Alicia Patterson Fellowship

Applications are now open for Alicia Patterson Fellowship to improve the quality of U.S. print journalism.

The Alicia Patterson fellowships are open only to U.S. citizens who are fulltime print journalists, or to non-U.S. citizens who work fulltime for U.S. print publications, either in America or abroad. Freelancers are welcome to apply. All applicants, including those being considered for the new Cissy Patterson fellowship for environmental or science topics, should complete the Alicia Patterson Foundation application.

Application requirements

• A complete, typed statement not to exceed three (3) single-spaced pages, on how you would use an Alicia Patterson Foundation fellowship, and why.
• A brief summary of the four articles you will be required to write as an APF fellow should be included as part of your statement.
• Each candidate may submit only one proposal. Two applicants may collaborate on one proposal, for example, a writer and a photographer.
• Please submit three copies of three articles with publication date and place noted.
• Please don’t send books or chapters of books.
• Parts of series counts as one article, so it may be wise to choose only one part of a series and submit two other, unrelated articles in order to show diversity of topics.
• Please do not submit any more than three articles. The judges will see only three and they’d rather you make the selection. The content of the articles, rather than date or place or publication, is most important.

How to apply

The application deadline for this fellowship is October 1, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.