The first step of applying to the Knight Science Journalism Fellowships is to fill out the form below. If you prefer not to fill out the online form, you may contact us to request a PDF.
Note: Required information is marked with an asterisk: *
About you:
First Name*
Middle
Last name*
Date of Birth*
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Citizenship*
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Employment information:
Current Job Title*
Employer (publication or program)*
What year did you become a journalist?*
Do you already cover science, health, environment or technology?*
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If you answered "no", be sure to address your interest in pursuing science journalism in one of your supplementary essays.
Contact information:
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Letters of recommendation:
As part of your application materials, we ask for three letters of recommendation. Please list the people you've asked to send letters:
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Employer's letter
We ask non-freelancer's for a letter of support from your supervisor. Please tell us your supervisor's name. (Freelancers, type "freelance").
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Previous Fellowships, Scholarships or Awards:
Please list any awards or fellowships you've received, separated by a semi-colon (;).
English Proficiency If you have taken the IELTS or TOEFL exam, we'd like to know your score. If you have not, but English is not your native language, we'd encourage you to take the IELTS exam, but it is not mandatory.
If you have taken the IELTS exam, on what date did you take it?
What was your overall IELTS score?
IELTS Listening?
IELTS Reading?
IELTS Writing?
IELTS Speaking?
If you have taken the TOEFL exam, on what date did you take it?
What was your TOEFL score?
How did you learn about the Fellowship? Please check all that apply
Ad in CJR
AHCJ Web site
Ad in AJR
Poynter/ Romanesko Online
E-mail from Knight Science Journalism at MIT
Received brochure
Knight Science Journalism at MIT Web site
Word of mouth
NASW Web site
Announcement from professional organization - please specify organization:
SEJ Web site
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