Senior and mid-career journalists who wish to deepen their knowledge of emotional trauma and psychological injury, and improve reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy can now apply for Ochberg Fellowship in 2022. This year’s fellowship will be held July 22-28 at Columbia University in New York City.
Fellows will attend an intensive weeklong program of seminars held at Columbia University in New York City. Program activities include briefings by prominent interdisciplinary experts in the trauma and mental health fields; conversations with journalist colleagues on issues of ethics, craft, and practice, and a variety of other opportunities for intellectual engagement and peer learning.
Approximately half of the Fellows will be based in North America, with the balance drawn from Central and South America, Europe, the Asia Pacific region, Africa, and the Middle East.
The application deadline is February 22, 2022, at 11:59 pm EST. Apply using this form.
The Fellowship program will be from July 22 to 28, 2022, at Columbia University in New York City. If public health conditions require us to cancel the program, all fellows selected for 2022 will be deferred to 2023.
A judging committee comprised of Dart Center staff, Fellowship faculty, and past Fellows will review the applications. Selection is not based on any single factor. Judges’ consider a variety of factors, with an emphasis on whether applicants:
Other considerations may include geographic and other diversity and overall group composition.
The judging committee will review applications and select 12 fellows for 2022. Also, selected fellows will be notified by email.
Type of Opportunity | Scholarships and Fellowships |
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Event Date | 22 July,2022 to 28 July,2022 |
Deadline | 22 February,2022 |
Field | Journalism |
Country | USA |
City | New York |
Open to | all |
Organizer | Dart Centre |
Contact the organizer | [email protected] |