Please list your previous relevant professional experience, starting with the most recent.

Please list your previous education, starting with the most recent.

Please list any previous international experience, both in Europe and elsewhere. Any international experience in a professional context would be particularly relevant. If you have not travelled internationally, please note that.

In approximately 250 words, please explain why you are interested in participating in the Arthur F. Burns Fellowship. Please include your professional goals for the program, as well as your personal interest in participating.

Please select the type of fellowship you would like to be considered for. Please see the program page for additional information about fellowship formats.

Please attach all of your associated application materials.

Applicants working as full-time staff will be required to submit a recommendation letter from their editor. Freelancers will be required to submit a recommendation letter, in addition to a letter from a media outlet that commits to publishing work produced through the fellowship. Those applying for Option 2 will be required to submit a letter from their home outlet committing to publishing their major project.

I, the undersigned, understand and agree that the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ), as program administrator, is under no obligation to select me or any other applicant for this program. ICFJ often receives hundreds of applications for programs and therefore is unable to respond to requests for confirmation of submitted applications. I understand that only candidates who have made it to the next phase of the selection process will be contacted. By submitting an application, I am agreeing to the privacy policy and all program terms and conditions.