Funding, resources, and a supportive community are offered by the Us@250 Fellowship to individuals working on projects that aim to tell a more complete story of America, broaden their understanding of American culture and identity, build bridges across differences, and serve as models for an inclusive multiracial society. Click here to apply for this opportunity.
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About New America Us@250 Fellowship 2024 (Up to $10,000)
Opportunity Details
Projects that promote public participation in civic engagement, storytelling, and cultural education will be made possible by the fellowship. As they approach their 250th year as a country, Us@250 Fellows will be actively involved in the process of renewing, rethinking, and achieving the promise of America.
Benefits of New America Us@250 Fellowship 2024 (Up to $10,000)
- A $10,000 gratuity to be paid in installments;
- Regular meetings with the fellowship cohort to exchange best practices, discuss and develop ideas, and help establish new relationships and partnerships;
- Opportunities for education and career advancement, such as access to New America’s networks and experience, as well as live and virtual panel discussions and seminars; and
- Linkage to the network of groups, initiatives, and people defending democracy or commemorating the country’s semiquincentennial will raise awareness of and interest in your work.
New America Us@250 Fellowship 2024 (Up to $10,000) Requirements
- They are seeking longform writers covering local human-interest stories that explore the basic themes of reckoning, aspiration, and pride for the second annual fellowship class (2024–2025).
- Journalists and reporters who are working on local stories about communities that come together despite differences to tackle difficult problems, address local history, or foster community in a divisive nation are the ideal candidates for this fellowship, whether they are employed by a newsroom or independently. The divisions could be based on class, religion, race or ethnicity, generation, partisanship, or another factor.
- Stories from underserved or rural places, as well as those from communities going through substantial change (such as dramatic changes in the economy, population, or social challenges), particularly pique their attention. The work would have a really local focus rather than only providing snippets of a larger national conversation. Throughout the fellowship, fellows will carry on with their work in their respective communities as it is a nonresident fellowship.
- All of the candidates for the Us@250 fellowship have one thing in common: they are engaged in public life and focus on the past, present, or future of the nation while promoting exchanges between individuals from different backgrounds.
- Fellows can be reporters or journalists at any level of their careers, and they must have produced a feature or longform story (three to five thousand words) in the past. A publishable article will be the fellowship deliverable.
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply
Note: You must first register for a SurveyMonkey Apply account in order to apply. Before you can start your application, you will be prompted to choose which program application you would like to finish the first time you log in. Kindly click on “Us@250” and then “Save my profile” to access the application. You can return to the form at any point prior to the deadline because your application will automatically save. Every applicant will receive notifications from the portal regarding the status of their application.
Application Deadline
17 May, 2024
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