The Bill Lane Center for the American West Media Fellowships 2025 is a program that provides opportunities for journalists to develop or work on a project of their own design and spur new coverage and understanding of the American West. The fellowship enables journalists to interact with Stanford researchers, scholars, and students. The program is particularly interested in supporting projects that intersect with ongoing research at Stanford and the Bill Lane Center, address significant challenges facing the American West, or explore promising new possibilities for journalism and the media in the region.

Scope of Work

The fellowship provides a stipend of $7,500 for three to six months’ work. The work itself could be one or could be any combination of the following: print or online articles, photography or photo essays, informational graphics, podcasts, video journalism, documentary films, fact-based graphic novels or graphic documentaries.

Eligibility

The fellowship is open to journalists in the U.S. The work should examine a crucial aspect of the West, its land, its people, its history, and the impact of the forces that power its economies. The applicant should have ties to a news organization which will guarantee serious consideration of publishing the work. Publication should happen within six to nine months of the award, or by August 11, 2025.

Budget and Duration

The fellowship provides a stipend of $7,500 for three to six months’ work. Half of the grant is dispensed when the fellow is selected and the other half upon publication of the story.

Additional Information

The Bill Lane Center for the American West has been supporting journalism about the West and its environment for more than a decade. They are particularly interested in supporting projects that intersect with ongoing research at Stanford and the Bill Lane Center, address significant challenges facing the American West, or explore promising new possibilities for journalism and the media in the region.

Key Dates

The application deadline is October 14, 2024.

Application Process

Applications should include a description of the proposed project, a brief resume and the name of the news organization or other outlet through which the work would be distributed. Email the above to Felicity Barringer, writer in residence at the Bill Lane Center for the American West.

Reporting Requirements

The fellow is required to publish their work within six to nine months of the award or by August 11, 2025.

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