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James Beard Foundation Gannett Fellowship Application

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED The James Beard Foundation, with support from the Gannett Foundation, is launching a new media fellowship program to train students from underrepresented minority backgrounds to be food and drinks journalists. Award: $2,500 grant for a 3-month fellowship Term: January through March 2020 The fellows would be expected to commit to at least 2 days a week in the Beard Foundation offices in Manhattan, and would be developing short- and long-form editorial content while being overseen by the Foundation's media department, and mentored by Jamila Robinson, who is a member of the Journalism committee of the Beard Awards. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED Application deadline: January 20, 2020 Applicants must: - Be rising college juniors or seniors, or graduate students - Express an interest in pursuing a career in media (it is not required that you major in journalism or communications—all majors accepted) - Based in the tri-state area (NY, NJ, CT) Applicants should submit: - Résumé - Cover Letter - A personal statement (up to 1000 words) on why you want to work in food media - Writing samples (2-3 pieces of no more than 500 words) prepared for a class on writing/journalism, a publication, or a personal website/blog - 1 reference letter from a professor, internship supervisor, or other journalism professional, submitted via this link: https://airtable.com/shr5knb77Tkn2XifP Questions or concerns should be directed to Maggie Schoenfarber at mschoenfarber@jamesbeard.org.

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