Wallace House is now returning the in-person Knight-Wallace Fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Knight-Wallace Fellowships offer accomplished journalists a unique opportunity: study and collaborative learning at the University of Michigan to deepen knowledge, develop new ideas as well as address challenges facing the journalism industry.

 Areas of focus include sharpening professional skills, addressing a challenge facing your newsroom, digging into data and research for a long-term reporting project as well as developing a journalism venture.

What’s Included in Knight-Wallace Fellowship?

Knight-Wallace Fellowship selects up to 20 Fellows for this fellowship. The program will include:

• Eight-month program of immersive study away from daily deadlines
• Individual journalism projects designed to develop topical depth, new skills, address a newsroom challenge or explore a journalism venture
• Specialized resources as well as access to faculty at the University of Michigan
• Private seminars with newsroom innovators and world-renowned experts for candid, off-the-record conversations
• Also, workshops to sharpen professional skills and leadership ability
• In addition, a $75,000 stipend is distributed monthly from August through April for living expenses. Also, if the Fellow’s employer does not contribute to insurance coverage, health insurance is provided.
• Furthermore, spouses and partners are invited to partake in fellowship activities and can audit university courses as well.

Eligibility

• Applicants are open to journalists who hold a U.S. passport.  International applicants can try for the next fall of 2023-2024 academic year.
• minimum of five years of experience
• Also, currently working in some aspect of journalism for a news organization or as an independent journalist.
• If you are not a full-time journalist, the majority of your work should be in journalism.
• full-time academics, public relations writers, internal trade writers, lobbyists, public advocates, or those seeking a degree are ineligible.

Furthermore, accepted applicants of Knight-Wallace Fellowship need to take a leave of absence from work to focus on the fellowship and journalism project.

Application Process