Knight-Wallace Arts Journalism Fellowship
About this opportunity
The Knight-Wallace Arts Journalism Fellowship at the University of Michigan provides experienced arts journalists and critics with a full academic year to deepen their expertise, explore new subjects, and develop projects. A partnership between the Arts Initiative and Wallace House Center for Journalists, fellows audit courses across all departments, participate in weekly seminars with guest speakers, and pursue a long-form arts journalism project. The inaugural fellow was NPR's Anastasia Tsioulcas; the 2025-26 fellow was Brittany Moseley of Signal Akron.
Application tips
Propose a clear project that would benefit from dedicated time and university resources. The fellowship values journalists who will return to the field with renewed perspective and expertise.
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