October 26 Fellowships cover instruction, lodging and meals. The program is funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The Knight Center encourages women and minority applicants.
Speakers are experts from government, media, research centers and the private sector.
Seminar participants stay at the Inn and Conference Center on the University of Maryland campus. The University is in College Park, Md., located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The Knight Center is a professional program of the University of Maryland's College of Journalism. The fellowship funds stories written by journalists of color about issues such as the environment, global trade policy, healthcare, race, and education. Fellows receive access to research support, office facilities, consultants, advanced professional training, and a large network of journalists working in the public interest sector.