APPLICATION PROCESS TO
JOIN AN EXPEDITION
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2010
APPLICATION DEADLINES
See our Expeditions page for Institute details
Beaver Islands Institute — Tuesday, June 29
Applicants are encouraged
to email their applications early. Please
refer to the bottom of this page
for submission guidelines.
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IJNR awards expenses-paid fellowships to working
reporters, photojournalists, writers, editors and producers,
including some independent and freelance journalists. In addition,
some fellowships are awarded to students enrolled in professional
programs of journalism and the environmental sciences.
Fellowships are competitive. Preference is given to journalists
employed full-time by news organizations. Contributors to
newsletters, magazines and other media controlled by industry,
government or advocacy groups are rarely selected. Public-relations
practitioners are not eligible.
IJNR does not charge any fee to students,
journalists or news organizations. IJNR covers the cost of meals,
lodging, local transportation, excursions and research materials
during each institute. Employers of journalists selected as
fellows are expected to provide full salary for the fellows
while they are on assignment at the institutes and to pay for
travel costs to and from the program. Some travel stipends are
available to help freelancers and news organizations with severely
restrained travel budgets.
Applicants are invited to submit:
- A letter of interest of no more than two
single-spaced pages
- A resume of work experience and educational
background
- At least one professional letter of recommendation
- Four to six work samples (clippings
of published articles, prints or photo transparencies, audio
or video tapes)
Applications are reviewed by a selection committee that advises
the program director and executive director before they make
the final decision.
Submission guidelines:
Applications submitted by email are strongly encouraged
and should be sent to Contact@IJNR.org.
Because large electronic files (such as long stories or stories
with graphics) often clog up our email system, those should
be be copied onto a CD and then mailed to IJNR, P.O.
Box 1996, Missoula, MT 59806.
Fellowship applications may also be submitted by regular
mail to:
IJNR, P.O. Box 1996, Missoula, MT 59806.
Candidates are also welcome to apply by fax:
Faxed statements of interest, background resumes
and letters of recommendation should be sent to 406.543.4128.
IJNR strongly prefers to receive photocopied or recorded
work samples by regular mail rather than by fax.
For further information or guidance about
applying, please contact IJNR at 406-273-4626 or write
to
Contact@IJNR.org.
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