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Nieman Fellowships

S Kalekar, October 24th, 2025

These are nine-month fellowships for both US and international journalists at Harvard. You need to send the following to apply: two essays; a professional profile and study proposal summary; work samples; and three letters of recommendation. The deadline for journalists who are non-US citizens, including for those who are working in the US, is in December and for US citizens, it is in January. Also see guidelines for the deadlines for letters of recommendation.  
Value: $85,000 and other expenses, see their FAQ
Deadlines: 1 December 2025 for international journalists, 31 January 2026 for U.S. journalists
Open for: International and US journalists
Details here and here.
(Also see the Nieman Visiting Fellowships for short-term research projects designed to advance journalism.)

Deadline: December 1st, 2025

Fellowship Journalism International
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