John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, 2027–28

شروط الأهلية

At least five years of professional journalism or direct journalism-support work; no degree required. International applicants accepted subject to the programme’s explicit J-visa nationality restriction. Current official-source clarification: Preserve official exclusion: candidates whose citizenship is subject to suspended US nonimmigrant/J visa issuance cannot be offered a fellowship; dual citizens may apply using an unrestricted citizenship and passport. Do not present all African nationals as unconditionally eligible.

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## Funding USD 135,000 for nine months, Stanford tuition and health insurance, and dependent-health supplement under programme terms. ## Funding exclusions and conditions Student/internship work does not count toward experience. Excludes PR, government employees, full-time academics and editorially non-independent media. Full-time Stanford residence; not a degree/reporting/book/startup award. ## Eligibility At least five years of professional journalism or direct journalism-support work; no degree required. International applicants accepted subject to the programme’s explicit J-visa nationality restriction. Current official-source clarification: Preserve official exclusion: candidates whose citizenship is subject to suspended US nonimmigrant/J visa issuance cannot be offered a fellowship; dual citizens may apply using an unrestricted citizenship and passport. Do not present all African nationals as unconditionally eligible. ## Application timing Status: OPEN. 2026-12-02 13:00 — Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) ## How to apply Use the official SurveyMonkey Apply portal, answer eligibility questions, and complete the separate JSK application. Official application/programme: https://jsk.smapply.org/ ## Official sources - https://jsk.stanford.edu/become-a-fellow - https://jsk.stanford.edu/become-a-fellow/faq ## Source limitations Public official sources checked; no login, application submission or authenticated form test performed. Unrestricted countries are listed in the main eligibility array. Restricted African nationalities require a qualifying additional nationality/passport under JSK’s rule; see conditional list and advisory. See visa advisory US_PP10998_2026. ## Publication recheck Official current-cycle call and award supported; dates are after the requested as-of time. Retain all programme, residence, nationality and funding exclusions in the uploaded record unless corrected here. ## Immigration conditions [[null, "Nationality eligibility is not visa clearance", null, null, null], [null, "Advisory ID", "US_PP10998_2026", null, null], [null, "Guidance", "Programme nationality eligibility does not guarantee U.S. visa issuance. State Department rules effective January 1, 2026 suspend all visa categories for some nationalities and B/F/M/J categories for others. Scope generally concerns people outside the U.S. without a valid visa on that date; exceptions include some dual nationals using an unrestricted passport and certain other cases. Existing valid visas were not revoked by this proclamation. Check the official rule and host visa office for individual circumstances. JSK independently states that it cannot offer its fellowship to J-restricted nationals unless they can apply using another eligible citizenship/passport.", null, null], [null, "Official source", "https://travel.state.gov/en/newsroom/visas/2026/suspension-of-visa-issuance-to-foreign-nationals-to-protect-the-security-of-the-united-states.html", null, null], [null, "Checked UTC", "2026-10-23 17:58:32", null, null], [null, "Full visa suspension", "Burkina Faso; Chad; Republic of the Congo; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Libya; Mali; Niger; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Sudan; Sudan", null, null], [null, "B / F / M / J suspension", "Angola; Benin; Burundi; Côte d’Ivoire; Gabon; Gambia; Malawi; Mauritania; Nigeria; Senegal; Tanzania; Togo; Zambia; Zimbabwe", null, null], [null, "Advisory ID", "UK_STUDENT_ENTRY_CLEARANCE_2026", null, null], [null, "Guidance", "Programme nationality eligibility is separate from immigration feasibility. Current Home Office guidance describes a Student-entry-clearance visa brake for out-of-country applications by Cameroon and Sudan nationals from 26 March 2026. Do not erase those nationalities from programme eligibility solely on this basis; individual route/status and university-specific restrictions require checking. LJMU has a separately documented conditional recruitment restriction.", null, null], [null, "Official source", "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/student-route-caseworker-guidance/student-and-child-student", null, null], [null, "Checked UTC", "2026-10-23 18:21:29", null, null]] Always confirm final requirements, admission timing, funding and any visa restrictions with the official provider before applying.

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