalists with the purpose of influencing more comprehensive and informed arts coverage and, ultimately, greater public appreciation of the arts. Sponsored by the Harvard University Provost Office, the Nieman Fellowship in Arts and Culture Reporting is awarded to a United States journalist specializing in arts and culture reporting.

Check here for more information about Nieman Fellowships.

$2,000 fellowships available for business journalists

The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism is offering fellowships worth $2,000 for four days of study in business journalism Jan. 5-8 in Phoenix.

Fellowships cover training, lodging, materials and most meals. Fellows receive a $500 stipend to offset travel and other costs.

The seminars will occur during Reynolds Business Journalism Week at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

More information on the fellowships.

More about the seminars:

Strictly Financials seminar
Business Journalism Professors seminar

Learn about the Taiwan impact

The National Press Foundation is offering an all-expenses-paid fellowship in Taiwan, a small island with a big economic impact, from Oct. 24 through Nov. 2.

The fellowship, which will be awarded to eight U.S. journalists and five Taiwanese journalists, will explore what’s next economically for Taiwan, as well as its relationship with the U.S., China, and other Asian nations.

Journalists selected for the fellowship will have a chance to:

• Interview leaders in industries you cover;
• Discuss reporting issues with Taiwanese colleagues;
• Meet with government officials for on-the-record briefings;
• Experience Taiwan’s high-speed trains;
• Visit cultural and historic sites.

The deadline to apply is Aug. 10. For more information click here. For the online application click here.

NPF offers fellowships to biz journalists

The National Press Foundation is offering two all-expense-paid fellowships to working print and broadcast journalists for the annual "Wharton Seminar for Business Journalists," that takes place this October at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA.

Fellowships include full tuition, housing, most meals and round trip transportation.

Wharton seminars offer participants an opportunity to expand their business knowledge by attending courses led by Wharton faculty, guest lectures by business leaders, and compete in an computer-simulated strategic management exercise.

Interested in applying?

Applicants must submit:

• a letter stating why they wish to participate
• a letter of support from a supervisor
• work sample, a clip or a video/audio tape (copies are acceptable)
• a brief bio
• application form

Find full details on the fellowship and application materials, here.

The Yale Forum offers up fellowships for biz journalists

The Yale Forum on Climate Change and the Media and the Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting are offering up to eight fellowships to experienced business journalists for the Society of Environmental Journalists' 19th annual fall conference on covering climate change.

The fellowships will provide expenses for travel and lodging for two days and SEJ registration fees.

Selected fellows will attend two special sessions on climate change as part of the conference Oct. 9-10 in Madison, Wisconsin.
Interested? Submit a one-page application letter specifying interest by July 10, to Bud Ward at The Yale Forum (wardbud@gmail.com) and Sunshine Menezes at the Metcalf Institute (sunshine@gso.uri.edu).

Applicants must also include a resume identifying contact information and current employer or outlets publishing freelance work.

Find more information here.