Overview
Each year, one or two Fellowships in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $20,000 will be awarded to journalists focusing on global issues that affect Chicago and Midwestern readers and viewers.
Reward
The Richard C. Longworth Fellowships are open to print, broadcast, and online journalists based in Chicago or elsewhere in the Midwest. Staff journalists as well as freelancers are eligible to apply. Field reporting should be from international locations and topics must be timely and of clear interest and importance to Chicago and Midwestern audiences.
Eligibility
Proposed projects must include a credible plan for broad dissemination of the resulting work in Chicago's or other Midwestern news media (print, online, and/or broadcast). Both staffers and freelancers should be able to demonstrate committed interest from editors and/or producers. For freelancers, the credibility of a distribution plan is generally most evident in an applicant's track record working with the listed outlets. Please do not have editors send letters simply stating they would consider the work. Letters from editors and/or producers who have worked with you in the past, and are interested in working with you again, are encouraged.
Application Requirements
A project proposal. References. Budget. Distribution plan. Resume. Samples of previous work.
