FellowshipOpen to Tunisian applicants
International Nieman Fellowship — a funded academic year at Harvard for working journalists
Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Harvard's Nieman Foundation gives about two dozen experienced journalists a year a funded academic year at Harvard, with a US$87,500 stipend. International applicants (non-US citizens) need five years of full-time media work and fluent English. 2027–28 applications open in the first week of October 2026; the international deadline is 1 December 2026.
At a glance
- Where
- Harvard University, Cambridge (US)
- Duration
- One academic year (from mid-August 2027)
- Stipend
- US$87,500 over nine months
- Deadline
- 1 Dec 2026 (opens early Oct)
- Apply
- Online application on the Nieman site
Who can apply
Criteria stated by the funder on the official source.
Nationality
Open to journalists in every country; non-US citizens apply as international candidates. Nationals of countries where the US has suspended J visas are asked to wait. Tunisia is not listed in Proclamation 10998 (19 Dec 2025).
StatedExperience
At least five years of full-time media experience, freelancers included. Work done as a student does not count, and public relations professionals are not eligible. No residential fellowship of four months or more in the past five years.
StatedEducation and age
There are no age limits or academic prerequisites, and a college degree is not required.
StatedLanguage
Candidates must speak, read and write English fluently. Work samples not in English need an English summary.
StatedApplication
Two essays (personal statement up to 1,000 words, study proposal up to 500 words), a professional profile and proposal summary, work samples, and three confidential letters of recommendation.
StatedFunding and what it does not cover
A stipend of 87,500 dollars paid over nine months for living costs, a health insurance supplement (up to 6,250 dollars each for the fellow and a spouse, up to 3,750 dollars per child under 18), a child-care allowance for children 12 and younger, and the cost of attending Harvard classes for the fellow and a spouse or partner.
Covered by the funder
- Stipend of US$87,500 paid over nine months
- Health insurance supplement (up to US$6,250 for the fellow)
- Child-care allowance for children aged 12 and younger
- Cost of attending Harvard classes for the fellow and a spouse or partner
Not covered — you pay these
- Harvard University health insurance (fellows are not eligible)
