Knight-Wallace Fellowships, 2027–28: International Applicants

Critères d'éligibilité

Journalists with at least five years’ professional experience and most work in journalism. Non-U.S. citizens use the international route, including those resident in the U.S.

Présentation du programme

## Funding USD 85,000 stipend plus USD 5,000 relocation; health insurance, course auditing and required fellowship activities paid. Eight months, late August through April. ## Funding exclusions and conditions Ann Arbor residence required. PR/lobbying/internal-trade communications and degree-seeking excluded. Housing assistance is not free housing. ## Eligibility Journalists with at least five years’ professional experience and most work in journalism. Non-U.S. citizens use the international route, including those resident in the U.S. ## Application timing Status: OPEN. 2026-12-01 23:59 international deadline — Eastern Time (America/New_York; EST, UTC−05:00 on deadline) ## How to apply Use Knight-Wallace OpenWater/Secure Platform international route, not US form. Public portal verified December 1 23:59 ET; no login. Applicants must write submissions without generative-AI assistance. Official application/programme: https://knightwallacefellowshipapplications.secure-platform.com/site ## Official sources - https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/how-to-apply/ - https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/about/?n=51178 - https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/how-to-apply/international-applicants/ ## Source limitations Official call, benefits page, international instructions and public application portal read. Portal explicitly states December 1, 2026 at 11:59 pmET; earlier no-time uncertainty resolved. US-citizen route differs; dual US citizens should ask provider which route to use. Provider prohibits generative-AI assistance in application submissions. No login or submission performed. Programme eligibility is distinct from US visa clearance; see shared advisory. ## 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.

Le descriptif détaillé du bailleur reste en anglais, car c'est la langue du dossier de candidature.

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