Columbia University Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism in US, 2020

Columbia Business School is offering Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism, 2020 to qualified journalists who wish to enhance their understanding and knowledge of business, economics, and finance in a year-long, full-time program.

Eligibility for Columbia University Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism in the US, 2020:

• Full-time editorial employees of wire services, newspapers, digital media, magazines, and broadcast news organizations as well as to freelance journalists are eligible to apply for Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism, 2020.
• Candidates applying for the fellowship must possess at least four years of experience.
• Applicants' affiliation is not considered as a factor in the selection process and there are no academic prerequisites.
• Higher preference over journalists from smaller regional media is not given to those nationally known organizations.

Selection criteria:

• The main criteria for selections are the student's demonstration of journalistic excellence.
• Essays and letters of recommendation of the application are also given importance while the highest weight is given to is given to work samples.
• All documents (letters of reference, college transcripts, essays, and work samples) must be compiled and sent with the application. 

Value of Columbia University Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism in the US, 2020:

• The recipient of the Knight-Bagehot fellowship will get free tuition along with a stipend of USD 60,000.

Deadline for Columbia University Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism in US, 2020:

• The last date to apply for Columbia University Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism is 31st January 2020.