API Fellowships

NOTE: The application deadline for the following seminars is Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

API awards fellowships to journalism educators and newspaper employees from the United States and Canada to use in attending API seminars. These fellowships are financed through the generosity of individuals, organizations and trusts.

To apply for an API Fellowship:

1. Review and select a fellowship from the list below.
2. Select one of the following API seminars:
   • 15 Paths to Paid Online Content
     Feb. 11-12, 2010 (Reston, Virginia)
   • New Revenue Models That Work!
     Feb. 15-17, 2010 (Reston, Virginia)
   • Beyond the Newsroom
     March 22-24, 2010 (Reston, Virginia)
   • Maximizing Sales Force Effectiveness
     April 10-11, 2010 (Tentative location: Orlando, Florida)
   • Vet the Vendors
     April 30 - May 1, 2010 (Reston, Virginia)
   • Maximizing Sales Force Effectiveness
     May 24-25 (Reston, Virginia)
   • Value Optimized Pricing
     Aug. 2-3, 2010 (Reston, Virginia)
   • Beyond the Newsroom
     Sept. 13-14, 2010 (West Coast site TBD)
   • New Revenue Models That Work!
     Sept. 13-14, 2010 (West Coast site TBD)
   • Digital Delivery
     Nov. 8 - 9, 2010 (Reston, Virginia)
   
   (API fellowships are not available for one-day regional workshops.)
3. Download and print out the fellowship application form.
4. Submmit your fellowship application by email to fellowships@americanpressinstitute.org. Please email a separate application for each fellowship along with a supporting letter of documentation from your supervisor or academic department chair and a copy of your curriculum vitae.

API Fellowships for College-Level Journalism Educators

The James H. Ottaway Fellowship honors the late chairman of Ottaway Newspapers Inc. and member of the API Board of Directors. It covers tuition, hotel and group meals.

The Rollan D. Melton Fellowship honors the late Reno Gazette-Journal columnist, president of Speidel Newspapers and API Board member. It is open to college-level journalism educators who are members of a recognized minority group, and covers tuition, hotel and group meals.

The Minority Journalism Educators Fellowship is open to college-level journalism educators who are members of a recognized minority group, and covers tuition, hotel and group meals.

API Fellowships for Newspaper Employees

The Edmund G. Arnold Fellowship honors the distinguished newspaper-design consultant who led more than 220 API seminar discussions. Mr. Arnold received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Institute in 1999. The fellowship is open to print and/or online visual journalists, and covers tuition, hotel and group meals.

The Hints from Heloise Fellowship honors the late syndicated columnist and her column, "Hints from Heloise," now being continued by her daughter Heloise. Open to female editors over the age of 35, and covers tuition, hotel and group meals

The Malcolm F. Mallette Fellowship honors a former executive director of API. It provides tuition and group meals for a news editor or managing editor of a newspaper with daily circulation under 50,000.

The William L. Winter Fellowship honors a former executive director/president of API. It provides tuition, hotel and group meals for a newspaper executive who desires to enhance his/her leadership abilities.

NAA Minority Fellowships

API cooperates with the Newspaper Association of America Foundation to make NAA Minority Fellowships available for API seminars. The foundation sets eligibility requirements and makes awards independently. To download the application, please click here. NAA fellowship applications should be sent directly to the Newspaper Association of America. For information about the NAA Foundation program, please email Jeanne Fox Alston or call (571) 366-1005.