Looking to strengthen an already strong resume? The Open Society Institute recently created a top-notch fellowship program that may be right for you.
The New York-based nonprofit is part of the Soros foundation network, and last year began offering accomplished, mid-toearly-career journalists, academics and activists the opportunity to learn more about some of the most pressing issues today-human rights and democracy, media and public health, among them-and produce a work of lasting value. The fellowship lasts for a year of full-time work and includes a stipend of between $60,000 and $100,000, depending on the current income of the fellow.
The process begins with an application. Four times a year a small group of staffers pore over some 200 of them from all over the world. The first step-whittling the number down to 25-is easy.