The International Reporting Project Fellowships are administered by the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of The Johns Hopkins University. Two groups of eight IRP Fellows (one group for spring, one for fall) will be selected for intensive travel and study for research involving foreign affairs. The program begins with 6 weeks in special seminars and courses on international affairs, then 5 weeks of travel to research an important international topic or story, then another 2-week stint at SAIS to discuss each fellow's findings. Open to any U.S. journalist with at least three years of professional journalistic experience in any medium. Fellows must be U.S. citizens or non-U.S. citizens who are working full-time for a U.S. news organization in the United States. The program offers a stipend of $2,000 a month while in Washington, in addition to paid hotel accommodations. For the five-week overseas period, Fellows receive a free roundtrip air ticket to the country of their choice and a $4,000 travel stipend.

Contact: Sonja Matanovic International Reporting Project 1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036

Phone: 202-663-7726 Fax: 202-663-7762 Email: irp@jhu.edu Web: http://www.internationalreportingproject.org

Deadline: April 1 and October 1