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Fellowships

Explore open fellowship opportunities in media and communication.

Ready to get your career started but unsure where to begin? Apply for a fellowship program. These programs are designed to help early-career journalists develop a strong foundation for a successful career. Fellowship programs are often full-time paid positions that provide mentorship and guidance. View upcoming recruiter visits.

Maccabi USA and Maccabi Media

Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

Wage: Unpaid

Instructions:

Maccabi USA and Maccabi Media are proud to present a career-development program offering a unique international experience for aspiring sports media professionals who are Jewish. Following a comprehensive application process, a team of students will be selected to cover the 2025 Maccabiah (M25) in Israel, from July 1-22, 2025 with a domestic training camp to start a few days in advance.

Participants will perform several of the following sports media roles while covering the 2025 Maccabiah and must show previous experience during the application process in as many of these areas as possible:
o Play-by-Play, Color Analysis, and/or Sideline Reporting
o Live Event Production/Streaming
o Videography & Editing Video for Daily Features/Packages
o Sports Reporting (Interviewing & Writing articles)
o Social Media Content Creation

Please click the link to learn more about the position and to apply.

National Archives Foundation

Deadline: Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Wage: Paid

Instructions:

The Cokie Roberts Research Fund for Women’s History will support one to three annual fellowships for emerging and established historians, journalists, authors, or graduate students who perform and publish new research for the general public to elevate women’s history using the records held by the National Archives.

Recipients of the fellowship will perform original document research from the National Archives on women’s history for a published book, article, essay, film, short series, or art piece developed for the general public.

Please click the link to learn more about the fellowship and to apply.