Deadline: 7-Apr-23
Submissions are now open for the Carter Center’s Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism to support a diverse cohort of journalists from Latin America, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
Fellows are deeply committed to exploring some of society’s biggest mental health challenges.
The mental health journalism fellowships program was founded in 1996 by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter based on an essential premise: give journalists the resources they need to report on mental health — one of the world’s most underreported health issues — to help dismantle through storytelling the stigma that millions of people face every day.
Over the past two decades, more than 220 journalists from New Zealand, Romania, South Africa, and current participating countries have been awarded the highly-competitive fellowships. Today, the fellows work within their newsrooms and beyond to report on mental health challenges and transform their communities in the process.
Goals
- Increase effective and accurate reporting on behavioral health issues
- Equip journalists with the tools needed to produce high-quality work that reflects an understanding of behavioral health
- Develop a diverse cohort of better-informed journalists who can more effectively report on behavioral health across evolving and emerging platforms
Fellowship Highlights
- US$10,000 stipend (for U.S. fellows)
- No relocation necessary
- Great flexibility
- Training and networking opportunities
- Attend virtual Learning Lab during the beginning and end of the fellowship year. Previously, fellows attended training at The Carter Center. Training will remain virtual due to Covid-19 until further notice.
- Access to experts and resources in the mental health and journalism fields
- Every year, eight U.S. journalists are selected and awarded stipends of $10,000 each to cover fellowship project expenses. Selected international journalists are awarded a comparable stipend.
Criteria
- Journalists from Latin America, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States are eligible.
- Applicants must have at least three years of experience as a journalist or working directly in journalism. Previous fellows have included audio journalists, documentary journalists, photojournalists, producers, reporters, and related roles. Blogging, academic writing, and public relations do not count toward journalism experience. Experience in mental health is not required.
For more information, visit The Carter Center.