Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship – United States, United Kingdom, or Canada

Fully-funded journalism fellowship program with a £4,444 monthly salary

Who: All nationalities, Must have a minimum of 2-5 years of journalistic experience (or demonstrate the equivalent level of expertise), Must be proficient in English

Deadline: July 15, 2024

The Sir Harry Evans Global Fellowship offers an exceptional early career journalist a nine-month fellowship with Durham University and Reuters to undertake an investigative project.

The Fellow will be mentored by top Reuters editors while having access to Durham’s academics and research resources and will be allowed to develop rigorous, fact-based research and reporting skills.

The Fellow will pursue the project from inside a Reuters newsroom in London, New York, or Toronto with the additional support of colleagues in Durham’s Institute of Advanced Studies.

They will also deliver a public seminar at the IAS, sharing their learnings from the Fellowship and supporting the understanding of journalism at the University. The inaugural Sir Harry Evans Fellow, Waylon Cunningham, was part of a Reuters investigative team that won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize in national reporting.

Benefits

• A monthly salary of c.£4,444 per month (equivalent to a pro-rata salary of c.£53,333 per year)
• A £1,250 per month living stipend and a one-off payment of £1,800 for travel and related expenses.

Where the successful applicant is an existing employee of a news or media organization and takes a period of leave to pursue the Fellowship, Durham University will pay up to a maximum of £12,000 to their current employer to cover temporary staff costs, subject to specific terms and conditions.

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