The Lipman Fellowship is a non-residential program but the fellows have access to the resources of the Journalism School and university libraries.
Donor Name: Lipman Center
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 03/04/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Fellows must publish their finished stories within a year of accepting the fellowship and give the Lipman Center confirmation that their employers agree to publication. Freelancers must have a news outlet or magazine lined up to publish their fellowship stories. Fellows may be invited to campus to give a public presentation about their work, and upon mutual agreement, may also lecture, mentor and advise students.
What does the fellowship entail?
Fellows will produce a 5,000-word story or series regarding civil and human rights broadly construed, such as voting rights, use of force by police, employment and other discrimination, human trafficking, child labor and more. The story must be published upon acceptance by the Lipman Center.
Fellows are expected to give a public presentation at the Journalism School about their work, and upon mutual agreement, may also lecture, mentor and advise students.
Funding Information
Each fellow will be awarded $10,000.
Eligible ApplicantsĀ
All applicants must be full-time staff reporters or writers with a U.S. news agency, magazine or online outlet, or independent journalists working in the United States.
For more information, visit Lipman Center.