Eligibility Requirement and Terms

Requirements for applicants, who must have demonstrated a potential for leadership, include:

• At least five years of full-time experience in print, broadcast or online journalism.

• Must be currently employed as a non U.S. journalist working outside of the United States.

• Fluency in all aspects of English both oral and written.

All applications must include at least three published work samples, several written essays and three letters of professional recommendation. Click here to download the Reference form.

Terms of the fellowship

WPI fellows are required to prepare for and participate in all briefings and other scheduled WPI events. They must agree to stay for the entire program and to return to their home countries at the program's conclusion.

WPI requires that fellows write for the WPI Web site (WPI Reports) and submit up to three stories for WPI's online partners during their fellowship. They are also encouraged to file for their readers, listeners or viewers back home.

Periodic reviews and evaluations are required, and WPI fellows participate in several roundtable discussions about their insights into the U.S. or international journalism issues.

Fellows must have a tolerance for others of different cultures and a good sense of humor. The program involves a lot of travel, is nonstop and fellows live out of suitcases much of the time as venues change frequently.