New America invites applications from talented individuals worldwide for the National Fellows Programme Class of 2021 in the USA.

National Fellows advance ideas through research, reporting, analysis, and storytelling. We look for projects that are original and ambitious, with viable plans for their implementation. There is no set template for a successful fellowship project. Some projects focus on furthering a new public policy idea through either a domestic or international lens, while others illuminate longstanding dilemmas of American life from new angles. Our goal is to find bold, impactful thinkers and to fund them for a year; long enough to make progress on a book, develop a series of articles, produce a documentary, or work on another project that is accessible.

In addition, New America policy programs also support a variety of their own fellowships that do not go through our official National Fellows Program. They suggest contacting the program associates of these individual programs for more information about these.

Worth of Award

• Stipends generally fall into the following levels: $15,000-$30,000.
• The mix of stipends offered each class varies widely depending on the type of applicants we take on and the funding we procure for that year.
• There is no need for candidates to address stipends, budgets, etc. in their proposal—they should use the space in your “Statement of Interest” to pitch their idea.
• When they will officially become  National Fellows in September, 2020, stipends will be paid in three monthly instalments starting in January of 2021 through August, 2021 (consolidated to be paid during the 2021 calendar year).

Eligibility

• New America’s Fellows Program invests in thinkers—journalists, scholars, filmmakers, and public policy analysts—who generate big, bold ideas that have an impact and spark new conversations about the most pressing issues of our day.

How to Apply

• All applications must be completed and submitted online
• When a candidate begins an application, he or she will be prompted to enter basic contact and background information.

The candidate will then be asked to upload the seven central components of the application as follows:

• A 1-3 sentence description of the New America Fellowship proposal
• Statement of Interest
• Plan of Approach
• Policy Implications
• Professional resume or biography

Deadline: The deadline to apply is Sunday, February 2, 2020 @ 11:59 pm EST. Under no circumstances will we extend the deadline.

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