The Rosalynn Carter Fellowships For Mental Health Journalism
Who Should Apply and How
Eligibility and Application Requirements
Eligible applicants for a fellowship must:
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:
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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:
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

Kim Horner
2008-2009 Fellow
Staff Writer
Dallas Morning News
"After years of covering homelessness, I wanted to write something in more depth than my usual daily stories and features. The Fellowships gave me the support I needed to write a five-part series on chronic homelessness. The training gave me a deeper understanding of mental health issues. The mentoring helped me sharpen my writing. And the financial support made it possible to travel, which has become increasingly difficult given today's newsroom budgets. The Center's reputation and connections with experts helped me broaden my range of sources. I would not have been able to do the project without the fellowship, which was one of the best experiences of my career."
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