The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships For Mental Health Journalism

Who Should Apply and How

• Eligibility Requirements
  
• Application Materials
  
• Timeline

Eligibility and Application Requirements

Eligible applicants for a fellowship must:

• Have at least three years of experience in print or electronic journalism (writing, reporting, editing, producing, filmmaking)
  
• Complete the online profile of personal and professional information available on the Carter Center website: www.cartercenter.org. E-mail the profile to ccmhp@emory.edu. Download Profile (Word doc) >>
  
• Submit a complete application packet, including how the applicant learned about the fellowships
  
• Awarded fellows must attend orientation and presentation meetings in September, at the beginning and end of the fellowship year
  
• Be a citizen or resident of the United States or Romania

Application Materials

No standard application form is used. The application materials must be mailed (no faxes or e-mail accepted) and must include the following:

Profile: Email the profile to ccmhp@emory.edu. Download Profile (Word) >>

Resume: A list of representative publications, membership in professional organizations, major journalism prizes and/or awards and year awarded.

Objectives for Fellowship and Project Description: In an informal essay, not to exceed 1000 words:

• Describe reasons for applying and how this fellowship could benefit the applicant's body of work.
  
• Clearly outline the proposed project and a plan for carrying it out.
  
• Discuss the significance and timeliness of the topic, and explain the feasibility of the project.
  
• Detail the potential impact the chosen topic and overall fellowship may have on reducing the stigma of mental illnesses.

Samples of Professional Work: Submit up to three examples of your work. At least one of the samples should be in the media form proposed. Articles should be in original format published. Do not submit an item that cannot be replaced. Materials cannot be returned.

Letters of Recommendation*: Provide letters from two people familiar with your work, commenting on your abilities and potential as a journalist.

Letter of Support*: Submit one letter from your organization's publisher, editor, producer, manager, or director, supporting the application. If self-employed, the third letter must come from an individual familiar with your work.

*Letters may be included with the application packet or mailed directly to the Mental Health Program. Letters must be originals: Signed and printed on letterhead.

Timeline

Application packets and letters of recommendation and support for 2012-2013 fellowships must be postmarked no later than be Monday, April 16, 2012. Items postmarked after the deadline will not be accepted. Fellowships will be announced on the Carter Center website (www.cartercenter.org) Friday, July 13, 2012, at 9 a.m. EDT.

U.S. applicants should send all application materials to:

Rebecca G. Palpant, M.S.
Assistant Director
Mental Health Program
The Carter Center
One Copenhill
453 Freedom Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30307
(404) 420-5165
(404) 420-5158 fax
www.cartercenter.org