Journalists who want to learn more about the interaction between the press, politics and public policy can compete for the Joan Shorenstein Fellowship. Deadline: February 1, 2009.

The fellowship, offered by the Joan Shorenstein Center, enables journalists to study for one semester at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. The program is open to U.S. or international journalists, scholars and policymakers.

Fellows receive a stipend of $30,000 disbursed in four installments over the semester.

Candidates must send a statement of interest, a project proposal, a resume and three letters of recommendation, along with the application form to the Fellowship Program Director Joan Shorenstein at Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.

For more information, contact Edith Holway at edith_holway@harvard.edu, or visit http://www.shorensteincenter.org.