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PROJECT ESSAY
All applicants are required to submit with their application forms an
essay of between 800 and 1,000 words describing in detail the international
news story project they plan to focus on during the fellowship. The essay
should explain why this story is important, how the applicant became
interested in it and why the applicant thinks it needs journalistic
attention.
Applicants interested in the IRP Fellowships in International Journalism and the IRP/FRONTLINE World Fellowship may propose to report from any country in the world outside of the United States. Some priority will be given to project topics such as international health, environment, conflict and post-conflict resolution, refugees and humanitarian assistance, press freedom, the role of women and children, cultural and religious change, Islamic world issues, economic development and social change and human rights issues.
Applicants interested in the IRP/Stanley Foundation Fellowships must propose to report from one of the following areas: South Africa, Russia, Japan, the European Union or any member country of the EU. Applicants for the IRP/Stanley Foundation Fellowships should focus in their essay on an important topic or topics within the proposed country that explore how that country (or the EU) is challenging or shaping the global order through political, economic, military, cultural and other dimensions of power. |