The fellowship, overseen by the Pulitzer Center in collaboration with
Internews, is designed to help journalists from the developing world do
the kind of reporting they've always wanted to do and enable them to
bring their work to a broader international audience. The fellowship
will benefit those with limited access to other fellowships and those
whose work is not routinely disseminated internationally. Miel
fellowships involve reporting from within the applicant's native
country—or following migrant communities from there to other locations.
See the announcement of the fellowship at the Internews ceremony in honor of Persephone in October 2010.
Eligibility: The Persephone Miel fellowships are open to all
journalists, writers, photographers, radio producers or filmmakers,
staff journalists as well as freelancers and media professionals outside
the U.S. who are seeking to report from their home country. Female
journalists and journalists from developing countries are strongly
encouraged to apply. Applicants must be proficient in English.
Selection: The fellowship recipient will be selected by the Pulitzer
Center in consultation with Internews. Selection will be based on the
strength of the proposed topic and the strength of the applicant's work
as demonstrated in their work samples. We are looking for projects that
explore systemic issues in the applicant's native country and that
provide an overarching thesis, rather than individual spot-reports from
the field.
Terms of travel grant: The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will
provide a travel grant of $5000 for a reporting project on topics and
regions of global importance, with an emphasis on issues that have gone
unreported or under-reported in the mainstream media. Specific grant
terms are negotiated during the application process based on the scope
of proposed work and intended outcomes. Payment of the first half of the
grant is disbursed prior to travel, upon receipt of required materials,
and the second half on submission of the principal work for
publication/broadcast.
Before beginning the project the Persephone Miel Fellow will come to
Washington, D.C., to meet with Pulitzer Center staff and journalists and
take part in a 2-day workshop on the pending project and strategies for
placement and outreach. The Pulitzer Center will provide $2500 to cover
travel expenses associated with the Washington workshop.
The Center works with fellowship recipients to distribute their work
across multiple platforms in the U.S. to reach the widest possible
audience. Projects with multimedia components that combine print,
photography and video are strongly encouraged.
Moreinfo: http://pulitzercenter.org/grants/persephone-miel-fellowship