Deadline: 1-Oct-21
The Alicia Patterson fellowships are now open to improve the quality of U.S. print journalism.
All applicants, including those being considered for the new Cissy Patterson fellowship for environmental or science topics, should complete the Alicia Patterson Foundation application.
Funding Information
- The fellowship stipend is $40,000 for twelve months and $20,000 for six months and must cover your travel and research costs.
- You also must pay taxes on this income, which most fellows do by submitting quarterly payments to the IRS, as many freelancers do.
- The foundation does not match salaries.
A detailed, typed budget statement, not to exceed one (1) page, to include two categories.
- Projected fellowship Costs: Travel, books, short-term housing, etc.
- Personal Maintenance: An estimate of living expenses for one year for yourself and your family (if any).
Where possible, list known costs; where not, estimate. Subtotal each category, then total both. At the bottom of your budget page, please indicate what funds, if any, would be available from other sources in support of your proposal fellowship year.
Eligibility Criteria
The Alicia Patterson fellowships are open only to U.S. citizens who are fulltime print journalists, or to non-U.S. citizens who work fulltime for U.S. print publications, either in America or abroad. Freelancers are welcome to apply.
Application Guidance
Applications need to include:
- Fellowship Proposal
- A complete, typed statement not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages, on how you would use an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship, and why.
- A brief summary of the four articles you will be required to write as an APF fellow should be included as part of your statement. Each candidate may submit only one proposal.
- Two applicants may collaborate on one proposal, for example, a writer and a photographer.
Work Samples
- Reporters and Writers
- Please submit three copies of three articles with publication date and place noted.
- Please don’t send books or chapters of books.
- Parts of series counts as one article, so it may be wise to choose only one part of a series and submit two other, unrelated articles in order to show diversity of topics.
Note: Please do not submit any more than three articles. The judges will see only three and they’d rather you make the selection. The content of the articles, rather than date or place or publication, is most important.
For more information, visit https://aliciapatterson.org/application-instructions
