Journalists, educators and education policy researchers can apply for a US$75,000 fellowship.

The Spencer Fellowship for Education Reporting is open to journalists, educators and education policy researchers who want to develop an ambitious, long-form journalism project to advance the understanding of education.

• Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism presents the Spencer Fellowship for Education Journalism, supporting long form journalism that enhances the public’s understanding of the American education system.
• Four fellows will be selected for one year of academic research at Columbia University with hands-on advising from education writing experts. Journalism projects must be published after completion.
• International journalists may apply but their projects must cover the American education system and be published and distributed in the United States.
• Applicants must submit a resume, writing samples, a reporting project proposal, at least three recommendation letters and a coursework proposal by Feb. 1, 2017.
• For more information, click here.