The MPIL Journalist in Residence Fellowship

The MPIL Journalist in Residence Fellowship enables journalists with several years of experience to spend three months at the Institute. The time and duration of the stay (between March and November 2024) are agreed upon individually.

The MPIL Journalist in Residence Fellowship

MPIL Journalists in Residence are free to pursue their own research. They are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange ideas with researchers at the institute and to participate in our various work and discussion formats.

The MPIL Journalist in Residence Fellowship is geared towards freelance and staff journalists from all media (print, online, radio, television) who report and write regularly on legal and constitutional topics, or topics from politics, the economy, and research-related topics.

A monthly research grant is offered for the duration of the stay. The Institute provides desk space and access to all research resources of the Institute’s library.

We are currently accepting applications for the 2024 Journalist in Residence Fellowships. The application deadline is 06 October 2023, 12:00 pm CET. Please find the full call for applications as well as the link to the online application form here.

About the Fellowship

The Fellowship enables journalists with several years of experience to spend three months in 2024 at the Institute. The time and duration of the stay (between March and November 2024) will be agreed upon individually. MPIL Journalists in Residence are free to pursue their own research.

They are encouraged to take advantage of the opportunity to exchange ideas with our researchers and to participate in our various work and discussion formats. The Fellowship is geared towards freelance and staff journalists from all media (print, online, radio, television) who report and write regularly on legal and constitutional topics, or topics from politics, the economy, and research.

A monthly research grant of up to 3.500€, based on the fellow’s qualifications and experience, is offered for the duration of the stay. The Institute provides desk space and access to all research resources in the Institute’s library

Requirements

Please upload one PDF file with your application in English or German, including:

(1)  a brief portrait of your own journalistic work

(2)  a curriculum vitae

(3)   three work samples with relevance to the research topics of the institute

(4)  a short outline of your proposed research plan for your stay at the Institute (max. 2000 characters)

(5)   details of your preferred dates (between March and November 2023) and intended duration of stay.

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