Graduating senior Journalism majors: 11th Hour Food and Farming Journalism Fellowship – Deadline March 15

The UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism is offering ten $10,000 postgraduate Food and Farming Journalism Fellowships in a program established by Michael Pollan, the John S. and James L. Knight Professor of Journalism at UC Berkeley. The fellowship, a project of the Knight Center in Science and Environmental Journalism, is supported by a grant from The 11th Hour Project, a program of The Schmidt Family Foundation. Aimed at early and mid career journalists, the Fellowship presents an opportunity to report ambitious long form stories on the full range of subjects under the rubric of food systems: agricultural and nutritional policy, the food industry, food science, technology and culture, rural and urban farming, agriculture and the environment (including climate change), global trade and supply chains, consolidation and securitization of the food system and public health as it relates to food and farming.

For print and audio journalists. 

Start preparing your pitch now, and getting your letter of recommendation lined up.

 

Be a Democracy Fellow – the time is definitely now! Deadline, March 11.

FairVote’s Democracy Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for those with an interest in election reform to work on substantive projects while building valuable skills and networking with others in the field. Fellows will be assigned projects to manage throughout their tenures, and will also assist with the supervision of FairVote interns. They will be exposed to the broad workings of FairVote, ranging from research, communications and advocacy, to building websites, blogging, and representing FairVote in coalition meetings and on Capitol Hill.

The positions are paid, with healthcare benefits and a stipend for commuting expenses. Fellows will be given opportunities to build their skills and knowledge base both through on-the-job training and opportunities to attend workshops and seminars. Nearly every graduate of FairVote’s Fellowship Program has either continued at FairVote as a full-time staff member, begun work at another public interest organization, or attended graduate school.

Quaker Voluntary Service – One-year Fellowship – Deadline March 15

Quaker Voluntary Service is an 11-month experiment, living at the intersection of transformational spirituality and activism. Young adults work full-time in professional positions at community based organizations addressing a wide range of issues, while living in a cooperative house and worshiping with, and being mentored by, local Quakers. They receive housing, transportation, food, support for health and wellness (including access to health insurance if needed), and a small stipend, while engaging in regular self-led workshops and retreats that allow for continuing education in social justice, faith, and community building topics. [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leJ_1LH4lsk[/youtube] [youtube]https://youtu.be/XlqsKf3goOs[/youtube]

 

The Wellstone Fellowship – Deadline Feb. 12

The WELLSTONE FELLOWSHIPwellstone presents the opportunity to learn about health reform, health system improvement, and other important health policy issues. Fellows, through full-time employment by Families USA, promotes health equity and learns about how health policy can reduce health disparities.

$38,000 salary + health benefits

DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 12, 2016

The Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellows Program

THE BILL EMERSON NATIONAL HUNGER FELLOWS PROGRAM seeks to develop effective leaders who will find innovative solutions and help bring about the end of hunger and poverty.

This year-long fellowship combines field training, policy training, and professional congressional hunger centerdevelopment training with months of hands-on work at community-based nonprofits and government agencies.

Fellows receive a living stipend, health insurance, and housing support.

DEADLINE: JANUARY 13, 2016

Seniors: THE HERBERT SCOVILLE JR. PEACE FELLOWSHIP

THE HERBERT SCOVILLE JR. PEACE FELLOWSHIP places recent college graduates at nonprofit and public-interest organizations working with peace and security issues in Washington, DC. For six to nine months, Fellows work within these organizations, building practical knowledge and experience.

$2,900 monthly stipend + travel expenses to Washington, DC
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR FALL 2016: JANUARY 4, 2016  scoville