No application fee, The Carter Center Mental Health Journalism Fellowship, grant: $10,000 (USA/ Romania/ South Africa)

Deadline: 18 April 2011

Eligibility and Application Requirements

Eligible applicants for a fellowship must:

* Have at least three years of experience in print or electronic journalism (writing, reporting, editing, producing, filmmaking)
* Complete the online profile of personal and professional information available on the Carter Center website: www.cartercenter.org. E-mail the profile to ccmhp@emory.edu.

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* Submit a complete application packet, including how the applicant learned about the fellowships
* Attend orientation and presentation meetings in September, at the beginning and end of the fellowship year
* Be a citizen or resident of the United States, Romania or South Africa

Application Materials

No standard application form is used. The application materials must be mailed (no faxes or e-mail accepted) and must include the following:

Profile: Email the profile to ccmhp@emory.edu.

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Resume: A list of representative publications, membership in professional organizations, major journalism prizes and/or awards and year awarded.

Objectives for Fellowship and Project Description: In an informal essay, not to exceed 1000 words:

* Describe reasons for applying and how this fellowship could benefit the applicant's body of work.
* Clearly outline the proposed project and a plan for carrying it out.
* Discuss the significance and timeliness of the topic, and explain the feasibility of the project.
* Detail the potential impact the chosen topic and overall fellowship may have on reducing the stigma of mental illnesses.

Samples of Professional Work: Submit up to three examples of your work. At least one of the samples should be in the media form proposed. Articles should be in original format published. Do not submit an item that cannot be replaced. Materials cannot be returned.

Letters of Recommendation*: Provide letters from two people familiar with your work, commenting on your abilities and potential as a journalist.

Letter of Support*: Submit one letter from your organization's publisher, editor, producer, manager, or director, supporting the application. If self-employed, the third letter must come from an individual familiar with your work.

*Letters may be included with the application packet or mailed directly to the Mental Health Program. Letters must be originals: Signed and printed on letterhead.

Timeline

Application packets and letters of recommendation and support for 2011-2012 fellowships must be postmarked no later than Monday, April 18, 2011. Items postmarked after the deadline will not be accepted. Fellowships will be announced on the Carter Center website (www.cartercenter.org) Friday, July 15, 2011, at 9 a.m. EDT.

U.S. applicants should send all application materials to:

Rebecca G. Palpant, M.S.
Senior Program Associate
Mental Health Program
The Carter Center
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
(404) 420-5165
(404) 420-5158 fax
ccmhp@emory.edu
www.cartercenter.org

South Africa

To date, ten journalists from South Africa have received fellowships. These journalists have covered a variety of topics for South African readers, including exploring the impact of trauma, shift work, and organizational changes on the mental health of South African police officers. The South African fellowships are now administered through a partnership with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group.

South African applicants should send all application materials to:

Zane Wilson
South Africa Depression
and Anxiety Group (SADAG)
Post Office Box 650301
Benmore
2010
Gauteng, South Africa
zane1@hargray.com

Romania

In 2008, the program awarded the first two competitive fellowships to Romanian journalists. The Carter Center and the Center for Independent Journalism in Bucharest, Romania, are partners in this important new program.

Romanian applicants should send all application materials to:

Ioana Avadani
Executive Director
Center for Independent Journalism
Str. Bibescu Voda nr. 18, Apt 4
Interfor 4, Sector 4
Bucuresti, Romania
040152
Email: ioana@cji.ro

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