Metcalf fellowship application for Journalists 2024. APPLY NOW!

Metcalf fellowship application for Journalists 2024. APPLY NOW!

Deadline: Monday, February 12, 2024,

The Metcalf fellowship application package has three required parts: the 2024 fellowship application form, a resume, and two professional references. Click these links to access the forms. 

Applications are submitted electronically. All application forms, resumes and references must be submitted in English; application packages in languages other than English will not be reviewed.

Metcalf Institute strives to create a diverse Fellowship cohort; journalists of color, as well as those who are LGBTQIA+ and/or are disabled, are strongly encouraged to apply.

The deadline for all materials is Monday, February 12, 2024, 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time.

Applications for the 2024 Fellowship cohort will open late Fall 2023

 

Who is eligible to apply?

Metcalf Institute’s Annual Science Immersion Workshop is for full-time professional journalists who work in any medium or combination of media.

The Annual Workshop fellowship is designed for early- and mid-career journalists looking to start or expand coverage of climate change and/or who want to deepen their understanding of the practice of research and topics relating to climate change science, impacts, mitigation, adaptation, and justice. Applicants should aim to clearly demonstrate these specific needs in their application materials. The Metcalf Annual Workshop is designed to bolster Fellows’ understanding of the methods, norms, and culture of science to improve science-based reporting; therefore applicants do not need a science background. Applications are open to journalists working on general assignment, environment, climate change, health, business, finance, technology, policy, politics, and any other areas where climate change and energy may be reported as intersecting issues.

How are Fellows selected?

Among the criteria considered in the selection of Metcalf Fellows are the applicant’s expressed commitment to accurate, science-based coverage of environmental topics and editorial support for this professional development and possible publication/broadcast of the applicant’s environmental reporting after the fellowship. Editors may also apply. Metcalf Institute’s selection process strives to maximize diversity of each Annual Workshop class with regard to race and ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual orientation, medium, geography, and journalism experience.

Metcalf Institute strives to create a diverse Fellowship cohort; journalists of color are strongly encouraged to apply.

Important considerations for applicants:

• The Metcalf Annual Workshop focuses on the science and policies underlying globally significant issues from a U.S. perspective. Metcalf Institute receives applications from journalists worldwide but journalists must be reporting for audiences in the United States and U.S. territories. 
• Fellows must pay all travel expenses up front and will receive travel reimbursement ($500 max within continental U.S., $1000 max outside of continental U.S.). Lodging, meals and ground transportation during the in-person workshop are covered by Metcalf Institute.

APPLICATION FORM
Applications are submitted via Google Forms, which will not save your work as you write. Applicants are strongly encouraged to view the application and create answers separately in order to complete the application in a single online session. 

The application requires that you select samples of your reporting that have been published or aired by a news outlet within the past 24 months. The original date and venue of publication or broadcast must be easily identifiable. You may choose samples from different media and/or outlets. All samples must be in English or an English translation must be provided as part of the application package. Links to work samples must be fully functional and the samples must be accessible without a paywall. You may submit work samples as web links or as a PDF file. 

Applicants will be able to upload their resumes as part of the application form. The resume should list all positions you have held as a professional journalist, including freelance work. The application form is not considered complete without a resume. 

Any issues with completing or submitting the application form or work samples should be reported to metcalf@uri.edu immediately and sufficiently prior to the deadline. 

REFERENCES
Applicants must direct the authors of two professional references to the 2024 Metcalf fellowship Reference Form. These two people should be able to evaluate the potential impacts of the Metcalf fellowship on your work and your news audience(s). One reference form must be completed by your current immediate supervisor or, for freelancers, an editor who has most recently worked with you.

Your professional references must be completed by Monday, February 12, 2024, 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern, for your application to be considered for a fellowship.

DEADLINE
All application materials, including references, must be received by Monday, February 12, 2024, 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern for consideration.

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