Berkman Klein Fellowship Program at Harvard University 2023

Both the Nieman Foundation for Journalism and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard have long-standing fellowship programs that offer a year of learning and collaboration with others in the Harvard community. Their shared interests revolve around journalism, innovation, and the development of the digital space.

Nieman-Berkman proposals Klein Any topic pertaining to the digital change of journalism is acceptable for fellowship candidates. Examples include developing fresh sources of funding for journalism, using innovative reporting tools, or doing studies on how people consume news. Candidates must provide details on how their ideas would advance journalism.

For their work on campus, Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellows make use of the multitude of resources available at Harvard and in the surrounding region. Cambridge is home to institutions such as the Harvard Business School, MIT’s Center for Civic Media, the Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations, the Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics, and Public Policy, the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab), and other centers interested in the evolution of journalism.

Nieman-Berkman Klein Fellows are expected to participate actively in both the Nieman and Berkman Klein fellowship programs and to act as a bridge between them. They are also required to share the outcomes of their research with other fellows and the Nieman Journalism Lab.

Brief Description

• Type: Fellowship
• Organisation: Harvard University
• Country to study: United States
• School to study: Harvard University
• Course to study: Not specified
• Gender: Men and Women
• Application Deadline: January 9, 2023

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About the Harvard University

Harvard University was founded in 1636 by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony by a resolution of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

It was named after the College’s first patron, the youthful clergyman John Harvard of Charlestown, who died in 1638 and bequeathed the College his library and half of his fortune.

Today, a monument of John Harvard sits in front of University Hall in Harvard Yard, and it is possibly the University’s most well-known landmark.

Scholarship Benefit

Stipend: Through the open call, there are two paths for applicants to be considered for the fellowship program: those who apply for financing from the Berkman Klein Center and those who apply with external funding.

• Berkman Klein Center funding: The Center has a limited amount of funds to support fellows. Fellows nominated through the open call for applications are eligible for annual stipends of $75,000 from BKC. The first half of the stipend is guaranteed to last the entire year. We will undertake a mid-year review with fellows to offer input, review engagement, and check in on research progress, and if scholars are on track, we will clear the way for financing for the second half of the year at this time. We anticipate giving three fully supported scholarships in 2023-2024.

• External funding: These applicants bring their own funding, such as a grant, a scholarship, a sabbatical, or something similar. The Berkman Klein Center will supplement this scholarship with a $10,000 stipend to cover housing, travel, and research expenses. We anticipate giving at least three externally supported fellowships in 2023-2024.

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Eligibility Criteria

We invite applications from individuals whose work on the Internet and society intersects with existing work at the Berkman Klein Center and exposes our community to new opportunities and approaches. We encourage submissions from those who believe that a year as a fellow in our diverse community will help them accelerate their efforts and contribute to their continued personal and professional growth.

We encourage applications from researchers, practitioners, innovators, engineers, artists, and anyone who are dedicated to understanding and furthering the public good. Fellows come from a variety of disciplines and life experiences.

• Some fellows are academics. We are looking for postdocs and professors for the academic year 2023-2024. Please keep in mind that we will not be accepting students into our fellowship cohort for the academic year 2023-2024. (We will spend the year focusing on various forms of programming to help Harvard students, and we may request submissions from students from other universities through other activities, such as our research sprints.)
• Some fellows are practitioners who have made a name for themselves outside of academia, such as engineers, entrepreneurs, attorneys, policymakers, activists, journalists, educators, and others from a variety of fields and professions.
• Many fellows wear numerous hats and pursue multiple interests at the intersections of their abilities. Fellows may be starting, restarting, pushing ahead, questioning, or turning from their current jobs.
• We will prioritize and choose fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year who have a track record of contributing to public and scholarly dialogues in their field of study.
• Fellows are dedicated to spending their fellowship in collaboration with others, led by a generous attitude, a critical eye, and a heap of love.

The fellowship selection process is a multifaceted blend of art and science, with factors unique to each candidate and the makeup of the whole fellowship class. Please see our FAQ for additional information on our selection process and considerations.

Applicants from other countries: We collaborate with the Harvard Foreign Office (HIO) to sponsor immigration applications for our international fellows who qualify. The HIO website provides an overview of the visa application procedure and requirements at: http://hio.harvard.edu/scholar-visa-process.

Documents Required for Application

PDF attachments you will be required to upload include the following. Please consider this information carefully and ensure your attachments meet these requirements:

• A current resume or C.V.
• A personal statement that responds to the following three questions. Responses to each question should be between 250-500 words; the personal statement should not exceed 1500 words total.
  • What is the research you propose to conduct during a fellowship year? Please
    • describe the problems are you trying to solve;
    • outline the methods which might inform your research; and
    • tell us about the public interest and/or the communities you aim to serve through your work.
  • Why is the Berkman Klein Center the right place for you to do this work? Please share thoughts on:
    • how the opportunity to engage colleagues from different backgrounds — with a range of experiences and training in disciplines unfamiliar to you — might stimulate your work; and
    • the skills, connections, and insights you are uniquely suited to contribute to the Center’s community and activities.
  • How does your personal background inform and influence your research?
• A PDF of 1-3 work samples for a public audience, such as articles, op-eds, events, etc. Ideally, these should connect to the project proposal in some way, or help to demonstrate the feasibility of the project proposal. Please submit these samples as one combined PDF. Do not include more than three samples; we will only review the first three samples.

How to apply

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Application Deadline

January 9, 2023

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