Journalists from developing or transitional countries are invited to apply for the Jack R. Howard Fellowship Program to study at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York. Deadline: December 15.

The program’s goal is to prepare journalists for stewardship to a free press in their home countries. Two fellows will be selected on the basis of financial need, academic promise and a desire to make a significant contribution to journalism in their countries.

The fellowship provides full tuition, living assistance, and travel for the 10-month program. Candidates must apply online to the journalism school to be considered for the fellowship.

Funded by the Scripps Howard Foundation, the fellowship honors the memory of Jack R. Howard, past president of the Scripps Howard Foundation.

For more information, contact Josh Friedman, director of the International Program, at jf125@columbia.edu, or visit http://readersfirst.com/foundation/programs/jrhfellowships/jrhfellows.html or http://tinyurl.com/5qgj8y.

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