For many at smaller news organizations and for freelance writers, science writing can be a lonely pursuit. The professional community fostered by a Knight Fellowship offers new opportunities for collegiality. Read what former fellows say. This requires a leave of absence from one's employer and a focus or theme for organizing the year. Fellows must pay all their living costs in the Cambridge area.
Apartments are relatively expensive by U.S. standards.
Many employers subsidize fellowships by paying fellows the difference between the stipend and their regular salary. In return, employers customarily have the right to ask fellows to return and remain for at least one year following the fellowship. Fellows must show proof of health insurance or enroll in the MIT Affiliate Health Plan. We encourage former fellows to return for seminars or to use our office as a base of operation when in town.