The Soros Justice Fellowships

Just in case you might be interested in applying - or might know someone else who is interested. Check out the details at http://www.soros.org/initiatives/usprograms/focus/justice/programs/justice_fellows


The Soros Justice Fellowships fund outstanding individuals to implement innovative projects that advance the Open Society Institute's criminal justice reform priorities in the Unites States. This year, fellowship applications are due on Wednesday, October 14. Whether you forward this information to particular individuals whom you think would be promising candidates or circulate it more generally, we trust that there are advocates, activists, journalists, researchers, and others with distinctive and important voices within your networks who would benefit from this opportunity.


Fellows receive funding through the following two categories:

Media

Soros Justice Media Fellowships support writers, print and broadcast journalists, bloggers, filmmakers, and other individuals with distinctive voices proposing to complete media projects for local, regional, and national markets that will engage the public and provoke policy responses to one or more of OSI's U.S. criminal justice priorities. Media Fellowships are 12 months in duration and come with a stipend of $45,000.

Advocacy

Soros Justice Advocacy Fellowships fund outstanding individualsâ€"including lawyers, advocates, grassroots organizers, activist academics, and others with important persp ectivesâ€"to initiate innovative policy advocacy projects at the local, state, and national levels that will have a measurable impact on one or more of OSI’s U.S. criminal justice priorities. Advocacy Fellowships,which have application tracks for both emerging leaders as well as for those with more established records of achievement, are 18 months in duration and come with a stipend ranging from $75,000 - $105,000.