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There is nothing about this program that can be considered finished. Nothing that can be considered normal. To the Niemans, there is no ordinary state. — John Kenneth Galbraith, speaking to a Nieman Fellows reunion, 1995

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Eliza Griswold receives Guggenheim fellowship

Monday, April 23, 2012

The Guggenheim Foundation announced its 2012 fellows Thursday, April 19. The 181 fellows included scientists, scholars, composers, visual artists and writers. Eliza Griswold, a 2007 Nieman Fellow, was among the 13 writers named as fellows in general nonfiction. Read more »

Types of Fellowships

Since 1938 more than 1,300 journalists from 91 countries and territories have come to Harvard for a year of learning, exploration and fellowship.

Nieman Fellowships are awarded to print, broadcast and online reporters, editors, photographers, producers, editorial writers and cartoonists with at least five years of full-time, professional experience in the news media.

Fellowships are open to both U.S. citizens and journalists from other countries.

U.S. Fellowships: Each year up to 12 U.S. citizens are selected as Nieman fellows. As part of each class, we also select three specialized fellowships:

International Fellowships: Reserved for citizens of nations other than the United States, the foundation awards up to 12 international fellowships each year.

Global Health Reporting Fellowships: These fellowships, awarded to one U.S. citizen and one non-U.S. citizen, combine the nine-month academic year Nieman experience with up to four months of reporting in a developing country. The fieldwork projects are funded by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Learn more about the Nieman-Pulitzer collaboration.

Nieman-Berkman Fellowship in Journalism Innovation: This is a joint fellowship between the Nieman Foundation and the Berkman Center for Internet & Society which will be awarded to someone with a specific proposed project related to innovation in journalism. Learn more about the fellowship, to be awarded for the first time in 2012.