Program Overview

  • Purpose: Use historical case studies to examine ethics and professional responsibility in journalism today.
  • Format: Two-week residential program with seminars and site visits in Berlin & Poland.
  • Participants: 13–16 journalism students and early-career journalists selected annually.
  • Interdisciplinary exchange: Fellows engage with Medical and Clergy cohorts to broaden perspectives.
  • Fully funded: Roundtrip airfare, ground transport, hotel, meals, materials, and pocket money provided.

Why Apply?

  • Develop a deeper understanding of professional ethics through immersive historical learning.
  • Join a network of influential alumni and faculty from multiple professions.
  • Strengthen your leadership, reflective judgment, and capacity to address ethical dilemmas in media.

Who Should Apply

  • Graduate students enrolled in any program with journalistic experience and intent to work as journalists.
  • Early-career journalists who have completed an undergraduate or graduate degree and are employed in journalism.
  • Applicants typically have ≤ 10 years of professional experience and demonstrate promise as emerging leaders.
  • Open to candidates from diverse backgrounds, roles (reporters, editors, photojournalists, documentarians, multimedia storytellers), and contexts (local, national, international).

Selection Criteria

  • Academic background and evidence of journalistic practice (published or aired work preferred).
  • Professional experiences and demonstrated leadership potential.
  • Capacity to engage respectfully with difficult, controversial topics in small-group settings.
  • Ability to contribute meaningfully to the Fellowship and the alumni community.

FASPE values inclusive participation and encourages applications from all religious, political, socioeconomic, and gender identities.