Deadline: 8 March 2024
The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) is thrilled to announce the Mark Rosenfeld Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism to help address the shortage of informed investigative reporting on Canadian higher education issues in the Canadian media.
An annual Fellowship will be given to an investigative research project in the area of Canadian higher education, including Canadian higher education in a provincial, national, or international context. Applications focusing on any topic within this area are welcomed, including public policy, labour relations, the academic labour market, governance, financing, teaching, research, librarianship and information management, demographics, education quality, free speech and academic freedom, equity and diversity, Indigeneity, and reconciliation.
Funding Information
- The Fellowship is valued at $10,000 and administered by OCUFA.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Fellowship is open to Canadians, permanent residents, and non-Canadians holding a valid work permit, who work in any medium as freelancers, part-time, or full-time employees.
- Student journalists are also eligible.
- Submissions from teams of journalists will be accepted as well.
- Previous recipients of the OCUFA Fellowship in Higher Education Journalism are not eligible.
- Applicants have to agree to follow the Canadian Association of Journalists’ ethics guidelines.
Criteria
Preference will be given to:
- Applicants who demonstrate a capacity for independent, incisive, insightful analysis and innovative storytelling with a commendable record of accomplishment, as evidenced by high quality published or broadcast work;
- Proposals that are informed by social, economic, or political justice considerations, which have important implications for Canadian public and higher education policy, and are intended to bring about positive change;
- Proposals with a detailed strategy for publication or broadcast and dissemination, intended to generate interest and discussion of the issues examined, including details of how to attract and engage audiences electronically and in other formats prior to and after publication. The digital strategy should include the audio and/or visual dimensions that will be used (e.g. video, animation, photography, podcasting, webcasting etc.) that will actively engage the public and ensure that the work remains available in an electronic format.
For more information, visit OCUFA.
