Journalists worldwide are invited to apply for the World Press Institute (WPI) Fellowships 2025. Hundreds of professional journalists worldwide apply each year for one of the ten WPI fellowship seats. The finalists represent some of the top journalists in their countries. They are naturally curious, bright, and ambitious and approach journalism with a strong sense of commitment and duty.

Key Details

Organized by: World Press Institute (WPI)

Application Deadline: February 15, 2025

Result Announcement: May 2025

Program Start Date: August-November 2025

Eligible Nations: All

Target Groups: Journalists

Program Duration: Nine-week

Host Country: United States

Fellowship Overview:

By participating in this program, fellows will experience firsthand the role, responsibility, and impact of a free press in one of the world’s largest and most diverse democracies. Through this immersive program, they will explore how the U.S. founding principles of press freedom and journalistic best practices promote transparency and accountability across government institutions, businesses, and organizations.

Benefits:

WPI covers the following program costs:

• Transportation: Roundtrip airfare to the U.S. and domestic travel for the WPI program.
• Lodging: Comfortable accommodations are provided during the program.
• Food: Daily allowance for meals.

Eligibility Criteria:

Applicant must have worked full-time in print, broadcast, or online journalism for at least five years, including:

• News or editorial divisions of newspapers, wire services, radio, television, websites, or online publications.
• Photojournalists, editorial cartoonists, columnists, and broadcast producers are eligible to apply.
• Supervisors of journalists are qualified if they have worked as journalists for at least five years.
• Work done as a university student in journalism does not count toward experience.
• Those who work in public relations or for organizations whose primary business isn’t the media are ineligible.
• Must be working as a non-U.S. journalist outside of the United States at the time of application.
• Leadership potential
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.

Fellowship Terms:

WPI Fellowship Terms The following terms must be followed by fellows. If you violate these terms, you may get fired from the program.

• Attend all scheduled briefings and WPI events and prepare for them.
• Stay for the duration of the program & then return to your own country when it concludes.
• As needed, write for the WPI website and other channels.
• Fellows are also encouraged to share their experiences with their home readers, listeners, or viewers.
• Participate in quarterly assessments and evaluations and multiple roundtable sessions to provide perspectives on U.S. or international journalistic concerns.
• Acceptance of people from various cultures.
• Willingness to travel – the program’s sites vary regularly, and fellows frequently live out of their suitcases.

Application Requirements:

Applicants must submit the following documents:

How to apply for the World Press Institute Fellowship?

Journalists meeting the abovementioned requirements can apply through the online application portal.

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For more information about the World Press Institute Fellowship for Journalists, please read the FAQ or visit WPI’s website.

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